MusicJournoThe Suns
June 29th 2006 06:04
The Suns! Okay, so they aren't really Australian, but I think they deserve honorary Australian-band status due to their two years of entertaining service to us
The Suns - myspace page, go here to hear some fabulous MP3s.
Ballad of Tabitha - a filmclip from when they were called The Borephucks (right click and save)
The Suns are a rock trio originally hailing from Singapore who relocated to Melbourne in 2004 and have built up a pretty impressive fanbase by being incredibly entertaining and writing really fun and catchy pop-rock songs. They're also exceptional musicians and through in the odd bit of cock rock, punk and reggae for some fun.
The Suns started in 1997 bas The Boredphucks in Singapore. They were apparently pretty popular back in their home country and released a well-recieved album that got some airplay. But it all came crashing down when they played a festival called Localpalooza and let fly some obscenities about 'someone's mother's genitalia' or something like that (I don't think it translates well, but let's just say it was offensive) and got arrested by Singaporean authorities (which is no holiday!) The charges levelled against them could have seen them gaoled for up to two years, but afer six months the charges were dropped and the band was banned from playing in Singapore. This meant they could no longer play at any government-funded shows and could no longer get any airplay. They played a few more self-organised shows to launch their album and stuff but it didn't look good for the band.
MEMBERS
Sanjeev Veloo - Vocals, Guitar
Justin Roy - Bass, vocals
Wayne Seah - Drums, vocals
So they changed their name to 'The SunS' (yes, with a capital S on the end) and relocated to Melbourne, Australia in 2004. Eventually they dropped the capital on the end of the name and they toured out and about across Australia and South East Asia, playing a shitload of shows (around 250) and impressing a shitload of people. They've released two Australian-only EPs since getting here and are now heading back to Singapore for the first time in years. Singer/Guitarist Sanjeev broke his arm a while back and a fill-in was brought in to keep things pumping along but it looks like he's ready to play again now, and The Suns are about to start recording an album. Hooray!
DISCOGRAPHY
Banned in Da Singapura (2000) ALBUM (as The Borephucks)
Rock (2004) EP
2/20 (2005) EP
The Suns - website
The Suns - myspace page, go here to hear some fabulous MP3s.
Ballad of Tabitha - a filmclip from when they were called The Borephucks (right click and save)
The Suns are a rock trio originally hailing from Singapore who relocated to Melbourne in 2004 and have built up a pretty impressive fanbase by being incredibly entertaining and writing really fun and catchy pop-rock songs. They're also exceptional musicians and through in the odd bit of cock rock, punk and reggae for some fun.
The Suns, photo from their website.
The Suns started in 1997 bas The Boredphucks in Singapore. They were apparently pretty popular back in their home country and released a well-recieved album that got some airplay. But it all came crashing down when they played a festival called Localpalooza and let fly some obscenities about 'someone's mother's genitalia' or something like that (I don't think it translates well, but let's just say it was offensive) and got arrested by Singaporean authorities (which is no holiday!) The charges levelled against them could have seen them gaoled for up to two years, but afer six months the charges were dropped and the band was banned from playing in Singapore. This meant they could no longer play at any government-funded shows and could no longer get any airplay. They played a few more self-organised shows to launch their album and stuff but it didn't look good for the band.
MEMBERS
Sanjeev Veloo - Vocals, Guitar
Justin Roy - Bass, vocals
Wayne Seah - Drums, vocals
So they changed their name to 'The SunS' (yes, with a capital S on the end) and relocated to Melbourne, Australia in 2004. Eventually they dropped the capital on the end of the name and they toured out and about across Australia and South East Asia, playing a shitload of shows (around 250) and impressing a shitload of people. They've released two Australian-only EPs since getting here and are now heading back to Singapore for the first time in years. Singer/Guitarist Sanjeev broke his arm a while back and a fill-in was brought in to keep things pumping along but it looks like he's ready to play again now, and The Suns are about to start recording an album. Hooray!
DISCOGRAPHY
Banned in Da Singapura (2000) ALBUM (as The Borephucks)
Rock (2004) EP
2/20 (2005) EP
The Suns - website
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