| The Renderers | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genres | Country rock, Psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Ajax Records Drag City Flying Nun Records Last Visible Dog Records Merge Records Siltbreeze Records Three Beads of Sweat Records Tinsel Ears Records |
| Associated acts | Above Ground(1983) Anti-Clockwise Flies Inside the Sun The Terminals The Verlaines |
| Members | |
| Brian Crook Maryrose Crook |
|
The Renderers are a band from Christchurch, New Zealand formed in 1989 by Brian Crook (of The Terminals) and his wife Maryrose.
Contents |
The Crooks recruited drummer Robbie Yeats (of The Dead C and formerly of The Verlaines) and bassist Denise Roughan, and released their debut album, Trail of Tears, in 1991 on Flying Nun Records.[1] They released six further albums. Brian Crook also recorded a solo album in 1999 (Bathysphere).[1] Currently the Crooks are playing with Shannon O'Brien on bass and electronics, Sean O'Reilly (of King Loser) on guitars, synths and percussion, and have recorded a new album which will come out on Ba Da Bing Recs in July featuring Stefan Neville (Pumice) on drums.
| Date of Release | Title | Label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums | ||||||
| 1990 | Trail of Tears | Flying Nun Records | ||||
| 1994 | That Dog's Head in the Gutter Gives Off Vibrations | Ajax Records | ||||
| 1996 | The Surface of Jupiter | Ajax Records | ||||
| 1998 | A Dream of the Sea | Siltbreeze Records | ||||
| 2006 | Ghosts of Our Vegas Lives | Three Beads of Sweat Records | ||||
| 2009 | Monsters and Miasmas | Last Visible Dog | ||||