The Cannanes

The Cannanes

The Cannanes in San Francisco, 2016
Background information
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genres Indie pop[1]
Years active 1984-present
Labels 555 Recordings, Chapter Music, Dark Beloved Cloud, Insound, K Records, Lamingtone, Little Teddy Recordings, Slabco, Yo-Yo
Associated acts Nice, Ashtray Boy, Boyracer, Crabstick, Explosion Robinson, Flywheel, Guthugga Pipeline, the HiGodPeople, The Particles, The Lighthouse Keepers, New Waver, Steward, Sukpatch
Website www.cannanes.com
Members Stephen O'Neil
Frances Gibson
IN COLLABORATION WITH:
Andrew Coffey
Bon King
David Nichols
Explosion Robinson
Francesca Bussey
Greg Wadley
Guy Blackman
James Dutton
Jen Turrell
Johnno Lattin
Lance Hillier
Mia Schoen
Nick Ketley
Penny McBride
Shintaro Kiyonari
Stewart Anderson
Past members Annabel Bleach
Michelle Cannane
Foxy Humdinger
Randall Lee
Ivor Moulds
Sally Cameron
Jim Woff
Gavin Roy Butler
Nick Kidd

The Cannanes are a longstanding Australian indie pop band formed in Sydney in late 1984. In the band's 30-year plus history the lineup has regularly changed, with Stephen O'Neil and Frances Gibson the only constant members.

History

The original 1984 line-up of the band was Stephen O'Neil (vocals, guitar), Annabel Bleach (vocals), Michelle Cannane (guitar and percussion), Frances Gibson (bass), and David Nichols (drums).[2] The band released their first single "Life"/"It's Hardly Worth It" in a limited edition of just 12 cassettes in 1985, followed the same year by a cassette album, The Cannanes Come Across with the Goods. The band's first vinyl release was the Bored Angry & Jealous EP in 1986, which was proclaimed "Single of this and any other week" by The Legend! writing in the NME.[2][1][3] Bleach left in 1987; Susan Grigg joined briefly on violin, but she and Cannane left soon afterwards [1] The band underwent several line-up changes over the years: Randall Lee (of Ashtray Boy) was a member of the group in 1987-88 during which time they recorded their debut album, The African Man's Tomato and two singles, "Cardboard" and "I Think the Weather's Affected Your Brain".[4]

The Cannanes released their second album, A Love Affair With Nature in 1989, on their own label (or rather on no label at all), with O'Neil and Gibson now sharing vocal duties.[4] They toured the United States for the first time in 1991, recording the Caveat Emptor album to coincide with it, although it was not released until 1993.[1] Numerous other releases followed. Core additional members in the early 1990s included bassist/vocalists Gavin Butler (on the albums Arty Barbecue and Short Poppy Syndrome) and Francesca Bussey (on a self-titled album and a long EP, Tiny Frown). Nichols left in the mid-1990s to form Driving Past with Gig Ryan, Andrew Withycombe and Mia Schoen; his immediate replacement was Ivor Moulds. O'Neil and Gibson remained constant members, returning in early 1998 with the It's a Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain EP, and an album, Living the Dream, later that year.

In the 2000s, the band continued play occasional shows in Australia as well as numerous overseas tours in Europe, Japan, The United States and Mexico. They also collaborated with electronica artist Explosion Robinson on the Felicity and Electro 2000 EPs and Trouble Seemed So Far Away album,[5] and also collaborated with Steward (aka Stewart Anderson of Boyracer) on the Communicating at an Unknown Rate album and the Felicity EP.[2][6]

On 19 March 2013 a new EP Small Batch was released in the United States,[7][8] and on 16 April the 7 track the Small Batch Remixes EP. In June the band returned to the United States as invited guests at the chickfactor zines' 21st Festival and recording dates in Brooklyn & Flagstaff, AZ. On 5 July a new album, Howling At All Hours (with Nichols back on drums) was released internationally on Melbourne-based label Chapter Music.[9][10] This was followed by an East Coast Australian tour and the release of a single on new US label Emotional Response, before the year was out. 2015 has seen a flurry of activity following the well received January 'Original Masters' re-issue of the Communicating at an Unknown Rate album.

Discography

Cassettes

Singles

EPs

Albums

Compilations & live albums

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ankeny, Jason "The Cannanes Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  2. 1 2 3 Strong, Martin C (2003) "Cannanes", in the Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0
  3. ↑ Andrews, Marc; Isaac, Claire; Nicols, David (2011) Pop Life: Inside Smash Hits Australia 1984 - 2007, Affirm Press, ISBN 9780987132673, p. 112
  4. 1 2 Sprague, David "Cannanes", Trouser Press. Retrieved 5 November 2016
  5. ↑ Schou, Solvej (2002) "Cannanes Troubled Seemed So Far Away", CMJ New Music Report, 20 May 2002, p. 12. Retrieved 5 November 2016
  6. ↑ Heaton, Dave "The Cannanes and Steward Communicating At an Unknown Rate", PopMatters. Retrieved 5 November 2016
  7. ↑ Hogan, Mark (2013) "Hear the Cannanes’ ‘Bumper,’ the First Official Release From the Indie Legends in 11 Years", Spin, 9 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2016
  8. ↑ Emery, Patrick (2013) "The Cannanes : Small Batch", beat.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2016
  9. ↑ Spencer, Megan (2015) "Lost Albums: The Cannanes and Steward – Communicating At An Unknown Rate", Double J, 20 January 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016
  10. ↑ McGovern, Kyle (2013) "Stream the Cannanes’ Brainy ‘A Bigger Splash,’ From DIY Icons’ First LP in Over a Decade", Spin, 12 June 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2016

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