Biography
Formed out of a desire to have a water-tight creative unit unbounded by genre or fashion, The Tonights’ are built around the core trio of chief songwriter/pianist & bassist Eva Fritz, her guitar & bass playing brother Henry and her husband Christian Paul Sargeant, who fills the role of both drummer & producer. The bands' sound is augmented by multi-instrumentalist Col McIntyre.
From hooky guitar riffs to atmospheric, piano-led mantras, The Tonights’ diverse yet distinctive sound journeys from symphonic pop to minimalist balladry; neo-psychedelia to undiluted rock -occasionally within the life of a single song. Always providing the bridge between these sometimes disparate styles is vocalist Eva Fritz-whose warm, melodic voice is at once sultry but vulnerable; reflective but hopeful, and can possess an almost hymnal quality suggesting higher powers....
The Tonights self-titled debut album has received outstanding national and international reviews and airplay. The band take to Australia's highways in 2007, ahead of the newly released 'Tiptoes' Remix EP.
They are showcasing a plethora of new material and playing a few album highlights along the way.
On the recording front, work has already begun on their second long-player, which is shaping up to be an even more distinctive, searching and redemptive sonic experience than their much lauded debut.
Watch & Listen to this space!
Praise for The Tonights’ debut album:
'....a stunning first-off effort' THE SUNDAY MAIL
'....a corker!' RAVE MAGAZINE
'....a lavish and romantic concoction of vivid musicality' TIME OFF MAGAZINE
'....an extremely promising debut ....moments of true majesty' SCENE MAGAZINE
'.....immaculately produced ....a stack of fine tunes' THE COURIER MAIL
'...recalls the likes of Bettie Serveert and Belly...an entirely promising album' ALL MUSIC GUIDE
Instrumentation
EVA FRITZ-lead vocals, keyboards, bass
HENRY FRITZ-electric & acoustic guitars, bass
CHRISTIAN PAUL SARGEANT-drums, sampler, backing vocals
COL McINTYRE-saxophones,flute,bass
Discography
'The Tonights' [self-titled debut album]
Released: 14th November 2005
Label: Sun & Air
Distributor: MGM
Catalogue # SUNAIRCD001
'Tiptoes Remix EP'
Released: 26th March 2007
Label: Sun & Air
Distributor: Sun & Air
Catalogue # SUNAIRCD002
Both releases available through iTunes, Napster etc
Both releases playlisted with 70+ Australian community radio stations across the nation.
Streamed broadcast through ILR, Dandelion Radio [UK], SAS Radio [UK], Bleeding Edge Podcast amongst others.
Links
| http://www.thetonights.com |