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The Vines

The Vines came out of Sydney in the early 2000s with a raw garage rock sound. Their debut album 'Highly Evolved' landed in 2002, and the single 'Get Free' got...

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The Vines, Sydney's raw garage rock survivors

Craig Nicholls' band rode the early 2000s garage revival with 'Get Free' and kept going.

For the early blast, 'Get Free' is the one. If you want to hear how that energy held up later, try 'Ladybug'.

When 'Highly Evolved' dropped in 2002, 'Get Free' felt like a jolt of pure, unfiltered energy. That debut captured a moment when garage rock was having a moment again, and The Vines were right there in the mix. Even as the lineup changed around him, Nicholls kept writing songs like 'Ladybug' that held onto that ragged, immediate feel.

They came out of Sydney with a three-piece lineup and 'Highly Evolved'. The band's story is mostly one of Nicholls holding the center while bassists and drummers came and went through albums like 'Winning Days' and 'Vision Valley'. They're still recording now with a different rhythm section.

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The Vines came out of Sydney in the early 2000s with a raw garage rock sound. Their debut album 'Highly Evolved' landed in 2002, and the single 'Get Free' got them noticed internationally. The band started with Craig Nicholls on vocals and guitar, Patrick Matthews on bass, and David Oliffe on drums.

They put out more albums like 'Winning Days' and 'Vision Valley' over the next few years, but the lineup shifted often. Nicholls remained the constant figure through it all. Songs like 'Ladybug' and 'Scream' kept their rough-edged energy even as their sound shifted a bit.

By the late 2000s, with 'Wicked Nature' and later tracks like 'Futuretarded,' they were still recording, but with different players. The current lineup has Nicholls, Hamish Rosser on bass, and Ryan Griffiths on drums.

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