Mikelangelo & The Tin Star "The Surf'n'Western Sounds of …"

“If Las Vegas had a beach, and a clone made from the mixed DNA of Elvis Presley and Nick Cave had a band that played surf rock on that imaginary beach, then the music Elvis Cave’s band played would sound like Mikelangelo & The Tin Star.” - Rave MagazineMikelangelo formed the Tin Star in September 2009 in Melbourne to pursue his love of instrumental guitar music and spaghetti western soundtracks of the late 50s and early 60s. The group disbanded in July 2013 with a huge farewell show in Melbourne at the Corner Hotel for the inaugural Leaps and Bounds festival. The Tin Star was born out of Canberra group the D.C.S.L.A (2000-2004) sharing the same drummer, Pete Olsen, and lead guitarist, Fiete Geier. The Tin Star included Mikelangelo on lead vocals and rhythm acoustic and electric guitar and Gareth Hill on bass. The group independently released the limited edition Floodhouse EP in February 2011, followed by the highly acclaimed album The Surf’n’Western Sounds Of Mikelangelo and the Tin Star on Laughing Outlaw records in June the same year.

The Tin Star disbanded in July 2013 and the group has no plans to reform. Mikelangelo’s love of twangy guitar remains, and this will continue to haunt his future projects… - mikelangelo.net

trax:

01 Action (Is My Middle Name) 02 Balkan Beach Party 03 The Armada 04 Le Torro 05 Floodhouse 06 Midnight Flower 07 No Sign of a Pipeline 08 Inspector Longboard 09 Midnight Rip