The boys have utilised crowdfunding platform PledgeMusic , and the response has been overwhelming. In fact, the band reached its goal within 48 hours of its day campaign.
It was insane! We love crowdfunding because it allows us to work directly with our fans. This is really going to help us cover the costs to record and master the album properly, exactly the way we want to.
After originally being signed to Warner Music, the band has witnessed the music industry evolve drastically. And so, taking advantage of crowdfunding to release their new material independently seemed to be the most natural fit for Thistlethwayte and his bandmates Phil Stack and Matt Smith.
And the best part is, people are getting a raw version of what we do without any external influences. While the model has continued to evolve, the band has never been afraid of experimenting with its sonic direction either. A new version of Last. Thirsty Merc is an Australian rock band formed in in Sydney, Australia. The band has sold over , albums, has toured extensively around Australia, and have received heavy airplay in Australia on an impressive number of songs.
Their song In the Summertime was selected as the theme song for the Australian TV reality show Bondi Rescue and has been the theme song for seven consecutive seasons. In they teamed up with Sydney-sider Rai Thistlethwayte to form a band called "Thirsty"; soon after, they moved to Sydney and renamed themselves "Thirsty Merc".
The band's name comes from a gas guzzling Mercedes Benz which belonged to lead singer Rai when the band was first rehearsing. The name also is a play on the phrase 'Thirsty Work:' The band members used to say that it was 'thirsty work' being in a rock band.
The EP had been recorded independently during downtime at a studio that lead singer Rai worked during the days. The self funded music video to the single became the 'ripe clip of the week' on Channel V.
After extensive gigging around Sydney's pubs, reps from Warner Music approached the band after watching the band perform live at the Hopetoun Hotel in Surry Hills, and soon after at the Annandale Hotel. Thirsty Merc's debut studio album was the self titled Thirsty Merc , released on 16 August The band again chose to work with Warner Music Australia. The band worked with producer Lindsay Gravina on the album, who had been producing Australian bands over the past 15 years or so, notably The Living End and Magic Dirt.
The band's debut was entirely recorded and mixed on 2 inch tape, and mixed by Gravina himself at his Melbourne studio, Birdland Studios. All of the singles charted in Australia, with Someday, Someday reaching 19, while only In the Summertime charted in New Zealand, where it peaked higher than in Australia. In interviews after the album's release, Thistlethwayte stated that the album was the band trying to "Just be yourself", and that the album was "just about being young and living in Australia".
Slideshows , was released on 21 April via Warner Music Australia. The album was the band's most successful release yet, peaking at 4 in Australia, although it was less successful in New Zealand, only reaching The album's fourth single, Homesick , was released digitally, peaking at 57 in Australia.
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