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The Way You Do

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Released: Dec 15, 2007

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The Way You Do
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Are You Ready
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Tremblin’
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Outtamyhead
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Don’t Leave Me Down
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Genre: Country / Indie / Powerpop
Location Sydney, AU
Profile Views: 34617
Last Login: 5/18/2012
Member Since 8/12/2007
Record Label Unknown Indie
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. .. .. .. .. .. Singer/songwriter ....Anthony Bautovich.... from ....The Orange Humble Band.. .. delivers a diverse collection of roots driven pop with his power pop/alt.country outfit ..The Forresters..... Lovingly mixed by Wayne Connolly, the album ..'Skindeep' ..features a loose assembly of fine Australian players who have all given to the sound of this record including Nick Kennedy .. ....(Todd Sparrow, ........Laura Imbruglia)...... on drums, Steve Balbi ..(Noiseworks, .. ..(Move Trees)...... on bass, Matt Galvin ..(Eva Trout).. on guitar, playing piano and organ Cameron Bruce ..(Bruce).. and Charlie Owen ....(Beasts of Bourbon).... on guitar and dobro. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......I first met Nick Kennedy .. (Big Heavy Stuff) .. when .. Knievel .. were the backing band for .. Ken Stringfellow .. during his Australian tour. Nick is a great drummer, a great guy and a pleasure to make music with. It's little wonder he's the driving force behind a number of top Sydney outfits including .. Todd Sparrow, Centipede .. and .. Laura Imbruglia's band.. ... On bass, Steve Balbi ..(Noiseworks).. has recently launched his new group, ..Move Trees ..(check out their myspace profile). Steve is a wonderful songwriter with a killer voice. Most of Steve's time is spent producing/engineering at his Green Dragon studio on the northside here in Sydney. Nick, Steve and I only had one rehearsal before we put down the drums and bass in a marathon session at the very luxurious Milk Bar studio. We then moved the caravan to the sadly now defunct Paradise studios. Matt Galvin ..(The Barbarellas) ..chimed in with some killer power pop electrics as only he can. Matt played guitar on ..'Assorted Creams'.. and it's was great to get him on board this project. The next day of recording at Paradise we put down the piano and organ with Cameron Bruce ..(Dave MacCormack & The Polaroids)... Cameron was a little hung over from the night before but still managed some stunning performances, mostly one take straight to tape. We then hooked up with Velvet Sound studios…liked it so much we ended up finishing the record there! In-house engineer Daniel Clinch was too good. Great sounds, great attitude & along with Anthony The made recording a bunch of fun. ..Guitarist Charlie Owen ..(The Beasts of Bourbon).. plays the dobro and electric guitars on the more rockin' and country flavoured tracks on the record. Charlie flew up from Melbourne for 2 days but remarkably got all his stuff on tape in 1! I picked Charlie up at the airport about midday, drove him to the studio and he plugged straight in. Without a break, 11 hours later, and with some stinging electrics and beautiful dobro playing, he had put his stamp on the record. Like Cameron, the right bits in just the right place. Two other local musicians who played on ..'Assorted Creams'..also appear on ..The Forresters.. album. Peter Cross delivers some beautiful trumpet and flugel horn lines on a number of tracks and Jess Ciampa ..(Bernie Hayes) ..dragged in his entire collection of vibes, chimes, bells and whistles for a very fun percussion session. I was extra fortunate to have ..Wayne.. 'the fademaster' ..Connolly.. come in for the mixing. I love the way Wayne works those sounds and he's a lot of fun to record with. Many thanks to Wayne for some great mixes and also sitting in on the mastering... The uninformed have asked me why name your band after a pub or a model of a Subaru? Truth is, I've been hooked on ..the Bold & the Beautiful.. for a few years now and if I don't get my daily dose, things just don't feel right. I was struggling for a band name when a dear friend and fellow devotee of the show jokingly suggested the name ..The Forresters...With an appropriate amount of silliness, Ridge, Brooke and the rest of the ..Forresters.. happily go about their day-to-day lives trying to deal with their everyday issues of incest, the obligatory switching of paternity tests, as well as the occasional family member returning from the grave. For Sydney viewers, Channel 10, 6p.m. You too will love it... Apart from running ..Tom Thumb.. and writing the songs for the next Forresters record, my "real" job, or at least the one that pays my bills is as an Osteopath and Chiropractor. I have my own practice here in beautiful downtown Surry Hills ....(Bourke Street Chiropractic & Osteopathy)..... I deal primarily with musculoskeletal problems…back and neck pain, headaches, sports injuries etc…if you'd like any further info, check the health section at our website... Independent Sydney label ..Reverberation.., are now distributing 'Skindeep' right across our fair land. Reverberation was originally set up by friends Ian Underwood ..