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Toby Richardson

New album "Evergreen" Out Now!

About Me

Toby Richardson is a 30 something Perth resident, living in the inner northern suburbs and recording his rock and roll ideas and dreams from the comfort of home. He has recorded two albums of material as a solo artist and is currently recording songs for a Hidden Shoal EP release. Toby also recorded as part of 90s Perth band Mustang!, releasing the EP Jacuzzi International Presents Mustang! through Survival Records in 1994. The spark that started Toby Richardsons musical journey was given by the inexorable flame of the Perth Rock Scene. Seeing bands like The Stems, The Marigolds, Chads Tree, The Healers and touring acts such as Ed Kuepper and The Yard Goes On Forever in the late 80s captured his imagination. This was a revelation of the immediate power and excitement that live Rock and Roll can create and what a great setting it gives for drinking a beer. With his brother Mark playing in bands Chant and Be Happy and Grin, Toby decided to give it a crack himself. In the informal nature of the rock industry then, it was almost like hed busted out a few chords, and he and his cronies had hit the stage. Running on borrowed equipment and Austudy cheques his first band Pool Flotation Device played 3 gigs, got a decent review and broke up. Toby then joined already established band Mustang! Other band members were Chris Gorman on drums, John Henderson (later Mike Staude) on lead guitar, Chris Gorman on drums and Hamish Fitzsimmons on bass. At that time Toby and his band mates were influenced by artists such as Teenage Fanclub, Pere Ubu, Urge Overkill, Television, Big Star, Captain Beefheart and Dinosaur Jnr. Mustang! soon got a decent following through art school crowds and bit of harmless hype in local rock press. They also had some catchy tunes and plenty of volume - Toby now suffers from Tinnitus as a result. Some of the venues they played at were The Shenton Park, The Old Melbourne, The Grosvenor, The Firm and The Loft. Their Rock cohorts were bands such as Baked, O!, Wormfarm, Bluetile Lounge, Wooden Fische and Benji. Of this group of bands a collective known as Jacuzzi International was formed. This was basically a good excuse to party, also an easy way to organise gigs. The name was simply derived from the enjoyable practice JI members had of sharing a Jacuzzi with friends at JI parties.

New Album Out Now Through Hidden Shoal Recordings:

New Single Out Now Through Hidden Shoal Recordings:

Purchase the Debut Toby Richardson E.P. "Golden Days" at Itunes: The track "Those Times Are Gone" is featured on the Hidden Shoal Recordings compilation album, "The Least Vestige of Land" available for free download :

Request a track from the EP on the Australian radio station Triple J. International requests are welcomed by JJJ.

Buy Toby Richardson Releases at the following stores:


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Member Since: 8/24/2006
Band Website: music.hiddenshoal.com/artists/toby-richards
Band Members: Toby Richardson
Influences: Deerhoof, Of Montreal, the Beach Boys, Big Star, Dom Mariani, Sonic Youth, Husker Du, Wolf Parade, Black Mountain, the Wrens, the Shins, Miles Davis, Parliament, James Brown, the Meters, Link Wray, the Fiery Furnaces, Captain Beefheart, Bailter Space, the Clean, Straightjacket Fits, Betty Davis, Sufjan Stevens, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Bloc Party, Todd Rungdren, Utopia, ACDC, John Coltrane, Booker T & the MG's, the Skull Snaps, Thelonius Monk, Neil Young, the Black Keys, Steve Malkmus, Guided by Voices, Dimmer, Graham Central Station, modest Mouse, Lightning Bolt, Wire, Nick Drake, Rogue Wave, Albert Washington, Bettye Swan, The Byrds, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Soundgarden, The Unicorns, Creedence Clearwater, The Sonics.
Record Label: Hidden Shoal Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

EVERGREEN ALBUM NOW ON CD AT PLANET VIDEO!

For those who still prefer the physicality and crystal clean sounds of compact disc audio: You can now buy the new album EVERGREEN on CD at PLANET VIDEO, Beaufort St, Mt Lawley. ...
Posted by Toby Richardson on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:29:00 PST

Live Show at The Whitesands

Saturday April 26th: Toby Richardson and the SurroundSound supporting French Rockets and Loose Unit at the Whitesands! FREE ENTRY. Starts 8.00pm  ...
Posted by Toby Richardson on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:54:00 PST

AVAILABLE FOR LIVE SHOWS

My band is now ready to take it to the people, so if you like what you hear and you're putting together a gig here in Perth, throw us a line.
Posted by Toby Richardson on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:05:00 PST

XPRESS REVIEW BY BOB GORDON

TOBY RICHARDON Booragoon Lagoon Hidden Shoal Recordings   "Toby Richardson used to raise hell in Perth with Mustang! back in the early mid nineties. It was raised eyebrow drone-grunge-punk kind o...
Posted by Toby Richardson on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:15:00 PST

NEW SINGLE "BOORAGOON LAGOON" Out in November

"Booragoon Lagoon" is a song which really came from being excited about a particular bluesy tone I was getting from my new guitar. It had a swampy sound and I got a nice spiky riff going. I built a wh...
Posted by Toby Richardson on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:13:00 PST

NEW ALBUM "Evergreen" Out in February

NEW ALBUM - "EVERGREEN" OUT IN FEBRUARY   My preparation for recording this album was the same as usual - immerse myself in lots of new cds, try out some new equipment and start recording. It's r...
Posted by Toby Richardson on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:10:00 PST