TERRACOTTA PIGEONS
Heavy and melodic, Terracotta Pigeons are a hard rock/alternative act riding the cyclonic winds out of Darwin, NT. With songs crafted to sit on the edge where a metal vibe meets commercial appeal, stick Faith No More arms on a Sound Garden torso with a Muse head and you can start to imagine the creature created by multi-instrumentalist Steven Smith.
Drumming for rock outfit Roy Mackonkey, Smith cut his teeth playing club and festival dates for over a decade, opening for and sharing the bill with acts such as Rollins Band, The Living End, Grinspoon, You Am I and Spider Bait to name but a few.
Terracotta Pigeons is now the vessel and Smith is at the helm flexing his creative muscles by performing all instruments and production tasks at his studio - Muscle Mother Ship. From the studio the songs make their way to the live stage where Smith leads a three-piece outfit as a singing drummer.
Debuting in Canada with two showcase performances in 2008, Terracotta Pigeons have since followed up with shows in Australia opening for premier artists including Wolfmother, Jimmy Barnes, The Screaming Jets and The Presets. As well as sharing the stage with Australian heavyweights Powderfinger, Mammal, Gyroscope and The Hilltop Hoods.
The debut album, EVER-FOREVER-NEVER will be officially launched in March 2010 with shows in Darwin, Adelaide, and Brisbane to kick off promotion of this independent release before the group head back to Canada to showcase at Toronto's NXNE music festival in June. Keep your eyes open and ears to the ground as Terracotta Pigeons get set to hit your airwaves and rumble through your town!
The Pigeons are coming...
