Tom Lyngcoln
Tom Lyngcoln |
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Tom Lyngcoln is an Australian guitarist and vocalist.
Biography
Lyngcoln began his musical career in Hobart, Tasmania.[1] In 1995-1996 Lyngcoln played bass with Hobart hardcore band Headcleaner, and guitar and vocals his college band Vertigo 3, with bassist Andy Stacey and drummer Tom Sparks. Vertigo 3 disbanded in 1996, and Stacey and Lyngcoln joined forces with Dan McKay to become the core of the initial line up of The Nation Blue in 1997.
Until his departure for Melbourne, Lyngcoln played in various other Hobart bands as side projects, such as the Vodka Party and Mindless Violence.
In 1999 Lyngcoln and Nation Blue drummer Dan McKay relocated to Melbourne, and from there, recruited a new bassist, Matt Weston[2] to fill the new Nation Blue line up. Since relocating, the Nation Blue has released four[3] studio albums, and toured extensively both in Australia and overseas, and with international acts including Helmet, Foo Fighters and Magic Dirt.
Tom Lyngcoln's work has been described as "jazz inflected" guitar work with "fully formed lyrics"[4] and The Nation Blue have recently been listed as one of Rolling Stone Magazine's favourite Australian bands.[5]
Discography
| Vertigo 3 | Exchanging Tokens for External Organs Tape only | Fear of Children | c. 1995 |
| The Nation Blue | Demo #1 | Fear Of Children | 1997 |
| The Nation Blue | Descend 7" | Fear Of Children | 1999 |
| The Nation Blue | A Blue Print for Modern Sound | Trial and Error | 2001 |
| The Nation Blue | Damnation | Casa Del Disco Records | 2004 |
| The Nation Blue | Idiot 7" | Solar/Sonar & Casa Del Disco | 2004 |
| The Nation Blue | Live At Spectrum DVD | Solar/Sonar | 2006 |
| The Nation Blue | Protest Songs | Casa Del Disco | 2006 |
| The Nation Blue | Album 4 (as yet unnamed) | Casa Del Disco | 2009 |
Compilations
| Trial and Error Sampler | Trial and Error 3: Punk Metal Hardcore Sampler | 2003 |
| Unstable Ape Records | Make Mix Tapes Not War | 2003 |
Reference List
- ^ http://www.last.fm/music/The+Nation+Blue
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20030421215929/homepages.ihug.com.au/~adraino/scouts/tree.html
- ^ http://www.bombshellzine.com/newspage/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3568&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
- ^ http://www.messandnoise.com/releases/5599
- ^ http://www.killyourstereo.com/news/0/2095/the-nation-blue-return/
External Links
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