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The Smith Street Band are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, in which the Smith Street of their name can be found. The band have released two EPs, ''South East Facing Wall'' and ''Don't Fuck with Our Dreams''—released in 2010 and 2013, respectively—and three studio albums, ''No One Gets Lost Anymore'', ''Sunshine and Technology'' and ''Throw Me in the River''—released in 2011, 2012 and 2014, respectively. ==History== The band formed in 2010, composed of singer/lyricist/guitarist/keyboardist Wil Wagner, guitarist/backing vocalist Tom Lawson, guitarist Lee Hartney, bassist Jimi O'Loughlin and drummer/backing vocalist Chris Cowburn. Initially named Wil Wagner and The Smith Street Band. an allusion to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, the band changed its name in 2011 to signify a change to a whole-band songwriting style.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Kill Your Stereo )〕 Their debut EP, ''South East Facing Wall'', was released on Jackknife Records in 2011 and was reissued in 2013,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.jackknife.com.au/the-smith-street-band-south-east-facing-wall-7-2nd-pressing-out-now )〕 while both albums were released on Poison City Records.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.chuckingamosh.com/2012/07/09/the-smith-street-band-sunshine-and-technology-pre-orders-available-now/ )〕 Both albums received critical acclaim in Melbourne. In 2012, the group announced their Young Drunks tour, which ran from January through March, with Bomb the Music Industry! and The Bennies as support acts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aaabackstage.com/on-tour/on-tour/3083-the-smith-street-band-announce-young-drunks-tour.html )〕 In March 2013, Wagner announced All Tomorrow's Shoeys, a three-day music festival held at Hobart's Brisbane Hotel. Curated by Wagner, the festival included Luca Brasi, The Bennies, Grim Fandango and Lincoln Le Fevre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/tournews/274327/tomorrows-shoeys-2013-lineup-announced.htm )〕 Later that month, the band participated in the "Tram Sessions" program that involves the recording of live performances on Melbourne tram routes. The program organisers explained: "One day we asked ourselves, hmm, if only there was a band who' s name encapsulated an iconic Melbourne street which also happened to be along an iconic Melbourne route who had a typically route 86 sound... And then it came to us. The Smith Street Band!" In August 2013, the ''Don't Fuck with Our Dreams'' EP was released. The EP's title track was inspired by the events prior to a show from the Young Drunks tour in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, in which the guitarist from The Bennies was injured in an altercation. The song was performed to end the band's show at The Fest event in Gainesville, Florida, US in late 2013. In June 2014, The Smith Street Band announced Jeff Rosenstock from Bomb the Music Industry! would produce their third album, being recorded in July 2014 in the small town of Forrest, Victoria. The album is titled ''Throw Me in the River'' and was released on 31 October 2014. In January 2015, the band released a single titled "Wipe That Shit-Eating Grin Off Your Punchable Face", which was inspired by the actions of then-Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his government, particularly its stance on asylum seekers. The single was released on 7" vinyl and as a download, with proceeds from its sales until the end of February going to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.〔 The song directly impacted sales of the band's album ''Throw Me in the River'', which rose to number 105 on the Australian Albums Chart. At the end of January, the band toured across Australia on the 26-date Get High, See Everyone tour alongside PUP, Great Cynics and Apart From This.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Smith Street Band」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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