Scott & Charlene's Wedding
| Scott & Charlene's Wedding | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2006 –present |
| Labels |
Fire Records Bedroom Suck Records Critical Heights Untapped Resources |
| Associated acts | Lindsey Low Hand Spider Vomit Divorced |
| Website | scottandcharleneswedding |
| Members | Craig Dermody Jack Farley Joe Alexander |
| Past members | Michael Caterer Michael Mimoun Ian Savage Dion Nania Karla Way Antonia Sellbach Luke Horton Jarrod Quarrel Gill Tucker Esther Edquist |
Scott & Charlene's Wedding are an Australian indie rock band, formed in Melbourne in 2006. The band currently consists of singer-songwriter Craig Dermody, bassist Jack Farley and drummer Joe Alexander. Dermody has always seen the band as being a solo project, and that by 2013 there had been "30 or 40 people in total" in the band.
The band's name is taken from the 1987 wedding between Scott Robinson and Charlene Mitchell on the soap opera Neighbours. Dermody stated that "I remember sitting down and watching it with my mum. I just watched it as a kid and then stopped watching it. I remember the wedding being massive, it was as if it was a real wedding. Like a royal wedding, but in Australia.". When asked if he actually liked the programme, Dermody responded "No, I hate Neighbours. It was just for a bogan reference. I used to watch it with my mum when i was young so it reminds me of Adelaide".
The band were formed in 2006 in Melbourne by Craig Dermody, who had been a member of various bands including Lindsey Low Hand, Spider Vomit and Divorced with whom he had released albums on various independent Australian labels. Dermody self-released the band's debut album in 2010 Para Vista Social Club on vinyl only, via his own label Untapped Resources. It was recorded with guitarist Luke Horton, bassist Jarrod Quarrel and drummer Dion Nania who usually played guitar with Melbourne band Panel of Judges. The album was released as a limited edition of 200 copies in second-hand album covers which he painted over by hand. The song Epping Line "is about hearing news of my mother passing away. Those big moments are important as song subjects and the songs are important to help me get through those big moments".
In 2010, Dermody relocated from Melbourne to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, revealing that he "was just after a bit of a life change. I'd just done what I was doing, and it was just time for me to go there, I guess – I'd always wanted to". The following year the album was released internationally by London-based label Critical Heights and re-issued in Australia on Bedroom Suck Records. Dermody admitted that "the fact that it has been re-issued is pleasant surprise to me" and that "at the time my painting career was going a lot better than my music career".
Whilst based in Williamsburg, he formed a new lineup of the band but admitted that he found it difficult to find band members at first or to get gig bookings. Former drummer Dion Nania re-located with Dermody and moved back on to guitar, bassist Karla Way from Beaches and guitarist Antonia Sellbach from Love of Diagrams and Beaches were also recruited. The band recorded the Two Weeks EP, which was released in early 2013 on 10" vinyl via Critical Heights.
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