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End of Fashion are an Australian power pop
Power pop
Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...

 band from Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

. The band consists of singer and guitarist Justin Burford, guitarist Rodney Aravena, bassist Simon Fasolo, and drummer Mike Hobbs. The group gained mainstream attention with their 2005 single "O Yeah
O Yeah
"O Yeah" is the debut single by Australian power pop band End of Fashion, taken from their 2005 self-titled debut album. The song is featured in the video game FIFA Street 2.-Track listing:-Info:...

", which reached number 21 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

. To date, the group have released two studio albums, two EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

s, eight singles, and are currently in the process of recording a new album.

History

The band was originally formed as a side project by guitarists Justin Burford and Rodney Aravena together with drummer Malcolm Clark and bassist Jonathon Dudman. After two years, Justin and Rodney split from The Sleepy Jackson
The Sleepy Jackson
The Sleepy Jackson are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia. The band's name was inspired by a former drummer who was narcoleptic. The band revolves around the distinctive vocal style of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Luke Steele...

, reformed as End of Fashion and, after a series of bass players and drummers—including Vanessa Thornton from Jebediah
Jebediah
Jebediah is an Australian alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Perth, Western Australia. The group consists of vocalist and guitarist Kevin Mitchell, guitarist Chris Daymond, bassist Vanessa Thornton, and Kevin's brother Brett Mitchell on drums...

, Mike Hobbs, Hugh Jennings (Autopilot), Nicholas Jonsson, and Tom King—the band have settled on their current line-up which sees Mike Hobbs returning to the drums and Simon Fasolo, previously of Perth band Colors, taking over the bass.

In 2003 they started work on their first recording, a four-track EP Rough Diamonds / Anything Goes with former Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil , were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...

 guitarist Jim Moginie
Jim Moginie
James "Jim" Moginie is an Australian musician. He is best known for his work with Midnight Oil, of which he was a founding member, guitarist, keyboardist and leading songwriter...

 as producer. The EP was released through independent label Hello Cleveland!
Hello Cleveland!
Hello Cleveland! is an independent record label based in Darlinghurst, New South Wales. Established by One Louder Entertainment in 2001, their records were distributed by EMI in Australia and New Zealand.The name is a reference to the film This Is Spinal Tap, in which the eponymous band becomes...

/EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

.

Radio station Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...

 added both singles "Anything Goes" and "Rough Diamonds" to high rotation across the board in the first week of the release of the EP and following sell-out shows during their five week national tour supporting Little Birdy
Little Birdy
Little Birdy are an Australian indie rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia in 2002 by singer and guitarist Katy Steele, drummer Matt Chequer, guitarist and keyboardist Simon Leach, and bass guitarist Scott O'Donoghue...

 and Betchadupa
Betchadupa
Betchadupa is a New Zealand pop/rock group.Formed in 1997, in Auckland, the band features Liam Finn, son of Neil Finn, of Crowded House and Split Enz and Matt Eccles, son of Brent Eccles ....

. Concluding with their own headline shows to overwhelming fan response, commercial stations began follow to suit. The raunchy "Rough Diamonds" video was well-received by Channel V
Channel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...

, Video Hits
Video Hits (Australian TV series)
Video Hits was an Australian music video program that first aired on 15 February 1987. From 7 May 2011 it broadcasted on Network Ten for two hours each Saturday and Sunday morning: 10am – 12pm on Saturdays and 8am – 10am on Sundays. Video Hits was the world's second longest running music show...

, and ABC TV
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...

's Rage
Rage (TV program)
Rage is a popular all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Saturday nights. It was first screened on the weekend of Friday, 17 April 1987. With Soul Train no longer being produced, it is the oldest music television program currently still...

. The EP was released in March 2004 and debuted at number 57 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. The band signed to EMI/Capitol Australia for overseas licensing options in early 2004, before playing SXSW.

On 25 August 2005, End of Fashion released their self-titled debut album
End of Fashion (album)
End of Fashion is the debut album by Australian power pop band End of Fashion. It was released in Australia on 15 August 2005, reaching number 3 in the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, and was certified gold...

