The Beards (Australian band)

The Beards (Australian band)

The Beards at APRA Awards, May 2012
Background information
Origin Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Genres
Years active 2005 (2005)–present
Labels Unsigned
Website thebeards.com.au
Members Johann Beardraven
John Beardman Jr
Nathaniel Beard
Facey McStubblington

The Beards are an Australian comedy folk rock band which formed in 2005. The group play music based on the virtues of having a beard.

Formation and Early Days

Forming in 2005 in Adelaide, South Australia, to play a one off show, The Beards rose in popularity and soon found they had developed a local cult following with the release of their first album The Beards in July 2007. The band followed this up by being selected to play the Adelaide Big Day Out in 2008 & 2009.[1] During this period, The Beards were highly active in the Adelaide music scene, but largely unknown outside of their hometown.

In 2009 the band released its follow-up album, Beards Beards Beards, and a music video to the song "If Your Dad Doesn't Have a Beard, You've Got Two Mums",[2] which received positive acclamations and garnered them increased interest online, as well as airtime on Australian music video program Rage.

The Beards then traveled to Alaska to perform at the opening ceremony of the World Beard & Moustache Championships.[3][4] Upon returning to Adelaide, the band began to tour Australia for the first time.

Touring Career (2009-2016)

The Beards went on to tour Australia extensively, releasing their third album Having a Beard is the New Not Having a Beard and producing video clips for the tracks "Got Me a Beard",[5] "Beard Accessory Store",[6] and "You Should Consider Having Sex With a Bearded Man",[7] with the latter single coming 99th place in Triple J's Top 100 list of 2011.[8]

In 2012, “You Should Consider Having Sex With a Bearded Man” was nominated for an APRA Award (song of the year) [9] and the band's third album (Having a Beard is the New Not Having a Beard) was nominated for an ARIA Award (best comedy album).[10]

In 2013 the band travelled to North America, playing multiple performances at SXSW[11] and Canadian Music Week as well as performing showcase sets in LA, Houston, New York and Toronto. They returned to Australia, performing at Bluesfest in Byron Bay.[12] In May 2013, they embarked on the First World Tour,[13] playing shows in Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and the UK, where they appeared at the Bearded Theory Festival, before returning home for the Australian leg of the tour.

In early 2014, The Beards travelled Europe on the Euro-Bout To Grow A Beard Tour[14] with stops in Britain (Stereo, Glasgow;[15] The Glee Club, Nottingham;[16] The Black Box, Belfast[17]), Denmark, The Netherlands and Germany. In Cologne a 90-minute show was recorded for Rockpalast.[18]

On May 9th 2014, The Beards released their fourth studio album, The Beard Album. This coincided with an Australian launch tour, which continued on to Europe in November and December. They stopped again in UK, Denmark, The Netherlands and Germany with additional stops in France, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland.[19] The Beards released the music video of Strokin' My Beard in July 2015. It consists of footage of their last tour shot by fans in the audience.[20]

To celebrate their 10th anniversary as a band, The Beards released a 2-disk compilation/live album Ten Long Years, One Long Beard, featuring never before heard songs and versions, as well as a live concert recording. A new single, also called "Ten Long Years, One Long Beard" was released with an accompanying music video.[21] The Beards' anniversary tour Ten Long Years, One Long Beard started in September 2015 with stops in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK,[22] before returning home to finish the tour in Australia.[23]

In 2016, the band members announced their decision to discontinue the band as a live touring act. A Farewell Tour commenced in February 2016, with the final date booked for October 28th at The Governor Hindmarsh in Adelaide.

