Marystaple
About Marystaple from Wellington
Marystaple is a name that has slipped in and out of New Zealand
alternative music consciousness over the last 6 years. Despite active
periods between 2001 and 2005, during which the band released
2 EP’s, completed several nationwide tours, and released a handful
of singles and videos, the band has managed to keep a low profile
over the last 2 years.
Most will recall Marystaple for their reputable live show. A live show that saw
them chosen to support NZ acts such as Shihad, The Datsuns, The D4, Pluto,
Goodshirt, Garageland, Betchadupa and HDU, as well as international acts such as The Superjesus, Grinspoon, and plenty of others at The Big Day out. Others will remember them for radio successes “Labouror” and “Newdog” from the debut EP “Reset Speed”. The former achieving high rotate during the days of Channel Z, and featuring as one of only few NZ tracks on the compilation “Channel Z Up Loud”. The latter gaining airplay across both commercial and student radio in NZ and Australia, and featuring a video that spent 3 weeks at the top of TV2’s M2 top8 video chart. Following the release of Reset Speed, Marystaple recorded and released the well received ‘Shotgun’ EP, which succeeded in capturing the band’s live sound and the raw energy that saw the band develop a strong live following. The bands recent period of inactivity started following the Shotgun EP tour, and the subsequent departure of a guitarist to Australia. However the ‘break’ was mostly spent writing, recording and releasing of debut album ‘No Need To Be Nervous’.
‘No Need To Be Nervous’ was recorded during 2007 at KOG studios in Auckland. Engineering duties were handled by Dave Holmes (also responsible for the Shotgun
EP, Gramsci, Jakob and others), with production being handled by the band
themselves, with help from Dave Holmes and Justin Doyle. For Mastering, the band sent the album to Sterling Sound in NYC where mastering luminary Greg Calbi (whose discography includes Bob Dylan, Interpol, The Strokes, U2, Sonic Youth and John Lennon) took over.
At a time where the majority of bands spend months constructing their album layer by layer with the aide of skilled digital surgeons, Marystaple decided that NNTBN needed to speak freely, and convey the raw energy with which the songs themselves were written. Accordingly, the album was tracked live, and the result is an album that manages to present a very strong collection of songs, within the ‘live’ dynamic at which Marystaple excel.
NNTBN is a highly anticipated return to the NZ rock scene for Marystaple, and
threatens to deliver on the promise delivered in their two EP releases to date. With a busy touring schedule also lined up for 2008, Marystaple looms as the band to finally
give the live rock scene a much needed shake up.
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