There have been very few acts that have managed to literally set the musical world on fire in a chaotic manner. Names such as The Jesus & Mary Chain, Primal Scream, The Psychedelic Furs, The Pixies, My Bloody Valentine & even our very own Underground Lovers all fall in to this category. Bands such as these have both created & inspired discordant melodies that have captured the collective ears of an international community. For this reason, we here at IMC are extremely proud to present the very haunting, the very dark and light, & the very chaotic and mysterious pop world of The morning after girls. Hailing from Melbourne (VIC), The morning after girls have been stirring interest far and wide as word of their most unique musical style seems to spread.

A few words about the morning after girls…

So I guess this would be the first sort of formalised 'bio' as such, that has been written about a relatively new musical happening called the morning after girls. Whilst not wanting to go into too much detail about the why's, what's and how's, I suppose an official statement may be somewhat interesting to the public, media, music enthusiasts etc, so here goes...

the morning after girls started performing in and around Melbourne almost two years ago, rolling out their unique brand of psychedelic, Velvet-Underground-meets-21st-Century-dissillusionment. Incorporating insightful and intelligent lyrics, melancholic yet discordant melodies, for and a sound and vision that is truly unique to the now.

Triple J found the wisdom to spin the band’s brilliant crafted tune “Straight Thru You” from their first self-titled EP (released late 2003); everyone from the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club to the Black Keys also found the wisdom to invite the band to share a stage. And the band, well, they’ve found the wisdom to leave all that behind and take things to another level…

Much has happened since the first EP release, key members Sacha Lucashenko (voice / guitars) and Martin B. Sleeman (guitars / voice) recently relocated to Sydney. The move was inspired partly to a feeling of personal stagnation, but also to combine talents with like minded friends; Aimee Nash and Scott Von Ryper as the Melbourne line-up were unfortunately not able to relocate due to personal commitments.

The move and the new blood have brought a whole new dimension to the band and to the music. As the release date of their second EP approaches (again self-titled, or if you like, the morning after girls 2) there’s a whole new journey ahead, and this is only the beginning.

The Second EP will be released through Fly Records on November 15, distribution and marketing by Universal Music and Remote Control.

The mini-album features 6 tracks, with vocals contributed by Mark Gardener (vocalist / songwriter from RIDE), along with 2 film clips, the upcoming lead single ‘Hi-Skies’ and ‘Hidden Spaces’ (which was the second single taken from the first EP).

Whilst there is no doubt that rock and roll has made a come back in a big way in recent times, the band has no particular desire to brand themselves into any specific genre or play to any particular formula, there are no expectations of what the songs should sound like, which makes the anticipation of what one can expect from a morning after girls EP release, or a live show, and certainly an album, just that little bit more exciting…

The Band: “We each bring diverse creative input to the sound as a whole and if people can relate to that and be affected by our music, (hopefully in a positive way), then that’s all that’s important.”

The influences and comparisons are irrelevant – make of it what you
will…

the morning after girls have signed a deal with UK label Best Before.

The label was recently established by the owners of the legendary barfly venues in the UK, who also manage Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs.   the morning after girls are Best Before's second signing, following hot on the heels of The Heights , who are receiving much love in the UK right now.

Over in USA the band recently signed with Rainbow Quartz and are now join agency representation via a roster which includes Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Coldplay, Grandaddy, Magic Numbers and Sigur Ros.

To celebrate this fantastic international reception, and to pave the way for a new studio album in 2006, the morning after girls have released Evolve, a remarkably packaged album.   The album compiles their work to date and adds one new track Shadows Evolve… the perfect introduction to the band's hypnotically driven sound.

Evolve is released Now on Fly Music, distributed by Warner Music.

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