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Lisa Maxwell

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A concoction of noise, aggression, rock, humour, “gruff anthems”, upbeat music, downbeat music, true stories and total fabrications: rock songwriter/musician Lisa Maxwell’s debut longplayer, Select Vacancy.
The album’s title track and opener is packed with energy and intense melancholy. Rampant guitars are fronted by Lisa's vitriolic snarl on the USA's eaTV chart-topping single Anna, while the ferocity of I Know has had listeners drawing favourable comparisons to the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age and Nirvana.
But it’s not always just about rock guitar: dulcimer, Wurlitzer piano and 'fly spray can' slide on Not So Easy, subsonic bass and a hint of synth on Out Of Sight, slide guitar on Same Story and 80's-inspired keyboards and electronic rhythmic sounds courtesy of a collaboration with producer Chris Gates on Waste Of A Life. Even pieces of Lisa's original demos, recorded herself on her laptop computer with a $10 microphone, made it into the final mix.
Select Vacancy follows the release of Lisa’s 2005 Bad Day EP, which produced the Rage (ABC-TV) and Rage On Demand viewer favourite Harmonic Rock, a chaotic instrumental with a video inspired by the Japanese horror film Ring. Tracks from the EP and new album have received national airplay in Australia, along with a favourable response and airplay in the UK, Japan, USA, and Canada.
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Lisa Maxwell - Anna

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Member Since: 4/14/2005
Band Website: lisamaxwell.net
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Select Vacancy Limited Edition
2 discs, 16 tracks... out now!
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Debut album Select Vacancy
1. Select Vacancy
2. Anna
3. I Know
4. Waste Of A Life
5. Delusion (Album Version)
6. Secrets And Lies
7. Not So Easy
8. Never Coming Back Here Again
9. Harmonic Rock (Album Version)
10. Same Story
11. Out Of Sight

Buy online:
iTunes (worldwide)

Waterfront Records

Chaos.com

Sanity/HMV

What's they're saying about Select Vacancy...
"Walls of guitars playing host to a disturbingly powerful set of lungs" - Border Mail

"The catch line, Don’t say I will still ringing in my brain for days after hearing it, what a hook!" - TheDwarf.com.au

"This debut album shows the striking talent she possesses, in her well-crafted and often confronting songs" - Mediasearch

Also available:

Bad Day EP (2005)
1. Bad Day
2. Delusion
3. Ego
4. Harmonic Rock
5. Whatever You Say

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iTunes (worldwide)

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Chaos.com

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Get behind Anna...

Good afternoon, friends! As the Anna video is now on its way to Rage, it would be awesome if you could request the clip on the Rage guestbook at:http://www2b.abc.net.au/rage/guestbook/For those you a...
Posted by Lisa Maxwell on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:59:00 PST

PRESS RELEASE: Indecent proposals, coffee, croissants and free hugs in new Lisa Maxwell video

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Indecent proposals, coffee, croissants and free hugs in new Lisa Maxwell video On a sunny day like so many experienced in North East Victoria, Australia, the townsfolk of Benall...
Posted by Lisa Maxwell on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:48:00 PST

ANNA

"Direct from the tres chic south of France, Anna wreaks havoc upon the people of Benalla, Australia with coffee, croissants, some "free hugs" and a certain... je ne se quoi." reads the description on ...
Posted by Lisa Maxwell on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:15:00 PST

That's a wrap!

Well that's it. The shooting is done. There was coffee. It got very messy. The people of Benalla will never be the same again... By the way, I have to thank Thalia for her help during today's shoo...
Posted by Lisa Maxwell on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:05:00 PST

"I know what you did this summer"...

As those of you with keen powers of observation may have noticed, there has been a lot of talk of aardvarks, cardboard cutouts and wreaking havoc upon the people of Benalla, all in the name of music.....
Posted by Lisa Maxwell on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 06:42:00 PST

Music you should be hearing

... if you're a fan of Nirvana/Hole/Sonic Youth-esque trashy, noisy rock with a fucking cool female singer, I highly recommend checking out my good friend Jasmine Billingsley at www.myspace.com/jazzyb...
Posted by Lisa Maxwell on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:06:00 PST

When the band rocked Benalla...

Some shots from the Chrissy Eve gig... if the slideshow isn't playing nice, most of these pics are at www.lisamaxwell.net, check 'em out there... more coming soon! ...
Posted by Lisa Maxwell on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:50:00 PST

Merry Christmas and farewell to 2006...

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls... I hope you all have a safe and happy Christmas and New Year's, take it easy  or party ridiculously hard, whatever turns you on  here's to bigger and bet...
Posted by Lisa Maxwell on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:52:00 PST

Parx-e Zine - Lisa says...

... I vow never to refer to myself in the third person ever again... that was scary. Parx-e Zine has just published a glowing review of Select Vacancy as well as an interview with myself (who else?) ...
Posted by Lisa Maxwell on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:39:00 PST

RADD

The spot that I recorded for RADD (that's Recording Artists Actors & Athletes Against Drink Driving) is now up on their website at www.radd.net.au.  Check out the website, there are some gre...
Posted by Lisa Maxwell on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:57:00 PST