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  • Photos: The Drones Launch ‘I See Seaweed’ In Perth

    Saturday, April 27 2013 at 02:00 AM

    Photos: The Drones Launch ‘I See Seaweed’ In Perth

    The Drones played at Perth's Astor Theatre last Friday (April 19), during a headline tour for their latest album I See Seaweed. King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard in support. Photos by MELISSA DRUMMOND.

  • The Drones, Songs Confirmed For Splendour In The Grass

    Thursday, April 25 2013 at 02:00 AM

    The Drones, Songs Confirmed For Splendour In The Grass

    The Drones, Songs, Architecture In Helsinki, Alpine and You Am I (performing Sound As Ever and Hi Fi Way in full) lead the local line-up for this year’s Splendour In The Grass. Forty Antipodean bands in total have been confirmed for Splendour. They are: Empire Of The Sun Bernard Fanning The Preset…

  • The Drones: ‘It’s Just About Spotting Garbage’

    Monday, Apr 8 2013|by Doug Wallen

    The Drones: ‘It’s Just About Spotting Garbage’

    Touring their first album in five years, The Drones are fierier than ever. But while ‘I See Seaweed’ could well be their masterpiece, frontman Gareth Liddiard isn’t exactly overconfident. Interview by DOUG WALLEN. Gareth Liddiard is a dream interview subject. Words simply tumble out of him, each sentence less guarded and more quotable than the last. The last time I talked to him, for his equally wordy solo album, h…

  • Gareth Liddiard: ‘We Can All Slop Around Together’

    Friday, April 5 2013 at 05:00 AM

    Gareth Liddiard: ‘We Can All Slop Around Together’

    In a candid interview soon to be published on Mess + Noise, Drones frontman Gareth Liddiard highlights all the uncertainty that went into the band’s widely acclaimed sixth album, I See Seaweed. That ranges from recording “a lot of different versions” of album standout ‘Nine Eyes’ to re-recording tha…

  • The Drones - I See Seaweed

    The Drones

    I See Seaweed

    Thursday, Mar 7|by Kate Hennessy

    As streamlined in intent as a shark at dusk, ‘I See Seaweed’ could be The Drones’ best album yet. But woe betide the reviewer who has to compare words with Gareth Liddiard, writes KATE HENNESSY. Music reviewers aren’t in the business of writing words about words. We’re too busy dancing about archi…

  • The Drones Announce Headline Tour

    Wednesday, February 20 2013 at 11:00 PM

    The Drones Announce Headline Tour

    Fresh from curating All Tomorrow’s Parties over the weekend, The Drones have announced their first headline tour since 2011. Set to release their sixth studio album I Sea Seaweed on March 1, the band – now filled out by gun-for-hire/piano man Steve Hesketh – will play shows in Toowoomba, Brisbane,…

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