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Sunnyboys
Australian power pop/post-punk band
Formed in 1980
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Sunnyboys were an Australian power pop band formed in Sydney in 1979. Fronted by singer-songwriter/guitarist Jeremy Oxley, the band began performing on the city's pub circuit – where, according to music historian Ian Mc Farlane, they "breathed some freshness and vitality into the divergent Sydney scene". Their first two albums, Sunnyboys and Individuals, both appeared in the Top 30 of the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart.
Sunnyboys first broke up in June of 1984. Jeremy Oxley then formed various incarnations of the band throughout the 1980s and into 1991 as the only original member. Three-quarters of the original line-up then reunited for a one-off show in 1998 for the Mushroom 25 Concert. In 2012, the original line-up reunited for a surprise show in Sydney as part of the Dig It Up concert series, billed as "Kids in Dust". The original line-up of Sunnyboys later played sporadic shows in 2013 and continued to tour periodically for the rest of the decade. In September 2022, the band announced their impending split following a farewell tour in early 2023. They played their final show at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on 18 February 2023.
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Sunnyboys est un groupe de power pop australien formé à Sydney en 1979. Ils sont influencés par des groupes comme les Kinks, les Beatles et les Flamin' Groovies. Dès leurs premiers concerts, ils bénéficient d'un public amateur de rock frustré par la séparation de Radio birdman. Leur sens de la mélodie leur vaut un certain succès en Australie où leurs deux premiers albums entrent le Top 30. Le premier d'entre eux se caractérise par un gros son de guitare et un tempo enlevé alors que sur le second album figurent des chansons plus lentes et des mélodies plus sophistiquées.
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Discography
Albums
- 1981 Sunnyboys
- 1982 Individuals
- 1984 Get Some Fun
- 1989 Wildcat
EPs
- 1980 Sunnyboys