Discography

Singles

Albums

The Beards (21 July 2007, Spare Room Audio)
No. Title Length
1. "The Beards Club"   3:23
2. "Growing A Beard"   3:30
3. "Beard Revolution"   2:53
4. "Radio interview #1"   2:04
5. "A Wizard Needs a Beard"   2:02
6. "Beard's Gone Away" (Live) 4:13
7. "Radio interview #2"   1:51
8. "The Tale of the Amish Boy (and his Beard)"   5:06
9. "It Only takes a Fortnight to Grow a Decent Beard"   2:46
10. "Big Bearded Bruce"   7:28
11. "Radio interview #3"   2:07
12. "Who Told You to Shave Off Your Beard?" (original demo version) 3:04
Beards, Beards, Beards (7 May 2010, The Beards)
No. Title Length
1. "Born With a Beard"    
2. "No Beard, No Good"    
3. "Beards Across Australia Unite"    
4. "Baby's Got a Beard"    
5. "If Your Dad Doesn't Have a Beard, You've Got Two Mums"    
6. "Beards Don't Kill People, People With Beards Kill People"    
7. "Weird Beard"    
8. "Shaved Off His Beard"    
9. "My Baby Left Me for a Man Without a Beard"    
10. "Beard Love"    
11. "Best Beard Out"    
12. "Beard Leave"    
Having a Beard is the New Not Having a Beard (9 March 2012) #63 AUS
No. Title Length
1. "I'm in the Mood... for Beards"    
2. "This Beard Stays"    
3. "Got Me a Beard"    
4. "You Should Consider Having Sex with a Bearded Man"    
5. "Bearded Nation"    
6. "Still Got My Beard"    
7. "The Beard Accessory Store"    
8. "Why Having a Beard is Better than Having a Woman"    
9. "The Beard"    
10. "I Think Beards are Great"    
11. "B.E.A.R.D"    
12. "There's Just Nothing Better than a Beard"    
13. "Beard Related Song Number 38"    
The Beard Album (9 May 2014) #30 AUS [27]
No. Title Length
1. "Beards Are Back"    
2. "Damn That's a Nice Beard"    
3. "I Like Beards"    
4. "There's a Bearded Man Inside Me"    
5. "All the Bearded Ladies"    
6. "The Bearded Pledge"    
7. "Strokin' My Beard"    
8. "Touch Me in the Beard"    
9. "I Have a Beard and it Looks Really Good"    
10. "A Bit of my Beard"    
11. "Hey You, Grow a Beard"    
Ten Long Years, One Long Beard (September 4, 2015) [28]
No. Title Length
1. "The Beards Club"    
2. "Growing A Beard"    
3. "A Wizard Needs A Beard"    
4. "The Tale Of The Amish Boy (And His Beard)"    
5. "Beard For Christmas"    
6. "Born With A Beard"    
7. "No Beard, No Good"    
8. "Shaved Off His Beard"    
9. "If Your Dad Doesn't Have A Beard You've Got Two Mums"    
10. "I'm In The Mood... For Beards"    
11. "You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man"    
12. "The Beard Accessory Store"    
13. "There's Just Nothing Better Than A Beard"    
14. "It Only Takes A Fortnight To Grow A Decent Beard"    
15. "I Like Beards"    
16. "There's A Bearded Man Inside Me"    
17. "All The Bearded Ladies"    
18. "Strokin' My Beard"    
19. "Ten Long Years, One Long Beard"    

Videography

DVDs

Music videos

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.premierartists.com.au/roster/Beards,The
  2. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmFnarFSj_U
  3. ↑ http://www.dbmagazine.com.au/469/iv-Beards-1151.shtml dbMagazine Issue #469
  4. ↑ http://www.musicsa.com.au/artists/featured/beards.aspx
  5. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlgbKIswpzI
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Upcq8gfYZU
  7. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C5nE4UqqLk
  8. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/11/fulllist.htm
  9. ↑ http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2012-awards/apra-music-awards/song-of-the-year/
  10. ↑ http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2012
  11. ↑ http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_MS21788
  12. ↑ http://www.bluesfest.com.au/pages/?ParentPageID=2&PageID=55#2013
  13. ↑ http://www.thebeards.com.au/the-beards-first-world-tour/
  14. ↑ http://www.thebeards.com.au/690/ Tour Announcement
  15. ↑ http://soundthecharge.com/2014/03/09/review-the-beards-glasgow-stereo-1314/ Glasgow Report
  16. ↑ http://www.rock-regeneration.co.uk/wordpress/2014/03/beards/ Beards in Nottingham
  17. ↑ http://www.giggingni.com/2014/02/live-beards-black-box-belfast/ - Gigging Northern Ireland live review
  18. ↑ http://www.wdr.de/tv/rockpalast/extra/videos/2014/0212/the_beards.jsp Rockpalast recording
  19. ↑ http://www.thebeards.com.au/the-beard-album-euro-launch-tour
  20. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1zyw7PJAJE
  21. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b2OtmWlNJE
  22. ↑ http://www.thebeards.com.au/its-been-ten-long-years-so-were-setting-off-on-one-long-european-tour
  23. ↑ http://www.thebeards.com.au/the-anniversary-tour-will-be-rolling-down-under-in-october/
  24. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/media/s3310059.htm Triple J Radio interview
  25. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/the-beards/im-in-the-mood-for-beards
  26. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/the-beards/all-the-bearded-ladies
  27. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/TheBeardsAustralia/photos/pcb.10152101997923457/10152101995453457/?type=1
  28. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/events/377149569147941/

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