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Yves Klein Blue

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Genres
  
Indie rock

Labels
  
Dew Process

Years active
  
2005–2010 [1]

Yves Klein Blue

Origin
  
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Past members
  
Michael Tomlinson Charles Sale Sean Cook Chris Banham

Yves Klein Blue was an Australian indie/rock band from Brisbane. The band are signed to Brisbane record label Dew Process, under which they re-released their debut EP Yves Klein Blue Draw Attention to Themselves. Yves Klein Blue have supported a number of local and international acts, including The Veils, Franz Ferdinand, The Fratellis, The Living End, Ben Kweller, You Am I and The Grates, as well as enjoying slots at Big Day Out 2008, SxSW 2008, Pyramid Rock Festival 08 and Splendour in the Grass 2008. Their debut album, Ragged & Ecstatic, was released in Australia & New Zealand in July 2009. On 31 January 2011, they sent an email to mailing list subscribers and posted on their Facebook wall stating officially that they had disbanded in the second half of 2010.

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The band's name is taken from the colour International Klein Blue by Yves Klein.

In February 2013 Michael Tomlinson had formed a new band based in London, MT Official.

Members

  • Michael Tomlinson - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Charles Sale - lead guitar, keyboards
  • Sean Cook - bass
  • Chris Banham - drums, percussion
  • Awards and nominations

  • Triple J Hottest 100, 2008 - Yves Klein Blue made it into the top 100 songs of 2008 with their single "Polka" coming in 76th place.
  • Triple J Hottest 100, 2009 - Yves Klein Blue made it into the top 100 songs of 2009 with their song "Getting Wise" coming in 79th place
  • References

    Yves Klein Blue Wikipedia