The Fanatics
About The Fanatics from Auckland
It’s not that The Fanatics don’t like drummers, they just don’t need them. Unless they’re short of a beer…
This two-piece from Auckland, New Zealand, has followed proudly in the footsteps of un-likeminded duos Simon and Garfunkel and Lee and Nancy, captivating listeners the length of the country over the past year. Playing a skewed blend of electro-rock, The Fanatics blend dark electronic beats and programmed bass lines with taut angular guitar, and a definite knack for bent pop lurking somewhere in the mix.
The duo of David Green (vocals, programming) and Tom Clark (vocals, guitar) punch above their weight in numbers, proving there’s no need for a rhythm section when a mini-disc and powerful live energy will do.
With a nationwide Low Hum tour under their belts as well as numerous appearances in Auckland and elsewhere, The Fanatics have honed their ability to not only keep a crowd paying attention, but actually moving their feet (not to mention asses). No surprise, considering their ability to mine New Zealand’s rich history of doom, gloom, and weirdness, update it, and mix it with the best of their international contemporaries. With lyrics that are hard to fault (“give me models, give me money”, anyone), the various elements gel together into an unlikely catchiness that is quickly developing a strong following at radio.
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The Fanatics are proud to announce the release of our first self-titled EP on Monday, November 22 through Capitalrecordings.
Tracklisting:
TV (3:22)
Dead (2:59)
Models (3:42)
Calling (4:05)
Buddy (2:52)
Girl (4:50)
Signal (1:56)
Sound recording and mixing for the EP by our good friend Dale Cotton at audioworkshop and Platform Studios between September 2003 and September 2004.
All songs written by T. Clark and D. Green, except the classic Snapper song, Buddy, written by Peter Gutteridge. You can find the original version on their self-titled 1988 release through Flying Nun (FN110). We thoroughly recommend this record!
The singles Girl, Models and Dead have been long standing favourites on the b-Net stations and between them have achieved eleven number ones on 95bFM in Auckland, Radio Active in Wellington, Radio One in Dunedin and Radio Control in Palmerston North.
… Models reached number 1 on the Radioscope Alternative charts and was in the top 10 for 8 weeks.
… Dead reached number 1 on the Alt charts and was in the top 10 for 8 weeks.
… Girl reached number 14 on the Alt Charts and was in the top 30 for 5 weeks.
Buddy has recently been released to radio and should be heard on the b-Net stations and Channel Z over the coming weeks.
The video for Signal, (available for download on www.thefanatics.co.nz), was created by mad genius Simon Ward for the grand total of $40 and has had airplay on C4. Thanks to some financial help from NZ on Air, we are now in pre-production for the videos for Models and TV, which will be directed by Sticky Pictures' Mark Albiston.
The Fanatics EP is available at all good record stores from November 22, or you can click through to www.smokecds.com and purchase it online now!
www.thefanatics.co.nz
www.capitalrecordings.co.nz