Sons of Rico
| Sons of Rico | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Indie Rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Firestarter Music/Inertia |
| Associated acts |
Birds of Tokyo The Getaway Plan Money For Rope Split Seconds Coach Bombay Tragic Delicate Russian Winters Simone and Girlfunkle |
| Members | Alex MacRae Nigel Moyes Siobhan McGinnity Terry Mann |
| Past members | James Trewenack Glenn Sarangapany Adam Weston Chris Callan Rob Stephens Brett Murray Aaron Barnett |
Sons of Rico are an Australian 4-piece indie pop rock band originally from Perth, Western Australia, now based in Melbourne, Victoria.
Sons of Rico initially started out as a duo with Alex MacRae and Adam Weston (Tragic Delicate, Birds of Tokyo) in early 2004, under the name, Bus#56. The band subsequently expanded to a four-piece band with the addition of Glenn Sarangapany (Birds of Tokyo, Dyslexic Fish) and then James Trewenack (Split Seconds, Dyslexic Fish), with MacRae the main songwriter.
The way the band works is I produce the songs at home in demo form, then I take it to the others. But of course the songs aren’t 100% complete when I give them out so the others are adding their own flavour to the mix. Everyone in the band comes from different musical backgrounds, the songs can change for the better with more people in the room because you can get stuck in your own ways.
Trewenack was replaced by Rob Stephens (Russian Winters and Simone and Girlfunkle).
Their first release was an EP, Orange Skies, released in November 2007. The EP was recorded by MacRae and Weston and then mixed and mastered by Shaun O' Callaghan at Studio Couch. Initially the EP was only available at live performances of the band.
In October 2010 they released their debut album, Reactions. The album was recorded and engineered by Dave Parkin (Sugar Army, Snowman, Jebediah) and mastered in New York by Steve Fallone (TV on the Radio, Sonic Youth). 2010 saw the band win 'Best Rock Song' ("Miss Adventure") at the WAM Song of the Year, win Triple J's Unearthed competition (performing at the One Music Festival in October) and expanding to a five-piece with the addition of keyboardist, Brett Murray. The first single lifted from the album was "This Madness", which was released in August 2010. The song, according to MacRae, draws inspiration from a true story out of England where a boy posed as a spy on the internet and convinced an older boy to murder him.
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