The Crayon Fields
Australian musical group
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::summary Australian musical group ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox musical artist"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Crayon Fields |
| background | group_or_band |
| years_active | 2001–present |
| origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| genre | Indie pop |
| label | Chapter |
| Trifekta | |
| current_members | Geoff O’Connor |
| Brett Hudson | |
| Chris Hung | |
| Neil Erenstrom | |
| past_members | *Jarrad Miller |
| associated_acts | Geoffrey O'Connor |
| Sly Hats | |
| website | Official Site |
| :: |
| name = Crayon Fields | background = group_or_band | image = | years_active = 2001–present | origin = Melbourne, Australia | genre = Indie pop | label = Chapter Trifekta | current_members = Geoff O’Connor Brett Hudson Chris Hung Neil Erenstrom | past_members = *Jarrad Miller
- Rupert Edwards (Live)
- Raquel Solier (Live)
- Esther Edquist (Live)
- Tim Picone (Live) | associated_acts = Geoffrey O'Connor Sly Hats | website = Official Site
Crayon Fields is a four-piece Melbourne-based music group signed to the labels Chapter Music and Rallye.{{Citation| title = Chapter Music – Artists| url = http://www.chaptermusic.com.au/artists.asp?id=59| accessdate = 6 September 2008
Members
The line-up consists of singer-songwriter Geoffrey O'Connor on vocals and guitar, Brett Hudson on bass guitar, Chris Hung on second guitar, synthesizer and percussion, and Neil Erenstrom on drums. O'Connor also has a solo side-project known as Sly Hats and is signed to Nervous Jerk Records with one album to date: Liquorice Night. He has since dropped the 'Sly Hats' moniker and has begun recording and performing his solo material using his name.{{Citation| title = Sly Hats – Music at Last.fm| url = http://www.last.fm/music/Sly+Hats| accessdate = 6 September 2008
History
Their group released their debut studio album Animal Bells on 16 October 2006. It was given a rating of 7.8/10 by Pitchfork Media and was compared to the likes of The Beach Boys, The Zombies and The Association.
Their second album, All the Pleasures of the World was released in September 2009 and was given a 7.8/10 by Pitchfork Media.
In March 2010 Crayon Fields toured the US for the first time, performing in New York, LA and Austin as part of the SXSW festival, which included a live-to-air set for KEXP radio. In Australia Crayon Fields have performed at the Big Day Out, Golden Plains, Parklife and Laneway festivals and have toured with Peter Bjorn and John, Cornelius, The New Pornographers, The Dirty Three, Stereolab, The Mountain Goats, Spoon, The Go! Team and Built To Spill. They toured the US for a second time in October 2010 and played at CMJ festival shows.
Discography
Albums
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| Title | Details | Animal Bells | All the Pleasures of the World | No One Deserves You |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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EPs
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| Title | Details | Worms, Worms | The Good Life | Crayon Fields | Make Peace With Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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References
References
- {{Citation. "Animal Bells – Pitchfork". link
- [http://venuszine.com/articles/music/live_reviews/7898/CMJ_2010_Days_3_5_Go_out_with_a_bang CMJ 2010 Daya Go out with a Bang] {{Webarchive. link. (28 October 2010)
- "No One Deserves You – Crayon Fields – Chapter Music". [[Chapter Music]].
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