Remembering singer/songwriter Grant McLennan on his birthday

Raising a glass to Grant McLennan on his birthday with a few Go-Betweens faves played with longtime pal Robert Forster. 

Happy Birthday Lindy Morrison of The Go-Betweens!

Cheers to drummer deluxe Lindy Morrison with a few clips, interviews and Tracey Thorn's chat about "My Rock 'n' Roll Friend"

One For The Weekend: SnarskiCircusLindyBand feat. Lili Alaska

SnarksiCircusLindyBand is led by singer/guitarist Rob Snarski of the Black Eyed Susans and The Go-Betweens' Lindy Morrison. Check out "You're So Adorable"

Here's the scoop...

SnarskiCircusLindyBand – aka Rob Snarski (Black Eyed Susans), Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens), 'Evil' Graham Lee (The Triffids), Shane O'Mara (Rebecca's Empire, Chris Wilson, The Silversound), Dan Kelly (Paul Kelly, Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males) – are set to release their long-awaited debut album “what’s said and what’s left unsaid” this September via Tear Drop Records with pre-orders for vinyl and CD beginning today.

The album includes contributions from Amanda Brown (Go-Betweens), Jack Howard (Hunters & Collectors) & Romy Vager (RVG) 

“You’re So Adorable” the first single features lead vocals by French-Australian art pop indie enfant prodige Lili Alaska and is out today on all streaming platforms.

The new album available to pre-order from: 

https://robsnarski.bandcamp.com

https://robsnarski.com/shop

SnarskiCircusLindyBand – what's said and what's left unsaid

Finally, after two lovingly-received mini-albums (released on CD and digitally only), everybody's favourite indie all-star ensemble SnarskiCircusLindyBand is set to release its debut album “what’s said and what’s left unsaid”. This time around, the release will hit digital platforms, CD and vinyl.

Featuring five new songs and five songs from the earlier mini-albums, “what’s said and what’s left unsaid” will be released September 26. Live dates will follow.

The first taste of the new material, the single, "You’re So Adorable”, featuring guest lead vocals by French-Australian art pop indie enfant prodige Lili Alaska.

SCLB showcases the powerful songwriting collaboration between Rob Snarski and Lindy Morrison and boasts a formidable lineup of musical talent. Rob Snarski's evocative vocals weave through a rich tapestry of genres, from country-tinged ballads to post-punk-pop, bringing some deeply personal stories to life with gentle humour and beauty. 

Then there's Lindy Morrison’s iconic, idiosyncratic drumming, Graham Lee on his signature sweeping pedal steel, Shane O'Mara conjuring liquid mercury guitar and pop visionary Dan Kelly providing dynamic, melodic bass and the sweetest vocal harmonies.

In addition to the guest lead vocal on "You're So Adorable" by Lili Alaska, the album includes lead vocal and violin appearances from Amanda Brown (Go-Betweens) and a lead vocal from Romy Vager (RVG). Other pals Rebecca Barnard, Jodi Phillis, Jack Howard and Adam Hutterer provide vocal and instrumental performances. 

Cover photo 3D print on original image Geoffrey Titley and cover design Jarren Gallway.

Listen to "You're So Adorable" followed by a January performance in Sydney, Australia below. 

The Girl With The Replaceable Head enlists Lindy Morrison for new album

Hurrah!'s Taffy Hughes and TGWTRH cut "Sometimes She Lives In The Dark" with the Go-Betweens' Lindy Morrison on drums.

Sometimes She Lives In The Dark – The Girl With The Replaceable Head 

1.Summer of Love 

2.Shangri-la 

3.Johnny No.3 

4.This is the Girl 

5.Her Last Day on Earth

6.King 03:59 

7.Shalalalala 

8.Summertime

9.Sometimes She Lives in the Dark

10.Born Again

Sometimes She Lives In The Dark is available via Bandcamp right here. Check out The Girl With The Replaceable Head covering the Go-Betweens' classic "Apology Accepted" below. Watch a performance of "Lady Mars on FB right here. 

 

Helen McCookerybook talks about her new album, Drawing On My Dreams

Helen McCookerybook enlisted her pals, including Lindy Morrison (of The Go-Betweens) for her new album available here.  

That time The Go-Betweens played the Manhattan Club in Bradford

Here's a youthful Grant McLennan singing his classic "Cattle & Cane" and more with The Go-Betweens on April 11, 1983.

Happy Birthday Lindy Morrison!

Celebrating Lindy Morrison's birthday with a couple of memorable early Go-Betweens video clips. 

Second volume of G Stands for Go-Betweens box set spotlights their golden era

Five years after the first volume, Domino is releasing G Stands For Go-Betweens Vol. 2 – including 5 vinyl LPs, 5 CDs and 112-page book – on Dec. 6

Here's what you get...

• 5 x LPs - Three studio albums from the group’s peak period on Beggars Banquet plus a previously unreleased double live album recorded at London's Town & Country Club on May 10th, 1987.
• 5 x CDs - Rare, hard-to-find and unreleased demos, recordings, radio sessions including a collection of 28 songs intended for what was supposed to be the follow-up to 16 Lovers Lane.
• 112 page book - A trove of archival photos and extensive historical liner notes from founding member Robert Forster - plus additional pieces from guest essayists, fans & contemporaries.
• The Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express songbook. Prepared at the time of release by their publisher, this is the first ever printing, containing hand-transcribed sheet music of all ten songs from the aforementioned album.
• Reproduction of the promotional poster for a contemporaneous Melbourne show.

