SPECIAL PATROL BIO
• Born and raised in Adelaide –The very south
of Australia.
• Over the last couple of years Special Patrol has been busy building
audiences all over the country.
• Past tours & supports:
• Ben Kweller (USA), Paul Weller (UK), The Mountain Goats (USA), Maximo
Park (UK), The Bees (UK), Idlewild (UK), Turin Brakes (UK), Donovan Frankenreiter
(USA), Evermore (NZ), Powderfinger, Paul Kelly, The Whitlam’s, Pete Murray,
Kiss Chasey, The Church, Little Birdy, The Vasco Era, TZU, Love Outside Andromeda,
Youth group, Old Man River, Andy Clockwise, The Custom Kings, Bertie Blackman
to name just a few.
• Festivals include: Falls Festival main stage 2006 and 2008, Big Day
Out 2007, Clipsal 500 Concert 2008 with Powderfinger, The Woodford Festival
2009 to name just a few…
• Radio: Over the past few years Special Patrol has had many songs added
to radio around the country on many stations such as Triple J, Nova, Triple
M, ABC, Coast FM, 3RRR, FBI, 4ZZZ, 3D to name a few.
• New Album: Special Patrol have just released a new album in September
2009 called The Stranger’s Dozen which has already been enjoying overwhelmingly
positive reviews and lots of great airplay around the country. A sold out concert
(500 strong crowd) was held at Fowler’s Live in Adelaide mid Nov 2009
after great shows through QLD, VIC and NSW Oct/Nov 2009.
• Great footage of these shows can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sUZNoJ1rZ8
• In Australia SP is with Premier Artist Agency, and their albums are
distributed through MGM.
• Publishing: Myles, the singer/guitarist/song writer of the band has
been signed to Mushroom Publishing.
• They are sub-published by Chrysalis Music in the USA.
• Mushroom Publishing have ensured Special Patrol’s music is heard
on television, film and advertising around the world in recent times.
• Also in late 2007 Special Patrol won the SA final of The MTV Kick-start
Awards based on the quality of their live show. Out of 800 bands that entered
Australia wide they were in the national finals with 6 bands and have since
received some great exposure through MTV.
Contact
The band: Myles: ph: +61 (0)419 807 451 Or email: mylesmayo1@hotmail.com
Band website: www.specialpatrol.com.au
Or MySpace: www.myspace.com/specialpatrol1
SOME REVIEWS ON SPECIAL PATROL 2009:
“THE STRAGER’S DOZEN”
Sydney Morning Herald – Jason Treuen
“Special Patrol’s days of flying under the radar are numbered. This
independent Adelaide five piece swing between cozy alt country and beautiful
pop, making deceptively simple tunes and embellishing them without it ever feeling
labored. Aided and abetted by Myles Mayo’s warm, world-weary voice this
is great stuff.”
Jeff Jenkins –Inpress &JB HiFi Magazine review
& - Melbourne Street Press
“on the strength of this album Myles deserves to be recognized as one
of our finest songwriters.”
DB Magazine – Adelaide Street Press – Ryan
Winter
Special Patrol have delivered one of the most alluring albums of this year in
my opinion. What a fantastically layered, textural and polished work this is.
Perhaps musically similar to Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, this album has
a beautiful tune to it from the start. Album opener In Between You And Me begins
as a folk style chronicle; a series of melancholy tales about relating life
and love. Sounds unremarkable I know, but so many bands fuck this up miserably,
so discovering an album which tenderly moulds each song together into a wonderfully
crafted musical sculpture is particularly pleasant.
Ordinary Life is a toe tapping pop tune that provides a great secondary launch
pad into the album, while New Year’s Eve is a fantastic ode to the eternal
optimism offered by that one night of the year. Lyrically, this album is silky,
and Myles Mayo’s vocals are equally impressive. All in all, there is not
really anything to dislike in this release.