, which was recorded in Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1835, it was named after the British university city of Oxford in hopes of having the state university located there, which it did successfully attract....

 and produced by Dennis Herring
Dennis Herring
Dennis Herring is an American record producer, engineer, mixer, and musician. Herring has produced for The Hives, Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Modest Mouse, Camper Van Beethoven, and Jars of Clay. Herring owns a 24-track recording studio, Sweet Tea Studios, which is located in Oxford, Mississippi...

, a veteran who has worked with Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...

, Counting Crows
Counting Crows
Counting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained popularity following the release of its debut album in 1993, August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones"...

, and Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think...

. The album went gold in Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

, and was released in the United States in May 2006.

The band name, which has ambiguous origins, also stands for the band's modus operandi.


I want to break down the walls – within that context, that image, we can do anything we want no matter whether it's super cheesy or punk, I want to kill fashion, see the end of it. – Justin Burford


The band's first single "O Yeah
O Yeah
"O Yeah" is the debut single by Australian power pop band End of Fashion, taken from their 2005 self-titled debut album. The song is featured in the video game FIFA Street 2.-Track listing:-Info:...

" reached number 21 on the ARIA Singles Chart, number 8 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2005
Triple J Hottest 100, 2005
The 2005 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2006. It was the thirteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J....

, won two ARIA Awards and was nominated for the prestigious APRA
Australasian Performing Right Association
The Australasian Performing Right Association is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. The association's head offices located in Sydney Australia, and it has branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth...

 'Song of the Year'. The fourth single "The Game" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at a career high number 13 in 2006.

Their songs have been on the games Thrillville
Thrillville
Thrillville is a simulation and strategy video game that depicts theme park management, very similar to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, which Frontier Developments also created. Thrillville is currently available for PlayStation 2, PSP and Xbox.-Plot:...

(which featured "She's Love" and "Lock Up your Daughters" on the in-game radio) and FIFA Street 2
FIFA Street 2
FIFA Street 2 is the sequel to the video game FIFA Street. A new "trick stick beat" system was introduced and new authentic tricks were also introduced. The game is available on the GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox...

(which featured "O Yeah"). "The Game" was featured as the theme song for the 2007
National Rugby League season 2007
The 2007 NRL season was the one hundredth season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the tenth run by the National Rugby League...

 NRL season coverage on the Nine Network.

On 15 December 2007 End of Fashion released a new song, "Biscit" [sic] on the band's official website, Facebook, and MySpace pages, having previously released the lyrics on 17 September 2007, and in May 2008, confirmed on their website that their second album, titled Book of Lies
Book of Lies (album)
Book of Lies is the second album by Australian power pop band End of Fashion. The album was released on 27 September 2008 on Capitol/EMI. It was recorded in Perth, Western Australia, co-produced by Magoo and Andy Lawson , mixed by Tim Palmer in Los Angeles, and mastered by Stephen Marcussen Book...

, would be released in September 2008.

Whilst End of Fashion released a further two new songs, "Kamikaze" and "Walkaway" on their MySpace page on 27 June 2008, the first single to be released from the album was "Fussy", which reached number 47 on debut.

In an interview with Time Out Sydney in February 2009, Burford revealed that Simon Fasolo had replaced Tom King as the band's bassist. "He's been a really good friend of ours for years and he's been brought into the fold to take Tom's spot who we encouraged to go pursue his own project."

The second single released from the album was "Dying for You". The song was a collaboration between Burford and Julian Hamilton
Julian Hamilton
Julian Thomas Hamilton is a singer, song-writer and keyboardist, who, with bandmate Kim Moyes, makes up successful Sydney electronica duo, The Presets.-Biography:...

 of The Presets
The Presets
The Presets are an Australian electronic duo formed in 2003, consisting of Julian Hamilton on vocals and keyboards, and Kim Moyes on drums and keyboards. They released their debut album Beams in 2005 to positive critical response. Their 2008 release Apocalypso debuted at number-one on the ARIA...

.

The third single, "Down or Down", was released digitally-only in March 2009 and received radio coverage. During their 2009 Australian tour in support of Evermore, Burford announced "Force of Habit" would be the fourth single taken from Book of Lies.

