The Mavis's
| The Mavis's | |
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| Origin | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1987–2001 |
| Labels | Mushroom/Festival |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | Official website |
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The Mavis's were an Australian rock band formed in Ballarat, Victoria in 1987. Founding mainstays are Becky Thomas (a.k.a. Beki Thomas, Beki Colada) on lead vocals and keyboards, her brother Matt Thomas on guitar and vocals (a.k.a. Matt Doll) and Andrea Vendy on drums. They were joined by Nick Gill (a.k.a. Nik Daniel) on guitar, in 1990, and Josh Alexander on bass guitar in 1994. They released three studio albums, Venus Returning (July 1996), Pink Pills (April 1998) – which reached No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart – and Rapture (March 2003). Their synth-driven single, "Cry" (February 1998), peaked at No. 13 on the ARIA Singles Charts and was listed on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 1998. The band also performed the song on Hey Hey It's Saturday. They disbanded in December 2001 after a farewell tour of Australia.
The Mavis's were formed as a four-piece post-punk, rock band in Ballarat in 1987 by Katherine McNulty on bass guitar; Becky Thomas (a.k.a. Beki Thomas, Beki Colada) on lead vocals, keyboards, Farfisa, percussion and melodica; her brother, Matt Thomas (a.k.a. Matt Doll) on guitar, vocals, sitar, Indian banjo, Farfisa, Harmonium, percussion, keyboards and sound FX; and Andrea Vendy on drums, percussion, bells and djembe. Andrew Craw soon joined on guitar for live performances. Matt described forming the band as "a way to get away from Ballarat". They were named after a cat, Mavis, that they saw while jamming in a friend's basement. Their first gig was in a church hall with a four song set list.
In 1990 the band relocated to Melbourne and Craw was replaced on guitar by Nick Gill (a.k.a. Nik Daniel). They released their debut single, "Rollercoaster", in the following year on the Giggle label. The track was co-written by Becky Thomas, Matt Thomas, Daniel, Vendy, McNulty and Keith Urquhart (their some time bass guitarist).
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