Self Righteous Brothers is the mainly
acoustic, alternative rock music, side-project of Australian
punk rockers,
Frenzal Rhomb
Frenzal Rhomb are an Australian punk rock band that formed in 1992 in Sydney. Three of the group's albums have entered the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart: ''A Man's Not a Camel'' (1999), '' Hi-Vis High Tea'' (2017) and ''Smoko at the Pe ...
's lead singer
Jason Whalley
Jay and the Doctor are the on-air names of Australian radio duo Jason Whalley and Lindsay McDougall, on radio station Triple J.
Best known as members of punk band Frenzal Rhomb, they performed occasional late-night shifts on Triple J until 20 ...
and guitarist,
Lindsay McDougall which formed in 2004.
Inspired by American band,
the Frogs
''The Frogs'' ( grc-gre, Βάτραχοι, Bátrakhoi, Frogs; la, Ranae, often abbreviated ''Ran.'' or ''Ra.'') is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed at the Lenaia, one of the Festivals of Dionysus in ...
, their music is humorous and often explicit. They released an album, ''Love Songs for the Wrong at Heart'', in 2004 and was re-released in March 2005 via
Shock Records
Shock Records (now part of Shock Entertainment) is an Australian independent record label.
History
The three founding members had all previously worked in music retail or distribution: Williams for a Melbourne distribution company called "Musi ...
.
The group's members were called "insensitive" by the
South Australian Tourism Commission
The South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC), also known as the SA Tourism Commission, is an organisation set up by the Government of South Australia to promote tourism in South Australia.
The legislation to establish the SATC was introduce ...
for the album track, "There's no Town Like Snowtown", which refers to the infamous
bodies-in-barrels murders and are associated with the South Australian town of
that name.
Blair Boyer of ''Punk Globe Magazine'' described how, "This song and other irreverent offerings", appear on that album.
''dBMagazine'' s Simon Foster opined, "they've managed to round up a swag of witty/offensive (take your pick) tunes with some great names and lyrics, a bunch of obscure instruments (Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer anyone?), and chucked them all on the one album
..Although having a bit of fun, the lads display a surprisingly high amount of musical ability and 'Love Songs...' is great for a laugh... just don't set your expectations too high."
Discography
* ''Love Songs for the Wrong at Heart'' (March 2005)
# "Now You're Gone"
# "Snowtown (There's no Town Like Snowtown)"
# "The Only Gay Soldier"
# "Daddy Drinks"
# "Ruggedly Beautiful"
# "Golden Wedding Anniversary"
# "Self-Righteous"
# "Sperm in Your Eyes"
# "Who Will Buy"
# "Brothers in Arms"
# "Emosexual"
# "Love on the Inside"
# "My Love Barks"
# "Dead Horse"
Members
*
Lindsay McDougall: – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, piano, violin, viola, cello, pan flute, glockenspiel, zither, timbales, cymbals
*
Jason Whalley
Jay and the Doctor are the on-air names of Australian radio duo Jason Whalley and Lindsay McDougall, on radio station Triple J.
Best known as members of punk band Frenzal Rhomb, they performed occasional late-night shifts on Triple J until 20 ...
: – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vibraphone, piano, cello, drums, cabasa, vibraslap,
Appalachian dulcimer
Credits:
[{{cite AV media notes , title = Love Songs for the Wrong at Heart , others = Self Righteous Brothers , year = 2004 , page = booklet , type = CD , publisher = ]Shock Records
Shock Records (now part of Shock Entertainment) is an Australian independent record label.
History
The three founding members had all previously worked in music retail or distribution: Williams for a Melbourne distribution company called "Musi ...
, id = FAR001
References
Australian folk music groups