Member Since: 5/18/2006
Band Website: mp3.com.au/thehazelmanbrothers
Band Members: Chris Hazelman, Mick Hazelman, Stu Hazelman. 3 brothers, 3 harmonies, 3 guitars.
Influences: You Am I, Iron & Wine, Crowded House, Eagles, Little River Band, Jeff Buckley, Pollyanna, Radiohead, Deloris, Elliott Smith, Big Heavy Stuff, Opeth, Tool, Alice In Chains, iOTA, Helmet, QOTSA, Ben Folds 5, My Disco, SOAD, Muse, Mr Bungle, Faith No More, Tomohawk, cog, Meshuggah, Carla Werner, Beatles, Death Cab For Cutie, Something For Kate, Dream Theater, Jose Gonzalez, Cavanagh & Argus, Too Many Cars, Cornelius, The Doors, The Grand Silent System, pre_shrunk, Ben Harper, Foo Fighters, RATM, Massive Attack, Testeagles, Elbow, Sufjan Stevens, Bjork, The Mars Volta, Augie March, Big Fat Kill, Josh Pyke, Clare Bowditch, Brace, The Fauves, Jeff Lang, Tenacious D, Deftones, The Restless, Metallica, Gotye, Beach Boys, America, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Queen, Nick Drake, Belle and Sebastian, Kashmir, Dave Matthews Band, The Shins, RHCP, Soundgarden, Oliver Mann, Henry's Anger, Dandy Warhols, Ed Harcourt, Icecream Hands, george, Lior, The Guild League, Keren Ann, Turin Brakes, Johnny Cash, Incubus, The Tea Party, Maroon 5, Subaudible Hum, Leo Kotke, Extreme, Silverchair, Led Zeppelin, ...
Sounds Like: "Before the launch of Kalimaa’s set comes an ever-recommendable performance by The Hazelman Brothers. This fraternal three-piece seem to go from strength to strength with new songs shining. Most notable is the closing Something’s Written that spirals off in unexpected directions with new-plunged depths and striking originality, while the opening Put You In A Song and the Biblical Doomsday stun with their rich and faultless harmonies. What also impresses is the level of guitar arrangements, or guitarmonies if you will. There are 18 strings on stage and, during their newer songs especially, each one stands out. It’s not hard to see The Hazelmans as being a fitting support for Fleet Foxes; their dry and distinctly Australian sounds sound effortlessly original in this most populated of genres."
ANDY HAZEL - INPRESS 6.11.08_____________________________________________________
______________________"This song draws you in immediately. You feel like you could be in the backseat doing the 'do do dos, do do dos..' with them, pitch the tent, watch the sun go up and down. You've just tapped into the unique communal experience that is the Meredith Music Festival, a 3 day musical delight distilled beautifully into 5 1/2 minutes."
rating: 4/5(review of "Meredith")
CAZ TRAN, Triple J
26 Mar, 2008________________________________________________________
___________________"Opening for Kaki King, the solitary “girl with a guitarâ€, were locals The Hazelman Brothers. The three lads set the stage with their trio of acoustic guitars, along with some extremely polished harmonies. A great local act to keep an eye on, the brothers ended the set with a cover of Bjork’s Hyperballad, to which their vocal harmonies really made the song their own."
(Fasterlouder.com.au - 29 April 08)_________________________________________________________
__________________"There's a gentle warmth to some of their songs. With an eye for detail, the brothers transport us to their own urban environment. In song, they capture the side streets and simple shops, the loves and losses of their peers, and subsequently reveal a greater human truth. But don't relax too far into the comfort of your beer. Their harmonies can also twist and mesmerise like a three headed cobra."
(Article by Stu Reedy, May 2008)
Type of Label: None