British India (band)

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British India
Origin	Melbourne, Australia
Genre(s)	Alternative rock
Years active	2004–present
Label(s)	Flashpoint / Shock Records
Website	Official MySpace
Members
Declan Melia Nic Wilson Will Drummond Dougy

British India is an alternative rock band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band is comprised of Declan Melia (vocals), Nic Wilson (guitar), Will Drummond (bass) and Dougy (real name Matt O'Gorman) (drums). They are friends that attended St. Bedes College, a Catholic boys school in Mentone.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 EPs 2.3 Singles 2.4 Compilation appearances 2.5 Music videos 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Overview

The band is notable for their single "Tie Up My Hands", taking the number one spot in the jtv music television programme, with their debut album Guillotine produced by Harry Vanda. Guillotine was also nominated for Triple J's J Award in 2007 and in December of that year British India won the AIR Award for 'Best New Independent Artist'.^[1] In April and May of 2008 the band entered Flashpoint studios once again to record their new album released on the 19th of July (as stated on their MySpace as being titled "Thieves") The first single from the album is titled "I Said I'm Sorry" and is on their MySpace.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Guillotine - June 30, 2007
• Thieves - June 30, 2008

[edit] EPs

• Counter Culture (2005)

[edit] Singles

• "Outside 109 / Automatic Blitzkrieg" (2005)
• "Black & White Radio" (2006)
• "Tie Up My Hands" (2007)
• "Run the Red Light" (2007) AUS#50 / AUS#22 (ARIA Physical Singles Chart)
• "I Said I'm Sorry" (2008)

[edit] Compilation appearances

• Discoveries (2007) – "Black & White Radio"
• Triple J Hottest 100 Vol.15 (2008) - "Tie Up My Hands"

[edit] Music videos

Music video information
Black & White Radio Release date: 2006 Label: Flashpoint Music Director: Producer:
Tie Up My Hands Release date: 2007 Label: Flashpoint Music Director: Producer:
Run the Red Light Release date: 2007 Label: Flashpoint Music Director: Tim Rebbechi Producer: Glenn Goldsmith

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official British India MySpace
• British India - Live & Acoustic

v • d • e British India Declan Melia · Nic Wilson · Will Drummond · Matt O'Gorman Studio albums Guillotine EPs Counter Culture Singles "Outside 109" · "Black & White Radio" · "Tie Up My Hands" · "Run the Red Light" · "I Said I'm Sorry"