Starky
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| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Years active | 1998–2007 |
| Labels | Universal Records |
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Starky were an Australian power pop band formed in 1998. The line-up was Beau Cassidy (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Nick Neal (bass guitar and spoons), and Jonny Wilson (guitar). Their first single, "Rock 'n' Roll is the Devils Music", was released in 1999 by Phantom Records, they were named Best New Talent by Channel V, and received $50,000 for a music video. In October 2003 their debut album, Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre, was issued by Laughing Outlaw Records, which was produced by Rob Younger. It was the Feature Album on Australian youth radio station, Triple J.
On 12 August 2006 they released their self-titled album via Universal Records. The lead single, "Hey Bang Bang", appeared ahead of the album, and debuted at No. 42 on the ARIA Singles Chart. It received considerable airplay on Triple J, and was nominated for Breakthrough Artist – Single at the ARIA Music Awards of 2006. On 28 July 2007, following their final show at the East Brunswick Hotel, Starky disbanded, which they announced via a MySpace blog.
Starky formed in 1998 from half the members of Sydney pop band, Pennidredful, which had released a single and two extended plays, Money for Some Woollen Socks (May 1997) and The Ping Pong Delegate, on Phantom Records. In 1999 Starky's debut single, "Rock 'n' Roll Is the Devil's Music", also appeared on Phantom. P G Gleeson opined that "The title track is not the initial grabber; rather a grower... with track two, 'Pencil Sketch', featuring Brian (Golden Rough) Crouch on keys, a quiet little ditty, and the closer, 'She's Gone', back to the foundation sound of the record."
Starky's line-up, in 2002, was Beau Cassidy on guitar and lead vocals, Nick Neal on bass guitar, David Simons on guitar and Brenden Clift on drums. They had toured the United States, Japan and France during that year.
Starky's debut album, Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre, was issued by Laughing Outlaw Records on 6 October 2003, which was produced by Rob Younger. The line-up was Cassidy, Neal, Simons and Graeme Trewin on drums. The Barman from I-94 Bar felt that "You get 11 tracks on Mirror... and there's not a clunker among them. The killer single 'That's How I'll Know' and another previously released cut, 'Complicator', have been re-recorded, and now boast a big beefy, bottom end."
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