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Bats of Darkwell Lane
The first taste of betchadupa's forthcoming second album, the track 'The Bats of Darkwell Lane' is released to radio in New Zealand and Australia this week. Recorded in July in Melbourne's Sing Sing Studios with producer Magoo (Regurgitator, Midnight Oil, Powderfinger etc) 'Bats' is one of the the first batch of tracks that they have put down. 'The Bats of Darkwell Lane' has everything you'd expect from betchadupa - and more! In what has almost become a betchadupa trademark it has both soaring harmonies and driving rock. Like the bat it flies and swoops. "Bats is one of the most enjoyable but also most challenging songs to play . The difficult bass rhythm in the chorus really fucks up my singing." Joe Bramley (bassist betchadupa) betchadupa have spent a good deal of 2003 offshore having performed shows at South by South West in Austin Texas, London, Los Angeles and New York. In Australia and New Zealand this year they have opened for Pearl Jam, Jane's Addiction, Queens of the Stoneage, Foo Fighters and Coldplay. Right now they're now preparing for the second recording session for what will be their first album release for Liberation Music. Expect the album early in 2004. betchadupa are: Matt Eccles (drums), Liam Finn (vocals and guitar), Chris Garland (guitars) and Joe Bramley (bass). They released their first self-titled EP in 2000, the '3D EP' in 2001 and the album 'The Alphabetchadupa' (which debuted at #2 on the NZ charts) in 2002. They won 'Best New Act' at the 2001 NZ Music Awards, 'Rock Album of the Year' at the 2002 B-Net Awards and were nominated for a Silver Scroll in 2002 for the wonderful 'Life Will Be The Same'.
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