Smudge band

Smudge were formed in 1991 in Sydney by Paul Duncan on bass guitar, Alison Galloway on drums and Tom Morgan on guitar and vocals. They released a 7-inch single, "Don't Want to Be Grant McLennan" in October 1991, which was also issued on a four-track EP of the same name, in March 1992. In 1994 Duncan was replaced by Adam Yee and in 1997 Pete Kelly joined on guitar. Smudge signed with Half a Cow to issue four studio albums, Manilow ( 1994), Hot Smoke and Sassafras (1994), You Me Carpark . . . Now (1996) and Real McCoy Wrong Sinatra (1998) Since 2002, Smudge play a few times a year. There has been no new music since 1998. The album "Mike Love, Not War" provided a less lo-fi sound with a cover of the Beach Boys' "Now You See Me" The album was recorded at Idful Music Corporation in Chicago, with producer Casey Rice (Liz Phair, Dirty Three) and a number of additional musicians, including John McEntire (Tortoise)