The Devastations
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| The Devastations | |
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| Origin |  Melbourne, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Label(s) | Beggars Banquet |
| Associated acts | Luxedo |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Conrad Standish Tom Carlyon Hugo Cran |
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Devastations are an indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The band was founded in 2002 by the three friends Tom Carlyon, Hugo Cran and Conrad Standish after the end of their former band Luxedo.[1]
The band was signed to Beggars Banquet Records, has released three albums and has toured extensively in Europe, where two of the band members live.[2] Their debut album was named by Rolling Stone Germany as the best debut of 2004.[3]
The band was nominated for an Australian Music Prize for Coal in 2005 [4] and again in 2007 for Yes, U. The album, Yes, U, was also nominated for an Age Newspaper EG Award for Best Album of 2007.[2]
Confirmed to be making an appearance on the upcoming tribute to The Cure on Manimal Vinyl in the Fall 2008.
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[edit] Personnel
- Tom Carlyon: guitar, piano
- Hugo Cran: drums
- Conrad Standish: vocals, bass
[edit] Discography
- The Devastations - Munster (Cargo Records) (2004)
- Coal - Beggars Banquet Records (2006)
- Yes, U - Beggars Banquet Records (2007)
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic biography, Mackenzie Wilson
- ^ a b Donovan, Patrick (December 14, 2007), “[[1] "Crossing Borders"]”, The Age, <[2]>
- ^ The Devastations Interview, Matt Connors, Time Off
- ^ Devastations profile at Remote Control Records website
