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The Sundance Kids is an Australian rock band from The Adelaide Hills[], South Australia[], Australia[], formed in 2005. The current members are vocalist and guitarist Ash Gale, bassist and back-up vocalist Jeremy Wright, guitarist Jason Shepherd, drummer Suresh Meyer, and guitarist Luke Zecchin.

The band is set to release their upcoming album, Fall Into Place, mid 2009.

History
early years

Formerly an acoustic trio, with Ash Gale, Jason Shepherd and Luke Zecchin, The Sundance Kids gained two other musicians, former Thinktank bassist Jeremy Wright and Edison Music drummer Suresh Meyer. Recruited to flesh out the Sundance Kids’ sound in the studio for the 2007 EP Including The Atmosphere, the pair gelled so well with the trio they signed on to join the band full-time.

Independent success

Recorded over three months at Broadcast Studio and Third Avenue studios in Adelaide, the Sundance Kids’ debut is an assured and focused set from a group who clearly share the kind of dynamic great rock bands are made of. Intricate guitar tones, fantastic pop hooks, piano flourishes, inventive rhythms and soaring atmospherics lay the foundation for Gale to build on. Possessing a voice that’s as powerful and expressive as it is delicate and resonating, Gale steps out as a new leading frontman on the scene. Incredibly, it’s his first time in front of the mic, having been behind the drum kit before the Sundance Kids.

While the accomplished songwriting and emotional weight steals the show, the beautiful space and textures on the album deserve as much praise. The quintet found the perfect foil in Thinktank frontman and sought-after producer Darren Thompson, whose love of the band’s music mixed with his own vast experience to lovingly and professionally develop an outstanding set. It was then masterfully mixed in LA with Brian Paturalksi, the man behind releases from OutKast, Aerosmith, Silverchair, Sarah Blasko and more. Just as impressive, the band funded the entire project themselves before the major labels came knocking on their door. Then, in November last year, they inked a worldwide deal with Warner Music.

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