Pray TV (band)
| Pray TV | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Indie pop, Indie rock |
| Years active | 1987 to 1997, 2015, 2016- |
| Labels | Shock Records, The Hypnotized Label, Au Go Go Records, Radioactive, Mr Spaceman |
| Associated acts | All India Radio, Even, Bored! |
| Website | praytvband |
| Members | Aidan Halloran Martin Kennedy Joseph Kennedy Russell Baricevic |
| Past members | Matt Scully Pat Burke Ashley Naylor Damian Percy Vicky Guglielmo Colin Rivenell |
Pray TV were an Indie pop/Indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia. They existed from 1987 until their breakup in 1997. They released 4 CD albums, several 7" vinyl singles and a 12" vinyl EP. A compilation CD was released in 2010. The band reformed for a one-off reunion show at the Yarra Hotel in Abbotsford (Melbourne) on 31 January 2015. After 20 years since their last recording, the band released a new album in August 2016, titled 'Horizontal Life'.
Pray TV began in 1987 in Melbourne, Australia. They were one of a number of promising Melbourne bands that emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s that also included, amongst others, The Glory Box, Ripe, Autohaze, The Fauves, The Killjoys, The Hollowmen and Sea Stories.
The band's early sound was described as 'songs that have a lot of energy and rock along with power, yet they project this depressive mood that most bands can only get by playing slow. It's a neat trick.' The band had various members over the years, with the only consistent members being Aidan Halloran (vocals) and Martin Kennedy (guitar/bass). Joseph Kennedy, Martin’s brother, was the drummer for most of the band's existence.
Their debut 7" vinyl only single ‘In My Street/A Foreign Land/Surf Nazis’, along with the 6 track, 12" vinyl only EP ‘Sure’ were released in 1989 on Mr Spaceman. Both of these releases were recorded by Perri and Bo at the Phantom Tollbooth in Carlton, Melbourne. Shortly after these releases, Kennedy joined Ascot Vale band Mr Floppy as drummer, but left shortly after. The 7" vinyl only single ‘Spent/She Fell’ was released by Au Go Go Records in 1990. The 7" vinyl only single ‘Cold Dog Strew/Lone Stiff/Still Searching/Sounds of Silence’ was released in 1991 on Shock Records and was lifted from their debut CD LP ‘Flux’ of the same year.
Their second LP ‘Paydirt’ was released on Shock Records in 1992. The album included a bonus track of the band covering the Hüsker Dü song Sorry Somehow, which was also regularly performed live. The single/EP ‘Aftermath’ from the album also included the cover track. Around this time Pray TV were signed by US label Radioactive and released the 'Aftermath' EP in the US, followed by a series of shows in New York and Los Angeles with Radioactive label mates Live.
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