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Artist
Moaning Lisa
12+ albums
indie rockindieaustraliashoegazecanberra indie
about
There are two artists with this name: 1. A Canberra, Australia based alt rock band 2. A Kansas City, Missouri based alt rock band 1. Formed in April 2016, Moaning Lisa is made up of four under-motivated university students who find purpose in making loud noises together. Taking cues from the likes of Wolf Alice and Pixies, Moaning Lisa operate somewhere between composed restraint and fuzzed-out, life-affirming alternative rock. Coming off an NLMA nomination and three singles in their first nine months as a band (including BMA Magazine’s song of the year, ‘Comfortable’), Moaning Lisa released their debut EP 'The Sweetest' on 24th of March, 2017. They back it all up with a masterful, raucus live show that won them 2016’s National Campus Band Competition and sees them consistently pack out venues in their hometown. Sonically, 'The Sweetest' catapults the listener back to the early nineties, when shoegaze bands like My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive were making waves, and grunge icons Pixies and Sonic Youth reigned supreme. The harmonies between Charlotte Versegi and Hayley Manwaring, Moaning Lisa’s lead vocalists, are inspired by the likes of The Cranberries and The Breeders. Garnering national attention after their video calling for action on gig harassment went viral in 2016, Moaning Lisa’s video clip for ‘Shoe-in’, which they say “illuminates inclusivity, diversity, and how much fun a show can be without being a fuckwit,” was included in Triple J Unearthed’s best new vide
