''Distractions'' is an

extended play An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...

by Australian rock band

Regurgitator Regurgitator are an Australian alternative rock band from Brisbane, Queensland, formed in late 1993 by Quan Yeomans on lead vocals, guitar and keyboards; Ben Ely on bass guitar, keyboards and vocals; and Martin Lee on drums. Their debut stud ...

and released in September 2010. The album was supported by a September Distractions tour.

Background and release

Regurgitator were signed to Warner Australia between 1995-2002 and released four studio albums, before signing with

Valve Records Valve Records is an Australian independent record label that promotes both Australian and international artists. The label was founded by Paul Curtis in 1994. The label has over 100 releases. Artists Over the past 14 years, Valve's range ...

in 2004 and releasing two further albums, In 2010, the band decided to release music 'as they go along'. Band member

Quan Yeomans Quan Yeomans (born 12 December 1972) is an Australian musician best known as the frontman of the band Regurgitator. Early life Yeomans was born in Sydney to a fifth-generation Australian father, Neville, and his mother Lien, a well-known Vi ...

said "Album production was initially geared to provide marketing impetus for the sale of records. More and more, people are not listening to music this way. They download music for free from the internet and they pick and choose tracks and create their own play lists." The band moved to Melbourne and set up a 'home studios' which Yeoman further explained "The new paradigm actually suits the home recording/producing musician because it is more natural to focus and create one track at a time, release it and then move on".

Track listing

# "Making No Sense" (Quan Yeomans) - 2:37 # "Distractions" (Ben Ely) - 1:55 # "Miranda July" (Yeomans) - 2:45 # "Midday Sun" (Ely) - 5:10

Personnel

Ben Ely Benjamin Ely (born 13 September 1970) is an Australian musician and artist best known for his work with alternative rock band Regurgitator. Early life Born in Brisbane, Ely's family moved to the outer suburb of Cleveland. During his high scho ...

- bass *

Cameron Potts Cameron Potts (born 10 November 1971 in Subiaco, Western Australia), is a musician based in Melbourne. Since 1999, he has toured regularly to the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Scandinavia and Iceland w ...

- drums *

- guitar and vocals

Release history

References

{{Regurgitator 2010 EPs EPs by Australian artists Regurgitator albums