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Once upon a time in a land far away, 3 boys and 1 girl decided to try out some demos, written by the girl, on a live audience. Those four kids were Fur Patrol, named after God can only imagine what, and consisted of vocalist/guitarist Julia Deans, bassist Andrew Bain, drummer Simon Braxton and guitarist Steve Wells. Fur Patrol’s debut performance in May 1996 at Bar Bodega (in Wellington New Zealand), opened their eyes to the possibility that they could exist as more than just a one-off vehicle for Julia’s demos.
At the request of their audience they continued writing and gigging together and in 1998, as indie label Wishbone’s first signing, they released their debut ep Starlifter to rave reviews.
In mid-1999, after releasing two video singles in the form of Dominoes and Beautiful, Fur Patrol went into the studio to record what would eventually be known as the album Pet. The first single, Now, was released in May alongside an excellent music video from Chris Graham at 2-D films. Pet, initially to be released in August 2000, (a full year after it was recorded) was finally released on October the 13th 2000. One of many successful New Zealand albums released at this time, Pet was delayed time and time again so it wouldn’t be lost among the hype of the other top selling albums. Fortunately, their success at pulling the crowds in, including the General Electric tour, featuring the now defunct Weta and biggest band in the world, Pacifier aka Shihad, impressed both fans and critics alike. So impressed were the buying public that they raised Pet sales to platinum status, and a peak of number 7 on the national album charts.
In mid-1999, after releasing two video singles in the form of Dominoes and Beautiful, Fur Patrol went into the studio to record what would eventually be known as the album Pet. The first single, Now, was released in May alongside an excellent music video from Chris Graham at 2-D films. Pet, initially to be released in August 2000, (a full year after it was recorded) was finally released on October the 13th 2000. One of many successful New Zealand albums released at this time, Pet was delayed time and time again so it wouldn’t be lost among the hype of the other top selling albums. Fortunately, their success at pulling the crowds in, including the General Electric tour, featuring the now defunct Weta and biggest band in the world, Pacifier aka Shihad, impressed both fans and critics alike. So impressed were the buying public that they raised Pet sales to platinum status, and a peak of number 7 on the national album charts.
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Phaniebangs wrote:
cum Nz, u can get it from the warehouse 4 like 10 bucks.
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keskiyonaurinko wrote:
Anyone have any clue where to get Collider in the states for less than 20-some dollars?
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LucyFur wrote:
Hello there Steve. Nice fluffy hat. I'm listening to the EP. I assume you've heard it already? Sounds very different without you.
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stevewellsphoto wrote:
Last I heard, the guitarrist ditched them all and went on to bigger and not necessarily better things. actually yes, the guitarist 'ditched' the band, and is living in france....doing photography, so why not 'better things'? lol... THE guitarist steveo
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BlueWook wrote:
Patrolling for Fur.
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LucyFur wrote:
The guitarist quit the band 2 and half years ago. He's moving to France to be a photographer. The band are going to release an EP very soon (very soon) and are working on a new album.
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Adouma wrote:
Last I heard, the guitarrist ditched them all and went on to bigger and not necessarily better things.
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Desomondo wrote:
Awesome band, loved Collider. Does anyone know if they are working on a new album?
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edejong wrote:
nice but unfindable here
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dunedin, christchurch, napier and welly
14 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/furpatrol
Arright, we've sussed out the basic details and now it's time
to get in the rehearsal room and get ready!We're pretty excited
about this trip, as it's the 1st time we've managed to get down to
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