The Autumn Isles

Hailing from Perth Western Australia, The Autumn Isles arrived in 2006 with their debut EP “A Beautiful Pantomime” which earned them a WAMI pop song of the year nomination and made them a top 5 musicoz finalist for 2006. 2007 saw them receive another WAMI pop song of the year nomination for Wish Lists & Sunken Lands track “It’s Been a While”.The Autumn Isles emerged in early 2005 to immediate local favour, with their dynamic live performances and strong song writing ability. The band have developed an impressive resume, having played support for the likes of Bob Evans, Josh Pyke, Idlewild, The Subways, Architecture in Helsinki, Dappled Cities, Machine Translations, Trashcan Sinatras and Dom Mariani of The Stems.The Autumn Isles are now releasing their second EP “Wish Lists & Sunken Lands”, a diverse collection of songs that demonstrates the artistic vision and craftsmanship of this impressive 5 piece. “Wish Lists & Sunken Lands” will be available nationally through Green Distribution from April 12th 2008. REVIEWS"Even more impressive tonight were The Autumn Isles. They played a very strong set of psychedelic indie rock tunes. Highlighted by their single "Beautiful Pantomime", which shows off Alex Arpino's knack for writting such simple sounding but brilliant tunes, easily got the biggest crowd response of the night" - Drum Media, 17/12/06 (Dappled Cities Fly, Support) Rosemount Hotel."The Autumn Isles have some damn swinging tunes that just beg to be danced to. They come across as a very professional outfit, and its refreshing to hear such a clean and well organised sound. I locked onto drummer Russell Loasby. He plays like he was born on a drum stool, sticks in hand ready to rock and roll;pushes and chases the songs to great heights" - Faster Louder.com, 17/12/06 (Dappled Cities Fly, Support) Rosemount Hotel."The Autumn Isles are the sort of band that make people nostalgic for a time they never actually lived in . The male lead and female backing vocals lent a dreamy The Mamas And Papas feel. Tight and airy, Autumn Isles have got it down pat." - Xpress Magazine, Josie Smith 19/1/07."A decent crowd stuck around to see the highlight of the evening The Autumn Isles. Despite the noisy and unappreciative Amps after 12 crowd imposing, the majority of the audience visibly enjoyed a super set from one of Perth's premier indie pop artists. This reviewer certainly did! The Autumn Isles have really come together as a band of late following some band member swapping around ; but last night has got to be one of their best sets ever . Beautiful mixtures of synth and percussive effects combined with Alex Arpino's inspired and immediatly catchy sing-along lyrics featured througout, in particular the memorable Beautiful Pantomime, If your love is blind and Murky Water early on. All the gems from their Beautiful Pantomine EP featured , the highlight a lingering and wonderfully fleshed out version of Its Been a While which was extremely impressive and well recieved at the close of the set. A wonderful end to another night or Perth indie pop speciality." - Fasterlouder.com 16-6-07.Autumn Isles – The Autumn Isles presents A Beautiful Pantomime review."A debut release that is so exquisitely crafted and catchy its contents may necessitate an AVO. The songs are astute, mature and just brimming with trimmings ranging from sublime and subtle vocal melodies to chiming guitar hooks that just melt into your head. The songs crackle as warmly as an open fire and it’s no surprise to learn they received a nomination for the WAMi Pop Song of the Year with the title track ‘Beautiful Pantomime’ - Andy Ryan @ Kluster.comWish Lists & Sunken Lands is now available from all good record stores. You can now order the EP online from Waterfront and also download the tracks from .
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