The Beards
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The Beards

The Beards formed in Melbourne around 2009, a four-piece Australian band built around a single, persistent joke about facial hair. Their songs like 'Touch Me...

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The Beards turned a beard joke into a decade of songs.

An Australian comedy-rock band whose entire catalog celebrates facial hair with deadpan sincerity.

For the full bit, start with 'Beards Are Back' or 'If Your Dad Doesn't Have A Beard, You've Got Two Mums.' They set the tone perfectly.

They built a whole musical identity around one very specific, very funny premise. Songs like 'If Your Dad Doesn't Have A Beard, You've Got Two Mums' and 'A Wizard Needs A Beard' show how far they could stretch that single idea. It's a novelty act that never broke character, and that commitment is what made it work for their fans.

The Beards formed in Melbourne around 2009, playing rock and folk tunes about beards. They kept releasing albums with titles like 'Having a Beard is the New Having a Hippie Van' through 2021. The stage shows were theatrical, and the humor stayed focused on bearded life the whole time.

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The Beards formed in Melbourne around 2009, a four-piece Australian band built around a single, persistent joke about facial hair. Their songs like 'Touch Me In The Beard' and 'You Should Consider Having Sex With a Bearded Man' turned that joke into a surprisingly durable musical premise, mixing rock and folk with a heavy dose of comedy.

Led by frontman Nathaniel Beard, the group released a steady stream of albums with titles like 'Having a Beard is the New Having a Hippie Van' and 'The Beard Album.' Their stage shows leaned into the theatrical, with the members' own beards serving as the central prop. The humor wasn't for everyone, and some listeners found the concept too narrow or silly to sustain a career.

Still, they kept at it for over a decade, putting out records through 2021's 'The Best of the Beards.' The songs are straightforward celebrations and absurdist takes on bearded life, from 'A Wizard Needs A Beard' to 'All The Bearded Ladies.' It's a specific, committed kind of novelty act that found its audience by never wavering from the bit.

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