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The Fauves – When Good Times Go Good

By Craig Smith • Nov 14th, 2008 • Category: Album Reviews

Melbourne’s The Fauves prove to be remarkably prophetic with their ninth serve of twisted rock.

The Fauves – Everybody’s Getting a 3 Piece Together

By Craig Smith • Feb 20th, 2008 • Category: Secret History of Australian Music

In a special expanded edition of SHOAM we spotlight Melbourne’s misunderstood rockers The Fauves and their “Everybody’s Getting a 3 Piece Together” single as well as interviewing main man Andrew Cox about that single, his top 5 Fauves tracks and his upcoming solo album. The Fauves are the only band I’ve ever written fan-mail to. [...]

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You couldn’t pair a better band with a better song with New York’s The Walkmen taking on the R.E.M. classic “Driver 8″ as part of the AV Club’s Undercover series. With the list of 25 songs narrowed down to just one, The Walkmen were left with the track nobody else wanted. Regardless, they take “Driver 8″ and transform into their own inimitable style, albeit a little rough and ready, with vocalist Hamilton Leithauser sounding as if he’s never heard the song in his life. It’s worth remembering that the new Walkmen album Lisbon is due for release on September 13 through Bella Union, and coincidently, the deluxe edition of R.E.M.’s Fables Of The Reconstruction in which “Driver 8″ sits proudly on, was released a month or so ago. Webcuts favourite R.E.M. album of all time, you say? Well, yes, indeed it is.