End of Fashion are currently working on new songs for their third album, which they started recording by the end of 2009. In 2011 Burford joined the cast of the Australian production of Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages (musical)
Rock of Ages is a rock/jukebox musical, with a book by Chris D'Arienzo, built around classic rock hits from the 1980s, especially from the famous glam metal bands of the decade. The musical features songs from Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Steve Perry, Poison and Asia, among...

, in the lead role of Drew Bowie.

Performances

The band has a large festival history, having performed at Homebake
Homebake
Homebake is an annual Australian rock festival, featuring an all-Australian lineup . The festival was first held on 4 January 1996 at Belongil Fields in Byron Bay, on the far north coast of New South Wales...

, Triple J's Home and Hosed and One Night Stand festivals, the Come Together Music Festival
Come Together Music Festival
Come Together is an all-ages Australian music festival performed at Luna Park Sydney. Beginning in 2005, it was originally two separate events, one in April and one in September. In 2006, a two-day festival was held in June , and the festival was again on the same long weekend in 2007...

, Southbound
Southbound (festival)
Southbound is an arts, camping and music festival. A variety of Australian and international artists perform at this event. The festival occurs annually, early January, at the Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton, Western Australia.-History:...

 in Busselton Western Australia, Falls Festival
Falls Festival
The Falls Festival is a New Year's Eve music festival, held annually in Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania Australia since 1993.It lasts four days, from 29 December to 1 January each year. The headline acts play mostly over two evenings, 30 December and 31 December...

 in Lorne
Lorne, Victoria
Lorne is a seaside town on Louttit Bay in Victoria, Australia. It is situated about the Erskine River and is a popular destination on the Great Ocean Road tourist route...

, Victoria and Marion Bay
Marion Bay, Tasmania
Marion Bay is a large bay and a bounded locality located on the southeast coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is near Dunalley in the Municipality of Sorell...

, Tasmania, and also the Big Day Out
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...

. They've also made several live appearances on TV shows such as Rove Live, Channel V, and MTV Australia.

End of Fashion have also played the South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...

 festival twice and have supported Metric
Metric (band)
Metric is a Canadian indie rock and New Wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band has also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles...

 in the US and Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow...

 for a show in Canada.

In 2006 they supported fellow Australian band The Living End
The Living End
The Living End are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney , Scott Owen and Andy Strachan...

 on their national 'All States of Emergency' tour, and also performed on the Coca Cola Live & Local tour alongside Evermore, The Veronicas
The Veronicas
The Veronicas are an Australian electrorock, pop-punk and rock band. Twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso formed the band in 1999 in Brisbane. They have their own line of clothing which was released in 2007....

, After the Fall
After the Fall (band)
After the Fall are an Australian rock band from the Central Coast of New South Wales, formed in 2004. The band consists of vocalist Benjamin Windsor, drummer Andrew Atkins, bassist Matthew Gore and guitarist Mark Edward Warner.-Band history:...

, and The Hot Lies
The Hot Lies
The Hot Lies were an alternative rock band based in Australia. The band formed in Adelaide, Australia, in 2004. Their line-up consisted of lead vocalist Pete Wood, rhythm guitarist Benjamin Pix, drummer Jared Brown, lead guitarist Luke Szabo and former I Killed the Prom Queen bassist Leaton Rose...

. The band then finished the year with performances at Pyramid Rock Festival
Pyramid Rock Festival
The Pyramid Rock Festival is a New Year's Eve camp-out rock music festival at Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.Beginning in 2004, it runs over two nights with two stages - the Main Stage, and the Pharaoh's Annex...

 on Phillip Island, Gloucester Park
Gloucester Park
Gloucester Park is a harness racing course in Perth, Western Australia. In the suburb of East Perth, the oval course is adjacent to the WACA Ground...

 in Perth, and Beats on the Beach at Byron Bay.

In 2008 the band performed at Churchlands Senior High School
Churchlands Senior High School
Churchlands Senior High School is a state co-educational school in Churchlands, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately ten minutes from the central business district.- History :...

 after a student won a Perth radio competition.