Please note that the initial copies including a book from Grant McLennan’s personal literary collection have now sold out.

G Stands For Go-Betweens, Volume Two extensively documents the band’s creative output in the latter half of the 80s in an ambitious box containing four albums over five LPs, five compact discs and an extensive 112 page book, featuring a trove of archival photos and extensive historical liner notes from founding member Robert Forster (who'll be playing solo at Toronto's Drake Hotel on November 12th – get tickets here) , along with additional pieces from guest essayists, fans and contemporaries. Check out the complete tracklisting below. You can pre-order a copy directly from Domino Records for $180 U.S. right here.

G STANDS FOR GO-BETWEENS Volume 2 

LP 1: Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express
side A:
Spring Rain
The Ghost And The Black Hat
The Wrong Road
To Reach Me
Twin Layers Of Lightning
side B:
In The Core Of The Flame
Head Full Of Steam
Bow Down
Palm Sunday (On Board the SS Within)
Apology Accepted



LP 2: Tallulah
side A:
Right Here
You Tell Me
Someone Else’s Wife
I Just Get Caught Out
Cut It Out
side B:
The House That Jack Kerouac Built
Bye Bye Pride
Spirit Of A Vampyre
The Clarke Sisters
Hope Then Strife



LP 3: 16 Lovers Lane
side A:
Side One:
Love Goes On!
Quiet Heart
Love Is A Sign
You Can’t Say No Forever The Devil’s Eye
side B:
Streets Of Your Town
Clouds
Was There Anything I Could Do?
I’m Allright
Dive For Your Memory



LP 4: Fountains Of Youth: Town & Country Club 10/5/87
side A:
Bye Bye Pride
Unkind And Unwise
Part Company
The House That Jack Kerouac Built
side B:
The Clarke Sisters
This Girl, Black Girl
Don’t Call Me Gone
When People Are Dead
Your Turn My Turn
side C:
Cut It Out
You Tell Me
Head Full Of Steam
Right Here
Man O’ Sand To Girl O’ Sea
side D:
Apology Accepted
Spring Rain
Karen
Eight Picture

CD 1: The Devil Is In Your Dress
1. In The Core Of A Flame
2. Living The Life At Hand
3. To Reach Me
4. Grandfather Slow
5. Spring Rain
6. Head Full Of Steam
7. Wrong Road Round
8. Don’t Let Him Come Back
9. Reunion Dinner
10. Little Joe
11. The Life At Hand
12. Casanova’s Last Words
13. I Work In A Health Spa

CD 2: Run From Him
1. I Know What I Like
2. You Tell Me
3. Do It Like The Devil Did
4. Together At Last
5. Cut It Out
6. Easier Said Than Done
7. The House That Jack Kerouac Built
8. Right Here
9. Someone Else’s Wife
10. The Clarke Sisters
11. Bye Bye Pride
12. I Just Get Caught Out
13. A Little Romance
14. When People Are Dead
15. Don’t Call Me Gone
16. Time In The Desert
17. Doo Wop in ‘A’ (Bam Boom)



CD 3: Trying To Be A Strong Person
1. Wait Until June
2. The Devil’s Eye
3. I’m Allright
4. Was There Anything I Could Do?
5. You Won’t Find It Again
6. Love Is A Sign
7. Love Goes On!
8. Dive For Your Memory
9. Apples In Bed
10. Clouds
11. Head Over Heels
12. Casanova’s Last Words
13. You Can’t So No Forever
14. Quiet Heart
15. Wait Until June
16. Casanova’s Last Words
17. Rock and Roll Friend
18. Mexican Postcard
19. Rock and Roll Friend
20. Dive For Your Memory
21. Quiet Heart
22. Clouds
23. Love Goes On



CD 4: Loving Shocks: Demos for 7th album
1. Dear Black Dream
2. Danger in The Past
3. Easy Come Easy Go
4. Broadway Bride
5. I Love You Still
6. What You Call Change
7. Open Invitation
8. You Can Dream About Tomorrow
9. I’ve Been Looking For Somebody
10. Outlaw #1
11. Haunted House
12. Sally’s Revolution Blues

CD 5: Loving Shocks: Demos for 7th album
1. Just Get That Straight
2. The Days My Eyes Came Back
3. Running The Risk Of Ever Losing You
4. It Had To Me
5. Signs Of Life
6. How I Wish This War Was Over
7. Art Cinema
8. Nowhere By Any Other Name
9. No Peace In The Palace
10. Here They Come
11. Child Of God
12. The Man Who Died Of Rapture
13. House of Snakes
14. All The Time
15. Send Him Back Home
16. What Goes Up Must Come Down

Watch the trailer for the new Go-Betweens doc Right Here

Kriv Stenders' 95-minute film about Brisbane's finest premieres at the Sydney Film Fest on June 15. See the trailer below.

Happy Birthday Lindy Morrison!

Here's a clip of the Go Betweens performing Cattle & Cane featuring Lindy's powerful drumming. 

Go-Betweens' Apology Accepted (alternate take)

The Go-Betweens' 1984 Peel Session