The Lucksmiths

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Melbourne, Australia (1993 – present)

The Lucksmiths are an influential indiepop band from Melbourne, Australia which formed in 1993. The members are Martin ‘Marty’ Donald (Guitar), Taliesyn ‘Tali’ White (Vocals, Drums), and Mark ‘Marky’ Monnone (Bass) and in 2004 they acquired mid state orange’s guitarist Louis Richter on second guitar. Whilst originating from beach-side Melbourne, the original three members of The Lucksmiths moved to inner Melbourne and fell in love with its charms. The songs Under the Rotunda,

The Cassingle Revival and

Tmrw vs Y’day all demonstrate as much. In the early 90’s, they met Chris Crouch who had founded Candle Records. Crouch consequently began releasing their records, and they began to play the Melbourne indie circuit, most notably the Punters Club. This venue clearly holds a special place in The Lucksmiths’ history as seen in the song Requiem for the punters club, written after its conversion to hipster bar Bimbos. While the others still reside in various inner Melbourne suburbs, Mark now lives in coastal Tasmania. This has not harmed the quality of The Lucksmiths’ work nor is it a reflection of intra-band tension.

The Lucksmiths are noted for their simple melodies rich in humour and ironic verse. The majority of songs are written by Marty Donald. Although, both Tali White and Mark Monnone have written some of the band’s finest songs. Many of their lyrics are based on the eccentricities of the everyday. Several songs also deal with the more usual pop-song issues of romance in relationships, but in a unique, gentle and easy-to-relate-to way.

1	A Hiccup in Your Happiness	185
2	Sunlight in a Jar	181
3	The Chapter in Your Life Entitled San Francisco	161
4	Camera-Shy full track	157
5	The Music Next Door	125
6	Great Lengths	123
7	Young and Dumb	112
8	There Is a Boy That Never Goes Out full track	109
9	Now I'm Even Further Away	107
10	Fiction	97
11	Untidy Towns full track	94
12	Stayaway Stars full track	89
13	Midweek Midmorning	88
14	Guess How Much I Love You	87
15	The Perfect Crime full track	84

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oatmeal_pet wrote:
7 hours ago

I love these boys so much. <3

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SumthinLikeThat wrote:
yesterday afternoon

I only like my smiths with luck ;p

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sockpuppetrenny wrote:
Sunday afternoon

I can't wait for their new album. :)

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revolution_II wrote:
last month

baybeats await!

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Botoft wrote:
July 2008

I like my smiths without luck

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spearminthead wrote:
July 2008

love forever.

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twee_juan wrote:
July 2008

this band breaks my heart each day and it´s so amazing i have no words :)

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invisiblefrien2 wrote:
July 2008

XD!!!!! abuebo. fitttt fiit. los lucksmiths rifan, jajaja. eso que. abuelita mi cafe.jajaja.

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hadikid wrote:
July 2008

to singapore this august! =)

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mpstaton wrote:
July 2008

not bad.

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datakid wrote:
June 2008

I don't know tomrawrr...I saw them launch what bird is that many many years ago, and it still breaks my heart, that album.

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Tomrawrr wrote:
June 2008

Naturaliste is their best, naturally

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Iechium wrote:
June 2008

http://www.last.fm/music/Andrew+Kaffer/_/Transpontine+Remix has a sample of a Lucksmith's song.

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dinosauriee wrote:
May 2008

how cool isn't that?

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dinosauriee wrote:
May 2008

44,444 listeners total omg.

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liwaniuniu wrote:
May 2008

The Lucksmiths Discography http://www.mininova.org/search/?search=the+lucksmiths

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invisiblefrien2 wrote:
May 2008

Esta banda es increible, no me quito de la cabeza la cancion de stayaway stars.!!! Algun dia estaran en Mexico? no lo creo.

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swedepop wrote:
May 2008

I adore the lucksmiths solely. They are my favourite band since 2004.

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praeda wrote:
May 2008

SO CUTE! They make such great summer music, it makes me smile! :)

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Zeft wrote:
April 2008

Naturaliste is pretty good as well.

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