"Upon first glance, you may be tempted to put The Rechords in the rockabilly bin. You'd be making a big mistake. While they may opt for an old school vehicle for delivery, the songs move well beyond generic rockabilly and exhibit a soul and sophistication all their own. I first heard these guys years ago at a roots festival in Australia, and they stuck out as the best harmony singers at the entire festival. That alone would be enough reason to check them out, but its their songs that separate them from the rest of the pack. Think rockabilly by way of Nick Lowe or Buddy Holly, with the focus more on melodic songs and less on retro style. Dig it! " - Joey Simeone (The Bellfuries)
“I found myself smiling for the whole set and when I turned around I noticed the whole audience doing exactly the same thing” – Richard Moffat (‘Way Over There’ & ‘Incoming on RRRfm’)
“The ReChords…..a band to look out for” – Aunty Meredith (Meredith Music Festival, Victoria)
"One our favorite Melbourne bands in recent times. Great musicians, great songs, great showmen. Its western swing, hillbilly, country - pure rock n roll. A refreshingly deep take on American roots rock usually occupied by forgettable haircut bands." - Woody McDonald (21st Meredith Music Festival - Festival Booker)
Their songs are as eclectic as the members that write them and it’s this blend of 2 and 3 part harmonies that creates the unique sound for this trio best described as Americana . They’re influenced by Alt Country, Bluegrass, Old Timey Hillbilly and Traditional Rockabilly and throw in classic vocal groups of the 60’s and a twist of pop vibes and you’ve got a highly infectious, live performance from this drummerless group.
The trio have worked hard since 2009, building a strong local and evergrowing overseas following, performing in the realm of over 600+ shows. They thrive in a small pubs/clubs and but have also graced the festival stages like Out on the Weekend, Falls Festival, Meredith Music Festival, Gympie Music Muster & the Wave Rock Weekender to name a few of the Australian festivals. They’ve also now completed three successful self-funded European tours 2011 and 2013 consisting of about 10 club shows plus 2 major roots festivals each tour and the most recent in August of 2018 performing 11 shows over 7 countries in 3 weeks. With their overseas tours and constant online promotion and exposure they have followers in Spain, Germany, Austria, Nederlands, Belgium, France, UK and many states throughout the USA. In 2014 they won the Best Roots/Country EP Categoryon the Independent Music Awards(USA)website with their 4 track EP titled ‘It Won’t Be Long’.
Their discography includes 2 full albums, debut album titled‘On The Wagon’released in 2010 and their ‘Live Rechording’ album was released in early 2015. Along the way they have also released a number of singles one being a 4 track 7 inch Vinyl ‘Bottom Of The Barrel’ released on Spanish label, El Toro Records in 2012. Back in 2014 they also released a professional Music Video for their Single ‘Don’t Know Much’ which, as of Feb 2020, has over 187,000 views on Youtube. In late November 2016 they created 10 amazing new tracks which have been packaged and released as a series of three Limited Edition 7 inch Double A-Sided Vinyl singles. ‘Mockingbird’ / ‘Seeing Things’, the first of these 45rpm Vinyls then followed up by ‘Have You Seen My Baby Tonight’ / ‘Lying Lips’then the third release is titled ‘Handful of Cash (Eyes Turn to Trash)’ / ‘Goodnight, Good Luck, Goodbye’.
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Rechords Timeline Hilights:-
Formed - 2009
2010 - Debut Album “ON THE WAGON” - Released 2010 on local Bundoora Records label (15 Tracks)
2011- First European Tour completed, included 10 shows over a two week schedule incorporating a festival in Germany & a festival in Spain.
2011- Performed at well known Indie Music festival - the MEREDITH MUSIC FESTIVAL in Victoria, Australia
2012- Released a 4 Track Vinyl EP “BOTTOM OF THE BARREL" through Spanish Label - ‘El Toro Records’.
2012- Performed at another well known Music festival - The FALLS FESTIVAL in Victoria, Australia.
2013- Recorded and Released a 4 Track EP “IT WON’T BE LONG” on CD with the assistance of Music Producer, Lindsay Gravina with intentions to aim at a more 'Radio-friendly’ market.
2013- Released a Music Video for ‘DON’T KNOW MUCH’ being the lead single from our EP ‘It Won’t Be Long’ with over 118,000 views on Youtube to date.
2013- Second European Tour completed, included another 10 shows including a festival in Belgium and another festival in Spain.
2014- (Dec) Recorded first ‘LIVE’ Album at local venue (Yarra Hotel) in Melbourne.
2014- Won ‘BEST ROOTS / COUNTRY EP 2014’ category for ‘It Won’t Be Long' via the INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS, USA.
2015- Released single, “HAVE YOU SEEN (MY BABY TONIGHT)” - Independent release.
2015- (Early) Released second album “A LIVE RECHORDING” - Independently released (23 Tracks).
2017– New singles, MOCKINGBIRD & SEEING THINGS released on limited edition 7 inch Vinyl with Producer, David M. Turner Esq. – Independently Released.
2017– Released new Music Video for MOCKINGBIRD with production underway for a Music Video for SEEING THINGS.
2018– (April) New singles, HAVE YOU SEEN MY BABY TONIGHT & LYING LIPS released on limited edition 7 inch Vinyl with Producer, David M. Turner Esq. – Independently Released.
2018– (July) New singles, HANDFUL OF CASH (EYES TURN TO TRASH) & GOODNIGHT, GOOD LUCK, GOOD BYE released on limited edition 7 inch Vinyl with Producer, David M. Turner Esq. – Independently Released.
2018- Third European Tour scheduled for July-August, includes another 10 shows throughtout France, UK, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands