Last Dinosaurs

      Last Dinosaurs
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      Last Dinosaurs
      Background information
      Origin Brisbane, Australia
      Genres Indie rock, power pop
      Years active 2008—present
      Labels Dew Process, Universal Music Australia, Fiction Records
      Associated acts The Cairos, Millions
      Website http://lastdinosaurs.com/
      Members Lachlan Caskey
      Sean Caskey
      Sam Gethin-Jones
      Dan Koyama

      Last Dinosaurs are an indie rock/power pop band from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1] The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Sean Caskey, lead guitarist Lachlan Caskey, bass guitarist and backing vocalist Sam Gethin-Jones and drummer Dan Koyama.[2] Koyama and the Caskey brothers are all of Japanese descent, and the band has toured Japan before.[3]

      The band's debut EP Back from the Dead (2010)[4] has received critical praise by Australian media critics such as Triple J[citation needed] and Whothehell.net.[5]

      The band is currently signed in Australia to independent label Dew Process, which has ties to Universal Music Australia. In the UK, they are signed with Fiction Records.

      History

      Formation and EP

      The band first found success after posting their demo to the Triple J Unearthed project.[6] Not long after, they were interviewed by radio DJ Zan Rowe. Their track "Honolulu" was placed on high rotation on national broadcaster Triple J.[7] The band have played at festivals such as Splendour in the Grass, the Laneway Festival, the Falls Festival and Southbound,[8] and have supported bands such as Foals, Matt & Kim, Lost Valentinos and Foster the People. Shortly after the band were approached by the Australian independent music label Dew Process,[9] the band were crowned a "Highlight Gig" of the Australian Music Conference 'Big Sound'.[10]

      Debut album

      In early 2011 the band announced that they had been planning on recording their album after their "Back From The Dead" tour in mid-2010. In June 2011 the band started a Tumblr blog narrating their recording process for the album with producer Jean-Paul Fung at BJB Studios in Sydney, Australia.[11] The album entitled as In a Million Years was released on 2 March 2012. The album made an Australian Top 10 Debut[12] and managed to get to number 8 on the Australian Albums Chart and number 2 on the digital album charts. The band completed the sold out Million Years national tour, with multiple shows in many cities due to ticket demand. The band then completed a tour of the UK and Europe with plans to release the album there in September.[13]

      Satellites Tour 2012

      Last Dinosaurs just wrapped up their national Australian Satellites tour: 13 October: Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane; 19 October: The HI-FI, Brisbane; 20 October: The Metro, Sydney; 21 October: Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne; 25 October: The Corner Hotel, Melbourne; 26 October: The Corner Hotel, Melbourne; 27 October: The Gov, Adelaide; 28 October: Rock-It Festival, Perth; 3rd Nov : Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane; 9 November: The Metro, Sydney; 10 November: Zierholz, Uni of Canberra [14]

      They also performed at Sets on the Beach, a small annual summer festival on Scarborough Beach, Perth on the 2nd of December.

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      Discography

      Albums
      EPs
      Singles
      • 2010: "As Far as You're Concerned"
      • 2010: "Honolulu"
      • 2011: "Time and Place"
      • 2011: "Zoom"
      • 2012: "Andy"
      Music videos
      • 2010: "Honolulu"
      • 2011: "Time and Place"
      • 2011: "Zoom"
      • 2012: "Andy"
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      References

      1. ^ Beaumont, Anita (31 March 2011). "Dinosaurs seize the day". The Newcastle Herald. 
      2. ^ Nikolic, Dina (2 April 2011). "Nothing prehistoric about Dinosaurs' act". Sunshine Coast Daily. 
      3. ^ http://lastdinosaurs.com/#section2
      4. ^ "Fame will not change them", Noosa News, 15 March 2011 
      5. ^ Johann Ponniah (13 July 2009). "Last Dinosaurs Review". WhoTheHell.net. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 
      6. ^ Strachan, Alex (16 March 2011), "Dinosaurs sticking their necks out", The Ballarat Courier 
      7. ^ "Habit for success", Canberra Times, 31 March 2011 
      8. ^ Jamali, Dellaram (17 March 2011), "LAST Dinosaurs takes its songwriting seriously.", The Ballarat Courier 
      9. ^ "Dew Process Profile: Last Dinosaurs". Dew Process. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
      10. ^ "Big Sound Article: Last Dinosaurs". Big Sound. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
      11. ^ "Last Dinosaurs Tumblr". Last Dinosaurs. Retrieved 2011-06-18. 
      12. ^ http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/album-of-the-week/album-of-the-week-last-dinosaurs/506222
      13. ^ http://aaabackstage.com/news/latest/1890-last-dinosaurs-sell-out-melbourne-a-announce-uk-and-european-dates.html
      14. ^ https://www.facebook.com/events/465059476851449/
      15. ^ Polson, James (19 March 2010), "Back From The Dead review", The Sydney Morning Herald 
      16. ^ Dengate, Cayla (11 March 2010), "Spinning Around", MX (Australia) 
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      External links

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