USA Review - Baby Sue Magazine – 5 star review
“when we heard "Hot Air Balloon" we became instantly interested
in this band. The tune is a super simple easy pop track that, in a perfect world,
would be a hugely successful hit single. Because we were so blown away by that
particular tune, we kept playing this CD over and over...and fell in love with
every song on this album. The folks in this band have a very simple, direct,
sparse sound that is centered around vocal melodies and lyrics. There are no
cutesy studio gimmicks and the folks in the band look like regular people. After
spinning this album about ten or fifteen times...we finally decided that it
had to be a top pick this month. There's so much to like here...hummable melodies...excellent
understated vocals...inspired playing...and, above all, the songs themselves.
Killer smooth pop cuts include "In Between You and Me," "Ordinary
Life," "Hot Air Balloon," and "Like I Loved You Then."
Recommended.” (Rating: 5++)
(http://www.babysue.com/2009-Oct-LMNOP-Reviews.html#anchor92171)
Rave Magazine – Brisbane Street Press – 13
Oct edition.
“Delightful offbeat indie folk-pop from Adelaide five-piece Special Patrol’s
new album The Stranger’s Dozen is a remarkably accomplished blend of rustic
acoustic strumalongs, left-of-centre indie pop and fresh air brightness. There’s
melancholy, but of the most lovely, hook-filled kind in the charming Teenage
Sweetheart. Meanwhile, In Between You And Me is unplugged songsmanship at its
most intriguing, like Harry Nilsson covering Pavement’s Range Life. Elsewhere,
Ordinary Life continues the acoustic flavor, but with an almost Motown riff
and girly backing vocals revealing further pop twists. New Years Eve has darker
undertones than the drunken revelry often associated with its title’s
celebrations, but remains buoyant and catchy with an excellent, string-fuelled
chorus. Jaunty Kinks tinges with a dab of George Harrison emerge in the similarly
high quality In My Life. Guitarist/vocalist Myles Mayo delivers these songs
in a nervous, shaky but utterly likeable fashion, his quivering voice intuitive
enough to acknowledge the essential pop classicism at the centre of these songs.
Whether you enjoy a solitary glass of red while immersing yourself in Gene Clark
records or simply like melodies that get the milkman whistling, you’ll
find plenty to love in these 10 songs.”
MATT THROWER
Crikey – Online line magazine –Tim Dunlop
It’s not just that the tunes are catchy in the best traditions of pop
music; there is the added bonus that they are intelligent. The lyrics are really
clever and add a whole grown-up dimension to what might otherwise be dismissed
as fluff. It works beautifully with the music and Myles Mayo sings it perfectly.
He has a genuinely expressive voice with an interesting edge to it that nicely
avoids crossing over into either cliche or novelty act. The first single, ‘Right
On’, is another killer track. It starts with a kids’ choir —
always a risk — but they pull it off with the sort of aplomb that the
Stones managed on ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’. I
love the arrangement especially the way the
words right on are injected into the chorus. And then I love how the choir cuts
out and is replaced with some very tasteful fiddle playing towards the end.
Terrific pop song.
(http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2009/09/03/wheres-the-ambition-special-patrol/)
USA Review - Online music Magazine 52 Shows.com
I’m always attracted to music that initially sounds good and then offers
a deeper level of appreciation once you get around to the lyrics. Special Patrol
falls in that category. Why they haven’t cracked into the States is beyond
me. All the elements are there for hipsters to salivate over.
Review on Death to the Speaker’s online Mag:
“South Australia's Special Patrol have created an album I think anyone
would be hard pressed to not like. Simple rhythms, a well balanced mix of instruments
to complement the songs which never sound forced, contrived or overdone.”
Death to Your Speakers Review
(http://www.deathtoyourspeakers.com/special-patrolthe-strangers-dozen/)
DB Magazine article – Adelaide Street press - Oct
25 edition –Steve Jones
Take my word for it – You have to see these guys - if justice prevails,
one day you’ll be telling your mates you saw Special Patrol way back when.
Rip It Up – Adelaide Music street magazine Review
–Scott McLennan
The Stranger’s Dozen proves what an impressive Aussie gem these guys really
are.
National Radio Home Brew Show:
“I've gotta say, The Stranger’s Dozen is one of my favorite Aussie
releases so far this year! Really diggin' what these guys are doing.”
From Noddy, Home Brew Radio – Broadcasts all over Australia