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Years active
  
2003–2004

Albums
  
Holes in the Valley

Genre
  
Folk

Genres
  
Alternative Country/Folk

Associated acts
  
Sleepy Jackson Gelbison Old Man River

Past members
  
Luke Steele, Edo Kahn, Nadav Kahn, Ohad Rein

Origin
  
Newcastle, Australia (2003)

Members
  
Luke Steele, Old Man River, Edo Kahn, Nadav Kahn

Record labels
  
Astralwerks, Virgin Records, EMI Records

Similar
  
Gelbison, The Sleepy Jackson, Empire of the Sun, Katy Steele, Nick Little

Nations by the River was a side project by Luke Steele (Sleepy Jackson) Ohad Rein (Old Man River) and the Kahn Brothers (Gelbison) that occurred in 2003 to 2004. Nations by the River only created a single album, Holes in the Valley, before the members went back to their main bands.

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Biography

Nations By The River formed during the Gelbison/The Sleepy Jackson tour of early 2003, when Luke Steele (Sleepy Jackson) and Edo Kahn (Gelbison) started jamming and writing songs in a car park after misplacing their van's keys. Dove Kahn soon joined in and Nations By The River was established as a side project for the three. Ohad Rein (Old Man River) and Edo Kahn co-wrote the song "Lovers", and shortly after Ohad joined the group.

The album was recorded in three days as a stripped-back and live experience with engineer/co-producer Scott Horscroft (Sun, The Husbands). In the studio, Nations were joined by friends and local musicians, including Sarah Blasko and Hamish Stuart. The album, Holes in the Valley, was released 7 June 2004 on EMI/Virgin, and distributed overseas on Astralwerks. In July 2005 the album was also released in the United States on the Astralwerks label.

Members

  • Edo Kahn — vocals, guitar
  • Luke Steele — vocals, guitar
  • Ohad Rein — vocals, guitar
  • Nadav Kahn — guitar, keys, percussion

    • Albums

  • Holes in the Valley - EMI/Virgin (7 June 2004); Astralwerks (25 July 2005)

    • Track listing

    1. "I Don't Want You" - 1:19
    2. "Boy" - 3:37
    3. "Heart Attack Romance" - 2:16
    4. "Cracking Up" - 2:28
    5. "Kids World" - 2:16
    6. "These Are the Times" - 3:15
    7. "Lovers" - 2:30
    8. "Would It Be Nice" - 4:11
    9. "Farewell Sunshine" - 1:29
    10. "Heroin" - 4:00
    11. "The Prettiest Girl" - 2:01
    12. "We Dance Everyday" - 4:18

    Songs

    Heart Attack RomanceHoles in the Valley · 2004
    Would It Be NiceHoles in the Valley · 2004
    These Are the TimesHoles in the Valley · 2004

    References

    Nations by the River Wikipedia
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