The Lucksmiths were set on foot in a bayside suburb of Melbourne back in the early '90s, and have since survived high school, university, several world tours, and most recently, their Saturn Returning years to continue beguiling audiences with their songs of modern front-porch romance. Mark, Louis, Tali and Marty are your boys, and en bloc all they need are straight-through-the-heart melodies and a jangly guitar (or two).

matinée releases:
click on catalogue number for release details

matinée 004
Untidy Towns 7" EP
September 1998

matinée 008
Southernmost 7" EP
April 1999

matcd004
Staring At The Sky mini-CD/10"
November 1999

matinée 018
T-Shirt Weather 7"/CDEP
September 2000

matinée 027
Friendless Summer 7"
June 2001

matcd019
Where Were We? CD
March 2002

matinée 042
Midweek Midmorning CDEP
November 2002

matcd027
A Little Distraction mini-CD
September 2003

matinée 057
San Francisco CDEP
February 2005

matcd039
Warmer Corners CD
April 2005

matinée 060
A Hiccup in Your Happiness CDEP
February 2006

matcd044
Spring A Leak 2xCD
September 2007

matcd049
First Frost CD
November 2008

matinée 077
Get-To-Bed Birds 7"
August 2010

matinée 005
Various Artists - A Smile Took Over double 7" EP
August 1999

matinée 013
Various Artists - La Soirée Matinée CS
August 1999

matinée 034
Various Artists - La Boda Guatemalteca CDEP
November 2001

matinée 050
Various Artists - Matinée 50! CD
July 2003

matinée 051
Various Artists - The Matinée Autumn Assortment! CD
November 2003

matcd030
Various Artists - Romantic and Square is Hip and Aware CD
January 2004

matinée 055
Various Artists - The Matinée Winter Warmer CD
December 2004

matcd045
Various Artists - The Matinée Hit Parade CD
October 2007

matcd050
Various Artists - The Matinée Grand Prix CD
January 2010


other releases:

• First Tape CD (Candle Records, 1993)
• Boondoggle CD (Candle Records, 1994)
• The Green Bicycle Case CD (Candle Records, 1995)
• Macintyre 7" EP (Candle Records, 1996)
• What Bird Is That? CD (Candle Records, 1996)
• split 7" with the Mabels (Candle Records, 1996)
• The Invention Of Ordinary Everyday Things/Up 7" (Drive-In Records, 1997)
• A Good Kind Of Nervous CD (Drive-In Records/Candle Records, 1998)
• Happy Secret CD (Drive-In Records/Candle Records, 1999)
• Greatest Hits! CS (Candle Records, 2000)
• Why That Doesn't Surprise Me CD (Drive-In Records/Candle Records/Fortuna Pop! Records, 2001)
• The Cassingle Revival/Myopic Friends 7" (Fortuna Pop! Records, 2001)
• Naturaliste CD (Drive-In Records/Candle Records/Fortuna Pop! Records, 2003)

further reading:
Interview with You Aint No Picasso (USA), March 2006
Interview with Tasty (UK), August 2005
Interview with PopMatters (USA), June 2005
KEXP radio live session and interview (USA), May 2005
Pitchfork artist profile (USA), April 2005
Interview with Pennyblack (UK), January 2004
Interview with Britpop Arsenal (Germany), 2003
Interview with Baka Poi (France), 2003
Interview with Gaesteliste (Germany), 2003
Interview with Indie Shop (USA), August 2003
Interview with Tasty (UK), March 2003
Interview with Erasing Clouds (USA), October 2002
Interview with Think Small (Netherlands), 2002
Interview with Glorious Noise (USA), August 2002
Interview with National Public Radio (USA), August 2001
Interview with Gutless (USA), 2000
Interview with Oz Music Project (Australia)

contact:
website: http://www.thelucksmiths.com.au/
myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lucksmiths
see also: The Guild League