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FLYWHEEL

About Me

We have a new album "What to Look for in Summer" Released August 2006.------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------"if 2006 heralds the revenge of thoughtful, guitar-based pop, Flywheel will be waving their flag centre-front..." BEAT MAGAZINE--------------------------------"...refreshing in a landscape so full of uber-serious indie bores." INPRESS MAGAZINE---------------------------------------------------- -------------------------"...a lazy but elegant sound that is somewhat reminiscent of Pavement, with aspects of fellow Australian groups such as You am I and The Triffids." FASTER LOUDER------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------"I could write forever about 'What to look for in Summer' but everyone would be better off if you just bought it - killer guitar pop that doesn't insult your intelligence, taste or biology." MESS + NOISE-------------------------------------Formed in Sydney in 1993. Four albums released in Australia, Europe and the US to critical aclaim.----------------------------------------------------- -------------------Lots more information History,Photos,prizes and Bio here; www.spill-label.org/flywheel-------------------------------- ------------------------- MyGen Profile Generator

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Member Since: 2/19/2006
Band Website: http://www.spill-label.org/flywheel/
Band Members: James Dutton, Gavin Butler, Toby Dutton, Greg Allom
Influences: Enid Blyton, Fonzie, Jonathan Richman, money and power, Yo La Tengo, Stax records, Serge Gainsbourg, Dirty three, The Cannanes, Handsome family, Suicide, Love, Brian Wilson, The Wedding present, The Buzzcocks, The Undertones, La Huva, New Estate, Grey tapes, Tenniscoats, Magnetic Fields, Dirtbombs etc
Sounds Like: a goat shitting on a tin roof...... allegedly.
Record Label: Spit & 1/2,Blackbean & Placenta,Z & Zoe,Karmic Hit
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Tote

Played our first gig since August 2006 the other night. It was a lot of fun, thanks to all the other bands on the bill - The Brutals, Smallgoods duo and Ned and The Meds. As Shane arrived 2 songs into...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:16:00 GMT

old songs

We've put some old songs up for your listening pleasure. "After All" is from our first album "Dirty on the Shovel", released on U.S. label Spit and a Half back in 1996. There were too many quiet ...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:05:00 GMT

"The New Wheel"

After an exhaustive search we have found a new Greg. I mean drummer. Introducing Mr Greg Allom, man about town and member of fantastic local band The Tranquilizers. Greg is from Christchurch, rides a...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:34:00 GMT

G. Roy Quized

10 Questions for Gavin Butler   1. You're known as Gus. Why? Probably named after the famous explorer 'Gus of the Antarctic' or possibly the British nobleman, 'Gus the Lion heart'.  However...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:52:00 GMT

February

Found this French review of "my career meltdown" on the internet. It's been translated by a Multilingual Supa Computer.   FLY WHEEL My career Meltdown (Z & Zoe) Fly weel, as for him, composes...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:36:00 GMT

January

We no longer have a drummer. Greg and "the rest of the band" have decided after a trial seperation to get a divorce. We're still good friends but feel the need to date other people. "The rest of the b...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:08:00 GMT

November

Our old friend Tony Dupe's named popped up in a copy of  Mojo recently. He's been busy recording and producing various acts out in rural NSW, the most notable being Holly Throsby. Eagerly awaitin...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:08:00 GMT

October

Hi! You've stumbled across the Flywheel blog. Things are pretty quiet at the moment. James and Miranda had a baby Felix 9 days ago and are currently teaching him some guitar chords and basic music the...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:09:00 GMT