Sydney, AU. (Top40 Charts/ EMI MUSIC Australia) - The rumours are true. The kids are taking over. We spent so much energy encouraging them to read so that they wouldn't end up haggard and hungover like ourselves, but then they realised that they knew more and they could play better guitar.
Operator Please and Van She � both promising young bands who have released EPs to critical acclaim and built up solid fanbases not only around Australia but overseas as well � have put together debut records separately and are now coming together on a vibrant double headlining tour that will show Australia just why they're the future.
This will be Operator Please's first national tour since they unleashed the infuriatingly catchy Just A Song About Ping Pong. They'll be in good form, around recording the record they've been assaulting the UK on the NME Freshers tour with The Go! Team (if there was ever an argument for Ritilin distribution this would have to be it), following which they'll be heading around the mother country as part of MTV2's Gonzo Tour, playing with industry darlings Bloc Party, We Are Scientists and Babyshambles. Their previous Australian tours were alongside Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys. How many synonyms can you come up with for hip?
The new Operator Please album is lovingly entitled Yes Yes Vindictive and will be released November 10. The band are already nominated for two ARIA awards (Best Breakthrough Artist and Bets Pop Release) for Just A Song About Ping Pong (which incidentally hit number 12 on the ARIA chart here and number 1 on the UK MTV chart). They may take home an ARIA before they take home a High School Certificate.
Operator Please formed at Elenora High in 2005 during chess club. (What did I tell you? The nerdy kids are set to take it all) The band consists of Amandah Wilkinson, Sarah Gardiner, Ashley McConnell and cousins Taylor Henderson and Tim Commander.
Van She have been around a little longer, and have cut their teeth touring the country with acts like Yeah Yeah Yeahs and our own local heroes Faker. Their intense live shows caught the eyes of any cooler and they'd be frozen label Modular, known for not only having their fingers on the pulse but pumping the beat themselves.
After testing the waters with various producers they settled on Jim Abbiss (who can show his kids albums from DJ Shadow, Massive Attack, Arctic Monkeys and Ladytron to name a few). They recorded in London's Konk Studios and refrained from picking up accents (however did learn the value of a decent scarf). Their first single, Cat & The Eye, should be on the radio shortly, and the as yet untitled album will be out on Modular early next year.
Opening the shows are achingly fresh Canberra outfit Soft Tigers, who consistently defy categorisation with so much energy they may soon not even be able to be called musicians. In fact, members Bucky Toller, Neil Harvey and Pal Gupta prefer to think of themselves as filmmakers, directors and editors. Their debut album, Gospel Ambitions, was recorded in a weatherboard home on the south coast and thrown together with as much regard for musicianship as a nudist has for a polo sweater. They've toured live, almost begrudgingly, with acts such as MSTRKRFT, Young And Restless and Architecture in Helsinki, and Gospel Ambitions is released on October 20 through Shiny Records.
Triple j, Channel [V], MySpace, Drum Media and Scorpio Music present:
Operator Please & Van She with guests Soft Tigers
October 30 - Annandale Hotel (Sydney)
November 2 - Corner Hotel (Melbourne)
November 3 - Adelaide Uni Bar (Adelaide)
November 4 - Amplifier Bar (Perth)
November 7 - The Zoo (Brisbane)
November 8 - Southport RSL (Gold Coast)
Tickets for all shows on sale now.
Operator Please have recently had huge success with their first single 'Just A Song About Ping Pong' all over radio and TV. Following hot on its heels is their first ever mobile game inspired by the 70's video game classic, "Pong". You simply choose which member of the band to play as, rack up your high score and challenge your friends!
The game features music from the hit single "Just A Song About Ping Pong" and plays on most Java enabled mobile phones. Just send the word "Ping" to 193 123 via SMS* to download the game direct to your mobile phone.
'GET WHAT YOU WANT' INSTORE OCTOBER 27
'YES YES VINDICTIVE' INSTORE IN NOVEMBER 10
