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NOMINATED FOR FOUR 2006 ARIA AWARDS!!
Best Group
Best Pop Release
Breakthrough Artist - Album - Here Come The Drums
Highest Selling Album - Here Come The Drums
The Rogue Traders sure know how to make an entrance. Two years may have passed since they last graced the Australian charts, but the electro-rock single that signalled their return, Voodoo Child, exploded across the airwaves with an immediacy that was breathtaking. It debuted in the Top 10 back in June and has been resident ever since. With its warped, insistent Hammond organ riff and singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte's cracked, rock snarl, 'Voodoo Child' is already a pop classic in the making. But for Rogue Traders, the song was always more than just a single. "It was a signpost for the album", says Rogue Trader James Ash. No longer a dance act, the Rogue Traders have evolved on 'Here Come The Drums' with a new look, a new member - singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte - and a whole new sound.
The seeds of their evolution can be traced all the way back to October 2003, when Rogue Traders James Ash and Steve Davis stood on the podium at the Sydney Convention Centre grasping their ARIA Award for Best Dance Single for their inspired INXS remix, 'One Of My Kind'. Although Ash and Davis were thrilled with the recognition, they secretly wondered if they would ever taste such success again. Despite the fact their debut album We Know What You're Up To was predominantly self-penned, 'One Of My Kind' was such a monstrous, crossover hit that Ash and Davis were immediately stereotyped as producers, not as artists who could write their own songs. "At that moment", recalls Ash, "We drew a line in the sand and said, 'We are going to be known for our own material'".
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