| Harlequin League | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Rock/Indie Rock |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Good Cop Bad Cop |
| Associated acts | The Fault |
| Website | MySpace website |
| Members | |
| Seb Astone James Rogers Ben Pooley Chris James |
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| Past members | |
| Miles Lisman | |
Harlequin League are a Perth based rock band[1] formed in 2007.
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Harlequin League were the winners of the 2007 The Next Big Thing competition [2] (previously won by John Butler and Snowman).[3][4]
Harlequin League first came together in March 2007 and in their first twelve months they have performed at the Perth leg of the 2008 Big Day Out,[5] embarked on a handful of East Coast tours and have supported The Freestylers (UK), The Whip (UK), The Cops, Regurgitator, Expatriate, The Panda Band, Dardanelles, The Paper Scissors, Bluejuice and The Checks. In November 2007 they released their debut single, "Hole in the Heart".[6]
The band were nominated for two WAMi awards in 2008,[7] winning in the category of 'Favourite Newcomer'.[8] Their song "Bones" was a Triple J's Ausmusic Month featured track.[9] They have also performed on Triple J’s ‘Live At The Wireless’ with Birds of Tokyo and Abbe May.
In August 2008 they released their debut EP, We Used To Be Gods, Now We're So Plain,[10] which was produced by respected Melbourne producer Woody Annison (Children Collide, Red Riders, Rocket Science, Dardanelles). Since its release they have toured the eastern states of Australia, supporting End of Fashion[11] and Grafton Primary. The first track lifted from the EP, "Again and Again", has received airplay on national youth broadcaster Triple J.[12]
Harlequin League were also nominated for the 2008 Unearthed J Award in November, 2008[13] and in January 2009 they performed at Southbound.[14]
The band released their second EP, I Don't Do Friends, on 28 March 2009.[15]
Harlequin League [16] released a one-off single: "Won't Change The World", which was added to their MySpace page in early September 2009. After the tour in support of the "Won't Change The World", Drummer Miles Lisman left the band and was replaced in November 2009 by Chris James (Streetlight).[16] Harlequin League, throughout the writing period for the debut album, participated in the One Movement for Music festival in October 2009, played the SummerSounds Festival with End of Fashion in January 2010 and the Groovin' The Moo Festival in Bunbury alongside Vampire Weekend, Silverchair and Spoon.
Harlequin League have recently completed their debut album with noted Perth Producer Andy Lawson (End of Fashion, Eskimo Joe). The first single from the debut album, "Charlatan", was released at Amplifier Bar on July 17, 2010 and was recorded at Blackbird Studio's by Andy Lawson, mixed in the U.K by highly respected mix engineer Adrian Bushby (Muse, Foo Fighters, The Kooks, My Bloody Valentine) and mastered by Leon Zervis at 301 Studios Sydney (previously of Sterling Sound) and has since gained airplay on national youth broadcaster Triple J. Harlequin League's debut album is set for release in early 2011 with rumoured national tour dates in December 2010.