The new album ‘Avalanche’ from Melbourne’s indie champions British India has cemented their position as Australia's hottest young independent band, giving the boys their 2nd Top 10 album in 18 months. The band are now heading to the UK to spread the love, releasing the 'Vanilla' EP and hitting the clubs to show off what is already known as one of Australia’s most powerful live shows.
The four school friends emerged from the fertile underbelly of Melbourne’s independent music scene to take Australia by storm in July 2007 with their acclaimed debut album 'Guillotine'. As the songs ‘Black & White Radio’, ‘Tie Up My Hands’ and ‘Run The Red Light’ became arm-raising, air-punching anthems at venues and festivals across the country, British India developed a hard-earned reputation for their explosive live shows.
Exactly one year later in July 2008 the boys released their second album 'Thieves'. 'Thieves' demonstrated the band’s growth, both as songwriters and musicians as heard in the brooding, foot-stomping singles ‘I Said I’m Sorry,’ ‘This Dance Is Loaded,’ ‘You Will Die And I Will Take Over’ and ‘God Is Dead (meet the kids)’, and earned the boys their first 2008 ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association) Award nomination.
Their latest album ‘Avalanche’ released in Australia in May 2010 received rave reviews nationally and again debuted in the ARIA Top Ten. Jam-packed with pop melodies, high-octane rock & roll, and the lyrical genius of singer Declan Melia; 'Avalanche' takes the garage pop which has characterized British India’s initial success to new heights and features two of their most popular songs to date ‘Vanilla’ and the title track ’Avalanche’.
Having resisted the temptation of signing with the major record labels the band remains unsigned and more independent than ever before. As vocalist Declan Melia recently joked in Rolling Stone “The only way we could be more independent is if we carried the records into the stores ourselves”.
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