Firekites

Firekites
Origin Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Folk, Pop, Indie
Years active 2005
Labels Spunk, Own Records
Associated acts The Herd, Josh Pyke
Members Tim McPhee
Jason Tampake
Ben Howe
Pegs Adams
Past members Jane Tyrell

Firekites is an Australian band from Newcastle, New South Wales. The group is composed of Tim McPhee, Ben Howe and Pegs Adams with other members including Jane Tyrell (The Herd) and Jason Tampake (Josh Pyke), .[1][2] They released their debut album, The Bowery (produced by Wayne Connolly), in 2008[3] which has had significant airtime on national broadcaster Triple J.[4] Their chalk-drawn animation (by Lucinda Schreiber) video for "Autumn Story" was nominated for a J Award in 2009.[5]

Discography

References

  1. "Kites fly high", Sunday Herald Sun, 20 April 2008
  2. Beaumont, Anita (9 April 2009), "Firekites go global", The Newcastle Herald
  3. Wigney, James (20 April 2008), "Folk/Pop", Sunday Herald Sun
  4. "Firekites blend musical styles", The Chronicle (Toowoomba), 23 October 2008
  5. Edwards, Amy (21 August 2009), "Flying high after J Award nomination", The Newcastle Herald
  6. Mengel, Noel (26 June 2008), "Mining the past can turn up real gems", The Courier Mail
  7. McCabe, Kathy (29 May 2008), "The Bowery review", Daily Telegraph
  8. Zuel, Bernard (24 May 2008), "Acoustic pop", The Sydney Morning Herald
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