Falling Joys is an Australian alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band formed in Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

 in 1985. They were composed of lead singer Suzie Higgie

Suzie Higgie

Suzie Higgie is an Australian musician. She was lead singer and songwriter for the Falling Joys, an Australian alternative rock band formed in Canberra in 1985....

, guitarist Stuart G. Robertson, bass guitarist and vocalist Pat Hayes, and drummer Pete Velzen. They frequently played at the ANU's refectory bar, and supported international touring acts, including, in 1989, The Buzzcocks

Buzzcocks

Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...

. Towards the end of the band's life, Velzen was replaced by Jason Morrisby on the recording of one EP (Universal Mind).

In February 2011, Falling Joys played their first live show in 15 years at the outdoor amphitheatre of the National Museum of Australia

National Museum of Australia

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, Canberra.

Studio albums

Year	Title	Label
1990	Wish List	Volition Volition Records Volition Records was a Sydney, Australia-based record label specialising in electronic music styles such as house, techno, synthpop and trance. It was founded by Andrew Penhallow in the late 1980s, but folded in the late 1990s....
1992	Psychohum	Volition
1993	Aerial	Volition

EPs and singles

Year	Title	Label
1986	Burnt So Low b/w Kiss the World	self-produced
1988	Nearly A Sin	Volition
1988	You're In A Mess	Volition
1989	Omega	Volition
1990	Lock It	Volition
1991	Jennifer	Volition
1991	Jennifer - The Live EP	Volition
1992	Black Bandages	Volition
1992	Incinerator	Volition
1992	A Winter's Tale	Volition
1993	Fiesta!	Volition
1993	Breakaway	Volition
1994	Make It Soon/Amen	Volition
1995	Universal Mind	Volition

Compilations

Year	Title
1985	Duck Soup ("Burnt So Low (Live)" and "Wide Open Skies")
1985	Beyond the Wireless ("What She Believes")
1989	Rockin' Bethlehem ("The Little Drummer Boy")
1991	JJJ: Live at the Wireless ("Puppy Drink")
1994	Earth Music ("Over Now")