The Drones is tagged as: australian, punk, garage rock, indie, rock There are at least three bands called The Drones: 1. an Australian rock band of the 2000s|2. a British punk band of the late 70s|3. a British contemporary string quartet 1) The Drones are Gareth Liddiard (vocals, guitar), Fiona Kitschin (bass), Dan Luscombe (guitar) and Mike Noga (drums). The group are based in Melbourne Australia and rose to prominence during the early 2000’s. Like other Australian bands - The Triffids, The Go-Betweens, Nick Cave, and Dirty Three - The Drones left Australia in 2005 to concentrate on its European audience; however, since doing so there has been a groundswell of interest in the band, due to the acclaim and publicity received both at home and abroad. Musically, the band does not fit easily into conventional rock music categories; while some of their material is based on conventional rock sounds and song structures, they also venture into the noisy, atonal, blues-based music. The first incarnation of The Drones formed in Perth in 2000. Rui Pereira and Gareth Liddiard had previously played together in the Gutterville Splendour Six, and in early 2001, they relocated to the east coast to accelerate their progress. Initially they met with little success and endured tough conditions, including an extended stay in a decrepit Victorian carav... Read More About The Drones Biography...  Send The Drones ringtones to your cell
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