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Members: Skritch-Guitar/Vocals, Damon Cox-Drums/Vocals, Tanzie-Bass

"MARY TREMbLES are adventurous and sharp! They play edgy, jittery guitars, they play smooth arched up rock, they play fat dirty bass, and it's all really great. Their range is broad and they make it look fucking easy..."
- Rave Magazine

"Like The Cars with angst"
-Time Off Magazine

MARY TREMbLES combine sparseness with menacing intensity and melodic pop hooks. The Brisbane, Australia - based 3 piece was actually born in Los Angeles. Founding member and principal songwriter Skritch (Tex Perkins' Dark Horses, Gota Cola) was chatting with Damon Cox (Intercooler) over drinks at The Viper Room after an Intercooler show. (Skritch was on live sound duties for Intercooler on their US tour) Both agreed they needed an additional creative outlet and Skritch had a swag of songs which were screaming to be heard. Upon their return to Brisbane they called upon longtime friend Duey Coert (recently replaced by Matt Tanner) and the line-up was complete. This was June 2005.

MARY TREMbLES has completed a 7 song mini-album entitled ps...situation which was released in June 2006 on Plus One Records. (home to Intercooler, Giants Of Science, The Gin Club, Iron On) and is distributed in Australia by Shock. The opening track 'Scene From Below' was instantly added to high rotation on national radio network triple j. The band were also selected as a triple j 'Next Crop' artist for Ausmusic Month in November 2006. In past years, Next Crop has introduced the public to the likes of Wolfmother, Wolf & Cub, Josh Pyke and more. The band has been playing shows virtually non-stop since the release of ps...situation, with the likes of Urge Overkill (US), Dinosaur Jr (US), Datarock (Norway), Regurgitator, Beasts Of Bourbon and The Mess Hall, and played the 2007 Big Day Out festival.

More than just a side project, MARY TREMbLES have built a strong reputation for their dynamic live shows.


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'ps...situation' mini-album review. Time Off Magazine August 2006...

"This debut mini-album by local trio Mary Trembles was recorded before the band had even played a gig, but is nonetheless a fine introduction to an extremely talented outfit.

Frontman Skritch has played a variety of roles in the past with such luminaries as Tex Perkins Dark Horses and the much-missed Gota Cola, but in Mary Trembles he takes the reins and handles guitar, vocal and songwriting duties with aplomb.

The rhythm section of drummer Damon Cox (Intercooler) and Duey Coert on bass combine together wonderfully, giving Skritch a propulsive bed on which to lay down his edgy tales of despair and redemption. Opening tunes Scene From Below and Not My Fault bury themselves in your brain and refuse to leave, their catchy melodies and memorable riffs earmarking them as surefire radio fodder.

Elsewhere pumping instrumental track Emergency Signs For Motorists and the trance-inducing Emotional Calligraphy show a breadth of scope quite remarkable in a band who had only been together for such a brief time when the songs were put to tape.

In the intervening months Mary Trembles have played and toured extensively and are already showing signs of taking it to the next level, making this a superb snapshot of a potentially excellent band finding their feet."