(Challenger 7) ..and Russell Hopkinson ..(You Am I)... The good folk at ..Reverberation.. have been doing a great job spreading the word on ..The Forresters.. and have become a vital part of the independent music scene in this country... We've just finished a video for the track 'Missing You'. The clip has been produced by .. Madeleine ..(check out my top friends) from ....Preston Media..... Hope you'll take a minute to check it out... ..The Forresters.. will be doing some acoustic shows in Sydney over the coming months and looking forward to recording some new material in late '10…stay tuned…ab.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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.. ..........INFLUENCES...... Neil Young..Gillian Welch..Pernice Brothers..Big Star..Jayhawks..Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers..Jimmy Webb..Wilco..Badfinger..Teenage Fanclub..Tim Hardin..You Am I..Todd Rundgren..Son Volt..Gram Parsons..Emmylou Harris..Small Faces..The Ramones..The Easybeats..Chris Bell..Gordon Lightfoot..Graham Nash..The Lemonheads..The Smithereens..Glen Campbell..The Rolling Stones..Mott the Hoople..The Long Ryders..Paul Westeberg..Nick Drake..Dodgy..Robyn Hitchcock..The Beatles..The Louvin Brothers..Burt Bacharach..Richmond Fontaine..The Posies..The Hollies.. Buffalo Springfield..The Zombies..Gigolo Aunts..Gene Clark..Mathew Sweet..Townes Van Zandt..Cheap Trick..Raspberries..The Faces..Grand Drive..Walker Brothers..The Replacements..The Plimsouls...... .... .. ..REVIEWS.. .... '…It's a luscious mixture of pop, rock, r'n'b, and country, tantalising and exploratory. It never rests on it's laurels: the songs develop and change as they progress, new elements continually introduced, new echoes from rock's rich tapestry setting off gentle footfalls down the passageways of memory. Bautovich's voice is strong, expressive and rides the genres effortlessly…'....Bucketfull of Brains.. .... '…this Aussie ensemble's rousing debut is a timeless collection of British Invasion-inspired guitar driven pop strong enough to jolt Brian Wilson out of bed…'....Amplifier Magazine.. .... '…bright harmonies, guitars that really should be pouring out of open car windows, joy in a Teenage Fanclub / Jayhawks vein…'....Americana UK.. .... '...all the 'oohs and 'aahs' you'd come to expect from guitar pop down under. Highly recommended...'....Kevin Mathews..Power Of Pop.. .... '…'Skindeep' is a collection of lovingly crafted songs, with both a youthful vibrancy to the pop, and a maturity that comes from having collaborated with some of the masters of the genre, and together with the delicate excursions into the alt. country scene, this is a good example of a perfectly weaved tapestry of sympathetic roots driven pop that only an eclectic ensemble of musicians such as this could have made…'....Feature Album.. Musikworkz (UK).. .... '...The finished album is a really infectious collection of well-crafted rootsy pop with the sort of tight layers of vocal harmonies you can only imagine The Beach Boys equalling and a mix of styles, from jangly West Coast to country to rock, that somehow seem to gel together remarkably well…throughout the record Bautovich demonstrates that he is a extremely fine writer of well conceived narrative tales and personal stories as well as having a real ear for musical arrangements and production…'....Keith Clark - Maverick (UK).. .... '…a real grower that has become a permanent fixture in the frequently malfunctioning CD player of my '93 Saturn. More Matthew Sweet than Teenage Fanclub, the group's softer side is just as compelling as their rockers. Power pop fans have no excuse for ignoring them!'....Firesideometer (USA).. .... '…these are emotionally honest songs, powered along by sublime musical perfomances and intricate harmonies…'Skindeep' is a fabulous album, dripping in classic influences, but always looking forward in an attempt to search out new territories…you need to own this!…'.... Album of the Week..Zeitgeist (UK).. .... '…it's a cool-sounding album, and will surely find a home with the alt.country audience that is so enamoured of Vigilantes of Love and Golden Smog. SKINDEEP is a well balanced mix of uptempo rock workouts and gentle story ballads that should please both followers of Bautovich and those who just like sound music. Nice one.'....Jeremy Issacs..Maverick (UK).. .... .... ..OWN THE MUSIC.. .... ..Tom Thumb Records.. .. ..Not Lame.. .. ..Kool Kat Musik.. .. ..CD Baby.. .... ..OWN INDIVIDUAL TRACKS...... ..Napster (Avail US only).... ..eMusic.. .... ..OWN THE T-SHIRT...... .......... ..“…you'll never look better than in a Tom Thumb Records tee…”.. .... .......... ..“…I just love steppin' out in my Forresters t-shirt…”........ Our extra comfy t-shirts are available now. 160 grams of luxuriously soft 100% open ended cotton fabric, preshrunk, durable and guaranteed. Double needle sleeve, neck and bottom hems, fade resistant, wash and wear…the most comfortable t-shirt ever! Choose from either our The Forresters or Tom Thumb Records t's, black with white logo in S, M & L sizes. Message me for details… ......
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