Biography
"April 2008. Our first full-length record is about to be released on valve records. There is excitement and anticipation for something that we are already so distant from. The recording process for "Amp on fire" was long and tedious and drawn out for almost a year. What as to be originally an EP turned into 2 EPs then to an album, cut and pasted together the best we could to minimise the long periods of time between recording each part of the record, one half being recorded over a 3 month period in early 2007 and the other at the end of 2007 and early 2008 in two very different locations and recording environments by two very different people.
"December 2007. Our drummer departs after a show. We don't see or hear from him again. I was going to file a missing persons report though came to the quick realisation that it was never meant to be. We were to start from scratch although this would take over a year to figure out. Not being able to reproduce the record live also took its on our feelings towards the recor and wanting to move on to something new.
"May 2008. Sarah and I take a short trip to Italy to get married. We travelled for 4 weeks throughout Europe forgetting about Amp On Fire as it was already so far in the past. We return to realise that we had another album ready to be recorded from all our experiences on our trip. Songs about the anticipation of leaving Australia, songs about getting lost overseas and songs about finding love through the olive trees. This was to become First names.
"September 2008. We start laying down guitar ideas in a state school music room in the Sunshine coast for 2 days. This was a chance for Sarah to get back to her roots in her home town at her primary school, another way of moving forward personally Little did we know it would take almost another six month to complete…the guitars kept coming and the ideas were endless.
"January 2009. The tracks are done and the reality of what we have in our hands sets in. There was only one option as to how we wanted it presented. If we wanted to do it our way, we would have to do it ourselves. One of the first objectives was it had to be available on vinyl…first and foremost, digital downloads didn't really appeal to us that much so we decided that the vinyl would also come with a copy of the CD. This LP is like our gift to each other, more intimate and sincere coming from just the two of us.
"May 2009. We receive test pressings of the vinyl. I'm so excited I run to the post office to pick them up…in the rain…and the box is all wet, oh but what a joyous and magical moment it was. We are very much satisfied with the record.
"Mr and Mrs Deasy, June 2009."
The above statement came with a promotional copy of the album that was sent to RTRFM 92.1 radio station in Perth, Western Australia. The tracklisting for the album First Names was also include, and here it is:
TRACK LISTING:
1. Europe
2. Grandmothers Bicycle
3. Parade
4. Just the six (no five of us)
5. Mountain
6. Moon in the sky
7. Never Knew
8. Birthday
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