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Devastations


Devastations was an Australian indie rock band from Melbourne that was active from 2002 to 2010. The band's solemn music earned comparisons to artists such as Nick Cave and Tindersticks. Originally called The Devastations (to mimic the style of bands such as The Temptations), The was later dropped. They were the first band signed to Brassland on the strength of an unsolicited demo. Their self-titled debut brought them invitations to open for artists like Black Heart Procession, the Dirty Three, Cat Power, and the Tindersticks -- the latter of whom they supported extensively in both Australia and Europe. Formed in late 2002, Devastations choose to follow the likes of the Go-Betweens and the Dirty Three, and make their way in the larger world. They moved to Berlin in 2003, and played their first European show in September as part of 'Bada Bing', a concert series organized by Einsturzende Neubauten's Alexander Hacke. Devastations toured extensively in their new home, and recorded backing tracks for Berlin duo Cobra Killer's third album '76/77.' Vocalist/bassist Conrad Standish contributed three songs and guested on the Liars album. (Standish is childhood friends with that band's leader, Angus Andrew.) Devastations came to the attention of Brassland in late 2004 when they crossed paths with labelmates, Clogs, first sharing a stage during a festival in Belgium, then meeting again a few days later in Paris. The Brassland braintrust had already expressed their admiration for Dev...

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