The Gingers
| The Gingers | |
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| Also known as | The Gingerettes |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Rock, punk, pop punk |
| Years active | 2005–2008 |
| Labels | Standard/Illicit |
| Associated acts | Postal, Chaos Kids |
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The Gingers were an Australian pop punk band which formed in early 2005 with Etta Curry on drums and vocals; Nellie Jackson on lead guitar, rhythm guitar and vocals; and Chelsea Wheatley on lead vocals, bass guitar and keyboards. They signed with Illicit Records, which issued a five-track extended play, Love You Long Time, in May 2006.
The Gingers formed in Melbourne after the members had attended Falls Festival 2003: Etta Curry on drums and vocals; Nellie Jackson on lead guitar and vocals; and Chelsea Wheatley on lead vocals, bass guitar and keyboards. The group played their first show at The Tote with The Turbo AC's in February 2004. All three were aged 16 or 17 and completing year 12 at the same secondary school – they had been members of a four-piece group, Postal. Initially called The Gingerettes, they shortened the name to The Gingers after an early gig.
In 2004 The Gingers signed to Ralph Carr's Standard Records offshoot Illicit Records label – he had heard their website's demos. Indie Initiative website caught their gig in August and found that "the guitarist plays huge slabs of riffs, the drummer bangs away and the bass player sings and rocks. She is definitely a star. She has attitude and ability and teen sex appeal. The band is raw and needs work, but the energy and some of the songs come through well. The set was broken into two with the singer playing bass in one half and keyboards the other". In November they supported Spiderbait for a gig at the Forum Theatre.
The Gingers appeared at Push Over 2006 in mid-March, the all-ages concert included Grinspoon, Frenzal Rhomb and Butterfingers. In that month Craig Mathieson of The Age described their sound as "a spiky brew of punk daubed with electro impulses".
In May 2006 they released their debut extended play, Love You Long Time, which was produced by Lindsay Gravina (Jet, Thirsty Merc, Grinspoon, The Living End) and mixed at Birdland Studios, Melbourne. FasterLouder's reviewer found the EP was "extremely catchy, radio-friendly pop-rock with enough energy and girl-friendly subject matter to see the band win a large fan-base". They toured the east coast in support of the EP, and also appeared on CD:Live. Their music video for the track, "Evening Rose", was played on Channel V, Video Hits and Rage, with the track also aired on national radio stations Triple J,Nova and Community Radio. "Evening Rose" was also used in an ad for Jay Jay's.
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