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Astronaut
12+ albums
Houseambientglitch hopelectronicindie
about
Astronaut refers to a number of different bands, such as: - A band from Perth, West Australia. (#01) - A British electronica act from Bristol. (#02) - An American rock band from New York. (#03) - A slowcore band from Dénia, Spain / Un grupo de slowcore de Dénia, España. (#04) - An American electronic drone trio from Boston, MA & Brooklyn, NY. (#05) - An indie band from Latvia / Indie grupa no Latvijas. Named "Astro'n'out". (#06) - An American alternative (?) rock band from New Jersey. (#07) - A dutch indie band from the Netherlands / Een indieband uit Nederland. (#08) (#01) - Having originally spawned as a three piece purely electronic act in 2002, it's safe to say Astronaut have heavily evolved over the past 4 years. 2006 is a fresh start for the band who have transformed into one of Perth’s premier electro disco rock acts. 2005 saw the band take a full head of steam and play in just about every nook and cranny around WA. The bands popularity saw them take out best live electronic act in the 2006 WAMI (WA Music Industry) awards and release their debut single “Invisible Man” as well as support the likes of sonicanimation, Endorphin, The Panda Band, The Avenues and many more. Lineup-wise, the band has only one founding member Rhys Watson (B Movie Heroes) left and has been joined by some of the most talented artists around in WA, if not Australia. New Sleepy Jackson guitarist and former Spencer Tracy frontman Lee Jones heads up the 'naut on vocals, guitar and keys. With his
