Davey Lane
Another Australian musician is today's featured Artist of the Week. Eazy Entertainment salutes to David Lane, also known as Davey Lane, who is one of the best male guitarist in Australia. Born on 31 January 1981, Davey Lane lead guitarist of You Am I (since 1999), and frontman of The Pictures. He is also a guitarist in Australian supergroup The Wrights. In January 29, 2005, Davey Lane performed with The Wrights at Waveaid presented at the Sydney Cricket Ground, in aid of the Boxing Day Tsunami. He then joined Jimmy Barnes' band and released The Pictures debut album, Pieces of Eight.
His talent was greatly recognized when Davey Lane was nominated for the Best Male Guitarist in 2006 at the Jack Awards for his work with You Am I. In 2007, he joined Crowded House for their tour in Europe and Australia, temporarily replacing Neil Finn's son Liam on miscellaneous guitar, keyboard and backup vocal duties. Late 2008 saw the release of You Am I's Dilettantes and the Pictures' Kicking Indifference.
After over a decade of experience as guitarist to one of Australia's much - loved rock groups You Am I, Davey Lane is going solo with his debut EP 'The Good Borne of Bad Tymes', set for release on September 6th, 2013.
Since joining You Am I at the tender age of 18, Lane has notched up six albums, an ARIA award, numerous world tours and shows with rock icons such as The Rolling Stones, The Who and The Strokes. Because of his big achievements and contributions in the Australian music industry, Davey Lane deserves to be featured as Eazy Entertainment's artist of the week.
His songwriting and recording collaborations are just as impressive and all-embracing, including co-writing with Jimmy Barnes, Jim Keays, Nic Cester (Jet), and hip-hop artist Phrase (on the 2011 Triple J hit ‘Apart’). He has featured as a guest on TV’s Rockwiz and has been the subject of several articles in Australian Guitar Player magazine.
Friday August 16 marks the official release of Davey Lane's debut single, "You’re The Cops, I'm The Crime."
You're The Cops, I'm The Crime is an ominous, brooding, psych-rock stomper with crunching hip hop drums and a soaring chorus, highlighting Lane's knack for melody and masterful guitar work. The 3-track digital release features the new single version and original home demo, as well as an exclusive remix from renowned Australian hip-hop producer M-Phazes (Bliss & Eso, Illy, Drapht, Phrase).
In support of the single and EP, Lane for the first time will embark on a headline tour through September and October with his band, beginning with Bigsound Live in Brisbane and then taking in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia.
"Lane has taken on the persona of Syd Barrett, joined Cheap Trick, and the result is brilliant....a spacey pop centrepiece that fits perfectly in with the niche crowd but still keeps Lane's rock credibility intact. For that, he should be lauded" - Drum Media, Single Of The Week
"a ripper electro-rock track that wastes no time launching into a beautifully wasted chorus, this intoxicating collection of notes that is deeply romantic in a bad-boy arsehole kind of way. A big, big hit, I think." - Beat Magazine, Single Of The Week
"A dark sliver of pop with one of those great single note quasi-funk-guitar riffs through the verse and a big, sweeping chorus replete with plenty of synth pads that add a kind of lush feel to the song." – TheMusic.com.au
Davey Lane
Davey Lane can do no wrong!
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