The Triffids
Australian folk-pop band the Triffids was formed in Perth in 1980 by singer/songwriter David McComb, his guitarist/violinist brother Robert, and drummer Alsy MacDonald. Although chiefly influenced by the Velvet Underground, McComb's songs also drew heavily on the stark desolation of his rural upbringing, incorporating elements of country and blues to paint haunting portraits of isolation and longing.
Various members passed through the lineup during the Triffids' early years, although the core trio remained intact throughout. Shortly after the additions of Martyn Casey and keyboardist Jill Birt, the band recorded their 1983 debut, Treeless Plain, for the Hot label, followed a year later by the EP Raining Pleasure. Heralding the arrival of steel guitarist Evil Graham Lee, 1986's Born Sandy Devotional was the Triffids' creative breakthrough, and after recording the low-budget follow-up, In the Pines, in a wool-shearing shed in the Australian outback, the group signed to major label Island to issue their 1987 masterpiece Calenture, their first recording with guitarist Adam Peters.
Unfortunately, commercial expectations for 1989's Stephen Street-produced The Black Swan weren't met, and the Triffids disbanded soon after, with the live Stockholm appearing posthumously the following year. David McComb went on to work with the Blackeyed Susans before mounting a solo career with 1994's Love of Will. Three days after a car accident, McComb died of unknown causes on February 2, 1999.
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Wide Open Road: The Best Of The Triffids (The Triffids)
Indiepop - Released by Domino Recording Co on 3 apr. 2010
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Grandson of Dungeon Tape
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 1 jan. 1988
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The Early Singles and EPs (The Triffids)
Indiepop - Released by Domino Recording Co on 1 jan. 1980
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Born Sandy Devotional
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 1 mrt. 1986
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The Black Swan
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 1 apr. 1989
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Treeless Plain
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 26 jan. 1983
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In the Pines
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 1 jan. 1986
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Wide Open Road - The Best of the Triffids
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 3 apr. 2010
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Beautiful Waste and Other Songs - Mini Masterpieces 1983 - 1985
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 4 feb. 2008
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The Early Singles and EPs
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 1 jan. 1980
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Jack Brabham 2010 #2
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 1 jan. 1981
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Live At Melbourne University (Live at Melbourne University)
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 1 jan. 1988
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Jack Brabham 2010 #1
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 1 jan. 1981
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Wide Open Road
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 23 dec. 2016
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Live At Melbourne University (The Triffids)
Indiepop - Released by Domino Recording Co on 1 jan. 1988
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Beautiful Waste And Other Songs - Mini Masterpieces 1983 - 1985
Indiepop - Released by Domino Recording Co on 4 feb. 2008
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Jack Brabham 2010 #2 (The Triffids)
Indiepop - Released by Domino Recording Co on 1 jan. 1981
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Welcome to the Triffids
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 1 jan. 2005
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The Early Cassettes
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 1 jan. 1978
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The Early Cassettes - Tapes 5 & 6
Alternative en Indie - Released by [PIAS] on 1 jan. 1980
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