The Package - Down on the Street CD Review - 29 Sept 05
"Stingfish formed in 2004 after rising from the ashes of various Wellington bands and Down on the Street is the band’s debut EP. Production is crisp, thanks of course to Mike Gibson at Inca; the man behind so many great kiwi recordings.
Opening track ‘One Eyed’, suggests a softer pop rock focus; it is a good song, but it intentionally misleads the listener, allowing Stingfish to build intensity across the five tracks, with ‘Opinionated’ and ‘Hope sounding like a different band altogether. But in a good way. In fact, ‘Opinionated’ buzzes along in a manner reminiscent of the no-frills post-punk of vintage Husker Du or Guided by Voices. And ‘Desire’ adds an element of white-boy funk; Steve Jefferies (bass) and Phil Rennie (Drums) lock in nicely together, allowing Shaun Jones and Matt Beilensohn to weave their guitars in and around the rhythm.
Down on the Street is an assured EP from a polished act; here’s hoping – with more gigs under their belt – these lads can hold it together to create a long-player. They have the chops (in both the playing and songwriting departments) and this is certainly a step in the right direction."
Simon Sweetman
Stingfish head to Radio Active this Friday 16/9 for an interview with DJ's Jim & Bryce on the Drive Show @ 6pm. Radio Active streams live via their site below.
Hey Portia,
Yeah I know they used to do this but got the impression they have stopped adding new ones, as the featured ones on the front page seem to have been the same for some time. I could be wrong though.
Arg, that should be 'driving melodic rock' for the description of the style we play. Or though diving could be interesting...
As our current bass player is off the to UK at the end of Aug, we need to find a replacement. We have just released our debut EP and have played 25 shows in the last year. Our style is diving melodic rock.
Check out our artist page on this site for more bio info. Copy and paste the following links into your browser to check out our sound, and flick us an email if interested. outaphase at gmail dot com.
'Down on the Street' is available at Slowboat Records, Real Groovy Wgtn and online via SmokeCDs.com.
http://www.smokecds.com/cd/37789
Free Opinionated Single MP3 Download:
http://www.mp3.com.au/Stingfish/
Cheers,
Shaun
Some of the recent forums around ways for local bands to get their name 'out there' got me thinking. What about a forum where local bands post details of where NZM folk can check out and download free MP3s. The upside for the bands is easy promo, with those trawling these forums gaining exposure to new artists and having a single place to go to check out plenty of local acts. Perhaps bands could post details as follows with MP3 location in the website box below. Here's mine...
Band: Stingfish
Style: Rock
From: Wgtn
Got the new album. Fantastic stuff, brings back plenty of memories of their old bodega gigs. It captures their live sound brilliantly. Really enjoyging 'Strum up a storm' and 'backbone'. Looking forward to hearing new degrees k stuff with Oscar behind the kit.
Hey Dust ,
Now I can login using stingfish but can't get through to the artist services section. It asks me to re-enter my password but wont go any further when I do. Are you able to fix this?
Thanks,
Shaun
Hey Dust ,
Now I can login using stingfish but can't get through to the artist services section. It asks me to re-enter my password but wont go any further when I do. Are you able to fix this?
Thanks,
Shaun
Hi There,
I've sent through a few emails through a couple of weeks ago to the artist services address and info address asking for a new artist page. I got some message failed notices back from your server, and haven't had any other response to my emails.
Are you able to drop me an email so we can set up an artist services login?
Cheers,
Shaun
outaphase@hotmail.com
Saw you guys for the first time at Indigo on sat night. Fantatstic gig, good to see the singer getting amongst the crowd. The EP is great.
...then come and join our band. 3 easy going guys playing rock originals. Drop us a line to find out more.
I saw Batrider play a good set at the low hum gig at Indigo. When is the cd due out?
'Choppa' require a competent drummer to add some beats to their rock originals. We're easy going, located in the (04), are in our mid 20's, and are keen to gig soon. Send us an email to find out more...
Cheers
Yeah, I'd be interesting in hearing about available practice space to now that the factory has closed!
Will we see the introduction of 'nitro' to the setlist on sat?
We're playing a free show on Wed 15th at Room 101, downstairs at Bar Bodega, Ghuznee St, Wgtn.
This will be our first gig with new drummer Ben and will feature the live debut of two new songs. Stingfish will play at 10pm, with the change the world punk of Cop Car and heavy rock beats of Nort to follow. Come on down and enjoy an ale or two...
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