Skybombers

Skybombers
Skybombers
Also known as	Collusion
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Garage, Rock, Indie
Members	Hugh Gurney; Sam Bethune; Will Brown; Scott McMurtrie
Past members	Ravi Sharma
Website	www.facebook.com/skybombers; www.myspacce.com/skybombers; www.fur.com.au/artists/skybombers

Skybombers is a rock band from Melbourne.[1] They were formed as Collusion by Scotch College students Hugh Gurney, Ravi Sharma, Scott McMurtrie and Sam Bethune.[2][3] They later changed to Skybombers, a name inspired by an icy-pole.[4] Their placing a demo song "It Goes Off" on MySpace brought them their first TV appearances.[5] They had early international attention when "It Goes Off" of their EP Sirens made the most-played list on L.A.'s Indie 103.1 and played a showcase gig at The Viper Room.[6] They have toured Australia, Japan and USA.[7][8] and their debut album Take Me To Town was recorded in L.A.[9] with Rick Parker (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club).[10] The band made their way on video game media in 2007 when "It Goes Off" appeared on the soundtrack for Burnout Dominator, the song later reappeared on Burnout Paradise in early 2008. Black Carousel was recorded in LA, again with Rick Parker at the helm.

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title	Details
Take Me to Town	Released: June 2008[11][12][13][14][15][16] Label: Albert Productions (88697305782) Format: CD, Digital download
Black Carousel	Released: 2012 Label: 429 Records (FTN17812) Format: CD, digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions
Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	AUS Physical [17]
Sirens	Released: 2007 Label: FUR Records (FR783) Formats: CD, digital download	75

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	AUS [18]	Album
"Always Complaining"	2008	90	Take Me to Town
"If You Wanna Be the One"	2008	—	Take Me to Town
"Love Me Like You Used to Do..."	2010	—	Black Carousel

References

The Gold Coast Bulletin, 30 July 2007, "School's in for rockers"
Andrew Murfett and Patrick Donovan (31 August 2007). "Skybombers going off". The Age. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
Murfett, Andrew (6 June 2008). "Skybombers hit home". The Age. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
Weekend Courier, 3 August 2007, "Skybombers aiming to rock four WA schools"
Billboard, 27 October 2007, "AUSTRALIA: THE WIZARDS OF OZ; Australia's Acts To Watch Are Casting Spells At Home And Abroad" by Christie Eliezer
Hobart Mercury, 14 February 2008, "Out of an awkward silence"
The Daily News (Queensland), 24 July 2008, "Life on the road can be a laughing matter" by Tania Phillips
Caulfield Glen Eira/Port Philip Leader, 28 July 2008, "New horizons" by Aaron Langmaid
The Courier-Mail, 19 June 2008, "Skybombers take off" by Justin Grey
MX (Australia), 5 June 2008, "Bombs away" by Karina Dunger
Daily Telegraph, 26 June 2008, Take Me To Town review by Brenton Edwards
The Age, 20 June 2008, Take Me To Town review by Jo Roberts
Illawarra Mercury, 12 June 2008, Take Me To Town review by Glen Humphries
The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 May 2008, Take Me To Town review by Nellie Connors
Washington Post, 22 August 2008, Take Me To Town review by Geoffrey Himes
Hunkin, Joanna (3 September 2008). "Skybombers - Take Me To Town". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
The ARIA Report, Issue 901
The ARIA Report, Issue 954 / Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 256.

External links

allmusic bio

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[1] The Gold Coast Bulletin, 30 July 2007, "School's in for rockers"

[2] Andrew Murfett and Patrick Donovan (31 August 2007). "Skybombers going off". The Age. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

[3] Murfett, Andrew (6 June 2008). "Skybombers hit home". The Age. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

[4] Weekend Courier, 3 August 2007, "Skybombers aiming to rock four WA schools"

[5] Billboard, 27 October 2007, "AUSTRALIA: THE WIZARDS OF OZ; Australia's Acts To Watch Are Casting Spells At Home And Abroad" by Christie Eliezer

[6] Hobart Mercury, 14 February 2008, "Out of an awkward silence"

[7] The Daily News (Queensland), 24 July 2008, "Life on the road can be a laughing matter" by Tania Phillips

[jones-8] Caulfield Glen Eira/Port Philip Leader, 28 July 2008, "New horizons" by Aaron Langmaid

[9] The Courier-Mail, 19 June 2008, "Skybombers take off" by Justin Grey

[10] MX (Australia), 5 June 2008, "Bombs away" by Karina Dunger

[11] Daily Telegraph, 26 June 2008, Take Me To Town review by Brenton Edwards

[12] The Age, 20 June 2008, Take Me To Town review by Jo Roberts

[13] Illawarra Mercury, 12 June 2008, Take Me To Town review by Glen Humphries

[14] The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 May 2008, Take Me To Town review by Nellie Connors

[15] Washington Post, 22 August 2008, Take Me To Town review by Geoffrey Himes

[NZ_Herald_10530371-16] Hunkin, Joanna (3 September 2008). "Skybombers - Take Me To Town". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

[17] The ARIA Report, Issue 901

[18] The ARIA Report, Issue 954 / Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 256.