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Member Since: 10/19/2005
Band Website: thecamels.com
Band Members: Jamie Holt - vocals/guitar
Tim Holt - guitar/vocals
Matt Smedley - bass/comments
Dave Springer - drums/vocals
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Influences:The Camels are influenced by mood swings, changes in the weather, good times, bad times, late nights, bands that start with "the", stupid movies, hangovers, love, hate and some of the other things in between.Here's some music the whole band agrees on... iggy pop, johnny cash, cake, the rolling stones, weezer, acdc, josh pyke, 78 Saab, the cure, the Hives, Tom Waits, Dos Dedos, Supergrass, You Am I, kings of leon, joy division, bob dylan, libertines, white stripes, arcade fire, DFA 1979, BRMC, interpol, elliot smith, buzzcocks, the shins, the strokes, velvet underground, television, the beatles, the kinks, the jesus and mary chain, wilco, wolf parade, yeah yeah yeahs, flaming lips, johnny cash, stone roses, psychadelic furs, bloc party, franz ferdninand, minus the bear, modest mouse, sonic youth, the pixies, the rapture, gang of four, broken social scene, queens of the stoneage, ryan adams, blur, radiohead, the rolling stones, echo and the bunnymen, the stooges, red riders, peabody, the givegoods, the lemonheads, nirvana, alice in chains, the futureheads, my disco, maximo park, youth group, 78 saab, children collide, oasis, sufjan stevens, kraftwerk, belle and sebastion, missisipi john hurt, the cure, the brian jonestown massacre, the kills, tim buckley, the doors, the von bondies, love, the treetops, the stack heels, expatriate, the brian jonestown massacre, the stooges, the vines, ride, at the drive in, wolfmother, teardrop explodes, british sea power, veruca salt, nirvana, pj harvey, transvison vamp,blondie, the divinyls, the pretenders, magic dirt, supergrass, oasis, tori amos, jebediah, the shins, you am i, the dandy warhols, theredsunband,Okkervil River, Ben Kweller, Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five, Youth Group, Faker, The Glass Age, The Presets, Franz Ferdinand, The Strokes, Bernard Fanning, Andrew Morris, Dappled Cities Fly, The Cops, The Panics, The Herd, Hilltop Hoods, The Streets, Art of Fighting, The Flaming Lips, Neon, Bob Evans, Josh Pyke, Bright Eyes, Idlewild, Epicure, Crowded House, David Bowie, The Jam, The Clash, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Cut Copy, Eskimo Joe, Hot Hot Heat, Lior, Lou Reed, Maximo Park, The Cribs, MIA, The White Stripes,
Sounds Like: "The Camels live rock and know how to shake the chandeliers"
- Sun Herald"accessible lyrics, catchy melodies and sugar sweet harmonies delivered with a casual verve"
- Drum Media"The Camels...ridiculously catchy songs...they're a breath of fresh air and touring soon"
- Courier Mail"superb pop craftsmen...perfect radio-friendly pop."
- Daily Telegraph"Upbeat, anthemic, you can see the beers held high and the crowd singing along"
- Bombshellzine
The Camels write songs and then play them live and record some of them and then play them live some more. It sounds like dirty cheese with a cherry on top.
Record Label: Roadshow Music
Type of Label: Indie
