Artist.......: Expatriate
Album........: Live At Main Square Festival
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: 2011-05-27
Str.date.....: 2009-07-04
Quality......: 238kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://www.expatriateband.com/
track title time
1. Live At Main Square Festival 37:03
* Miracle Mile
* Blackbird
* Aviation At Night
* Heart Attack
* Gotta Get Home
* Shooting Star
* Crazy
* Get Out Give In
* Are You Awake?
Runtime 37:03
Size 63.19
Release Notes:
Australian experimental rock group Expatriate take their name from a shared
theme in the group members' upbringing. Frontman Ben King grew up in Jakarta,
attending an international high school where he rubbed shoulders with classmates
from all over the globe. Exposed to a world of music and experience, King
returned with his family to Australia in his early teens. King would spend a
short time studying politics at Sydney University before settling upon music as
his life's pursuit. Soon-to-be bandmate Chris Kollias was the child of Greek
immigrants, growing up a member of both traditional Greek and Australian youth
cultures. Kollias and King met in a Sydney hotel, and it wasn't long before the
pair found common ground in life experiences and musical tastes. Rounded out by
Kollias' roommate Damian Press, a keyboard player and sound designer, the
musicians settled on the name Expatriate and began writing regularly. The trio
released its debut EP, entitled Lovers le Strange, in October of 2005. The
record's various singles generated solid airplay, opening doors to national
touring. In 2006 Expatriate found themselves headlining a sold-out national
tour, followed shortly by appearances in the U.K. and Canada. An invitation by
Jim Kerr to open for the Australian leg of the Simple Minds' world tour that
year brought the band before audiences of a different caliber. As the band
gained momentum, the need for a proper debut album became unavoidable. In the
summer of 2006, joined by new bandmate bassist Dave Molland, Expatriate stayed
in Seattle for the recording and production of In the Midst of This, which was
released in April 2007.