In the beginning of 2009 (February–March) the band undertook a national tour to promote Book of Lies, which was followed in April–May by a tour in support of Kate Miller-Heidke
Kate Miller-Heidke
Kate Miller-Heidke is a singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Australia. Although classically trained, she has followed a career in alternative pop music. She is signed to Sony Australia, Epic in the US and RCA in the UK.-Career:...

, and subsequently by a national tour (May–July) supporting Evermore.

Albums

  • End of Fashion
    End of Fashion (album)
    End of Fashion is the debut album by Australian power pop band End of Fashion. It was released in Australia on 15 August 2005, reaching number 3 in the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, and was certified gold...

    Capitol
    Capitol Records
    Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

    /EMI
    EMI
    The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

     (15 August 2005) #3 Australia (Gold)
  • Book of Lies
    Book of Lies (album)
    Book of Lies is the second album by Australian power pop band End of Fashion. The album was released on 27 September 2008 on Capitol/EMI. It was recorded in Perth, Western Australia, co-produced by Magoo and Andy Lawson , mixed by Tim Palmer in Los Angeles, and mastered by Stephen Marcussen Book...

    Capitol
    Capitol Records
    Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

    /EMI
    EMI
    The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

     (27 September 2008) #26 Australia

EPs

  • Rough DiamondsHello Cleveland!
    Hello Cleveland!
    Hello Cleveland! is an independent record label based in Darlinghurst, New South Wales. Established by One Louder Entertainment in 2001, their records were distributed by EMI in Australia and New Zealand.The name is a reference to the film This Is Spinal Tap, in which the eponymous band becomes...

     (1 March 2004) #57 Australia
  • Too Careful – Capitol (1 November 2004)

Singles

  • "O Yeah
    O Yeah
    "O Yeah" is the debut single by Australian power pop band End of Fashion, taken from their 2005 self-titled debut album. The song is featured in the video game FIFA Street 2.-Track listing:-Info:...

    " (17 July 2005) #21 Australia
  • "Lock Up Your Daughters" (13 November 2005) #45 Australia
  • "She's Love" (25 February 2006) #38 Australia
  • "The Game" (27 May 2006) #13 Australia
  • "Fussy" (30 August 2008) #47 Australia
  • "Dying for You" (December 2008)
  • "Down or Down" (March 2009)
  • "Force of Habit" (2009)

Music videos

Year Single Album Director
2004 "Rough Diamonds" Rough Diamonds / Anything Goes
"Too Careful" Too Careful Adam Howden
2005 "O Yeah" End of Fashion Ben Quinn
"Lock Up Your Daughters"
2006 "She's Love" Michael Spiccia
"The Game" Tom Spark
2008 "Fussy" Book of Lies Natasha Pincus
"Kamikaze"
"Dying for You" Steve McCallum

Compilations

  • Kiss My WAMi
    West Australian Music Industry Awards
    The Western Australian Music Industry Awards are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc...

     2006
    – "Too Careful" (February 2006)
  • Triple J Hottest 100 Vol.13 – "O Yeah" (March 2006)

Awards

  • 2005 ARIA Awards, Breakthrough Artist – Single for "O Yeah"
  • 2005 ARIA Awards, Best Video – "O Yeah" directed by Ben Quinn
  • 2006 WAMi Awards, Most Popular Music Video – "O Yeah"
  • 2009 WA Screen Award, Best Video – "Dying for You" directed by Steve McCallum

Nominations

  • 2006 MTV Australia Video Music Awards, Spankin' New Aussie Artist
  • 2006 The Jack Awards
    Jack Awards
    The Jack Awards are a set of popularly-voted Australian music awards, sponsored by Tennessee whiskey company Jack Daniel's. The awards were conceived by Damien Wilson, former creative director of Peer Group Media to create a national platform that rewarded all areas of Australian live music, from...

    , Best Live Band
  • 2006 APRA Song Of The Year, "O Yeah"
  • 2006 WAMi Awards, Best Rock Act
  • 2006 WAMi Awards, Best Male Vocalist, Justin Burford
  • 2006 WAMi Awards, Most Popular Single/EP, "O Yeah"
  • 2006 WAMi Awards, Most Popular Album, End of Fashion
  • 2006 WAMi Awards, Best Commercial Pop Act
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