| Angelas Dish | |
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| Origin | Central Coast, NSW, Australia |
| Genres | Indie rock Indie pop[1] |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | BNM Records (2007-present) Boomtown (2004-2007) |
| Website | Official Myspace |
| Members | |
| Michael Harris Joshua Harris Peter Clarke Christopher Allison |
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Angelas Dish is an Australian indie pop band from the Central Coast of New South Wales, formed in 2004. The four-piece currently consists of songwriting duo, brothers Michael and Joshua Harris, teamed up with bassist Peter Clarke and drummer Christopher Allison. They have released three EPs and one studio album in their five year career.[2]
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Following their formation in 2004, Angelas Dish were quick to find a label, only one year later they signed to Boomtown Records for the release of their debut EP, Lie Die. The EP received a positive reception and led to a follow up in 2006 entitled My Body Is An Ashtray. During the release and promotion of these two EPs, the band toured with better known Australian bands, such as Gyroscope, Something With Numbers, After the Fall, Kisschasy and The Butterfly Effect. As well as supporting popular international acts such as Jimmy Eat World, 30 Seconds to Mars, Anberlin and Copeland. On top of this, Angelas Dish managed to squeeze in four headline tours, all in their four year existence.[2]
After the release of My Body Is An Ashtray, Angelas Dish made the decision to move from Boomtown Records to BNM Records, along with Sony BMG distribution, to record their first full-length studio album. On 27 October 2007, Angelas Dish released an EP titled Soft November, which featured the lead single off their upcoming album, "Soft November". The EP featured two other songs "Wear What You Wear" and "The Blind Girl", as well as the music video for the title track and behind the scenes footage of the music video.[3] The "Soft November" video clip was directed by Tim Stobart, who has formerly worked with INXS, and was produced by iCandy Productions. The use of "groundbreaking" technology gave Angelas Dish the edge for their first video clip, which "features a secret underwater location using world first high definition technology".[2] The video also featured a cameo appearance by dwarfed belly dancer Rima.[4]
In 2007, the band geared up for the recording and producing of their first studio album. It was recorded in Malt and Mangrove Studios on their local Central Coast of NSW, with ARIA 'Producer of the Year' David Nicholas, alongside American producer Mark Needham, who has been attributed to The Killers, Thirsty Merc and My Chemical Romance.[2]
On 8 March 2008 the band released their debut album War on Time and have since been promoting the release with multiple tours, including one alongside Australian bands The Hot Lies and Calling All Cars. Where they played new and old songs, including War on Time songs "Yeah… But Not Tonight" and "Soft November" as well as older songs "On a Sign", "When I'm Gone" and "Wear What You Wear".[5]
In January 2009 it was announced that Angelas Dish's former record label, Boomtown Records, would be releasing a retrospective CD including the band's older material. The compilation album titled Step Up features 18 tracks, incorporating three out of print releases from before their debut album, the Lie Die, My Body Is An Ashtray and self titled EPs, along with two previously unreleased tracks. It was released on 24 January 2009, via Boomtown Records and Shock Distribution.[6]
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