The Buoys (Australian band)

The Buoys are an Australian all female alternative rock band formed in 2016. Since May 2019 the line-up has been Courtney Cunningham on bass guitar, Hilary Geddes on lead guitar, Tess Wilkin on drums and founding mainstay, Zoe Catterall on rhythm guitar and lead vocals. They have released two extended plays, Soft Boy (2017) and All This Talking Gets Us Nowhere (2020), as well as several singles and they have toured nationally.

For the American pop rock band of the same name, see The Buoys (American band).

The Buoys
The Buoys at Party in the Paddock, Launceston, Tasmania, February 2020
Background information
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresAlternative rock
Years active2016 (2016)–present
Websitefacebook.com/pg/thebuoys/
Members
  • Zoe Catterall
  • Tess Wilkin
  • Courtney Cunningham
  • Hilary Geddes
Past members
  • Anthea Compton
  • Roslyn Helper
  • Sophie Moroney
  • Ellie Moroney
  • Emily Jane

History

The Buoys were formed in 2016, initially as a three-piece, by Zoe Catterall on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Sophie Moroney on drums and Emily Jane on bass guitar hoping for more female musicians in their hometown, Cronulla, New South Wales.[1] They played their first show with Ruby Fields (f.k.a. Stay at Home Mum).[2] Their five-track debut extended play, Soft Boy appeared in November 2017. It was described by Dave McCarthy of Laundry Echo as a "furious debut five track from our new favourite queens of four to the floor punk songs."[3]

McCarthy felt their debut single, "Liar Liar", displayed "an unrelenting onslaught of fuzzy guitars and bouncing drums that build a platform for nonchalant vocals to sound fed-up and fierce in equal measure upon."[3] Come Here Floyd staff writer observed, "a fast paced dictation for love's complications and weird underpinnings. The ladies in the 3 piece band calmly fixates the right calculations towards why the complexity between one and his/her significant other. It's a challenge for sure."[1]

During 2017 Emily Jane was replaced by Elle Moroney on bass guitar, who was replaced in turn by Roslyn Helper in 2018 and then by Courtney Cunningham later that year. Anthea Compton joined on lead guitar during 2018 and Tess Wilkin replaced Sophie Moroney on drums. The Buoys released a single, "Blues Point Road", in May 2018,[4] which Catterall described as about "being left completely in the dark about someone’s intentions."[5] Their following singles, "Arm Wrestle" (August) and "Make It Clear" (October) were stand-alone singles.

The Buoys had intended to release a second EP, Split Lip, but had a change of musical direction.[6] The group released two singles in 2019, "Inside Outside" (April) and "Gold" (July).[4] The line-up of Catterall, Cunningham, and Wilkin were joined by Hilary Geddes on lead guitar in May 2019.[2] During that year the Buoys embarked on their first national tour, supporting DZ Deathrays, Polish Club and VOIID,[7] before setting off on the 2019/2020 Australian festival circuit, playing at the likes of Fairgrounds, Farmer and the Owl and Festival of the Sun.[8][9]

In February 2020, the Buoys played at the last-ever Party in the Paddock festival.[10] They performed as support to Violent Soho at the Lansdowne Hotel. They were described by NME's David James Young as "a band that has been asserting themselves as one of Sydney's great indie-rock hopes."[11] The group were signed to Spunk! Records and issued their seventh single, "Wah", in April.[8][12] Young observed, "[it] is one of the shortest and fastest songs the band has ever released – a throwback to mid-90s riot-grrrl and 80s punk."[12] Hayden Davies of Pilerats felt the song was "a perfect example of their brilliance and the exact type of work they're putting out to ensure their space in tomorrow's music world."[8]

The band released their second EP, All This Talking Gets Us Nowhere, in July 2020.[13] They launched it with two sold-out shows at the Lansdowne Hotel in August 2020.[14]

Band members
Current members
Past members
  • Emily Jane – bass guitar, backing vocals (2016–2017)
  • Sophie Moroney – drums (2016–2018)
  • Ellie Moroney – bass guitar, backing vocals (2017–2018)
  • Anthea Compton – lead guitar, backing vocals (2018–2019)
  • Roslyn Helper – bass guitar, backing vocals (2018)
Timeline

Discography

Extended plays
List of EPs, with release date and label shown
Title Details
Soft Boy
All This Talking Gets Us Nowhere
  • Released: 10 July 2020[16]
  • Label: Spunk[17]
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, 12" vinyl

Singles
List of singles, with year released and album shown
Title Year Album
"Liar Liar"[18] 2017 Soft Boy
"Blues Point Road"[19] 2018 Non-album singles
"Arm Wrestle"[20]
"Make it Clear"[21]
"Inside Outside"[22] 2019 All This Talking Gets Us Nowhere
"Gold"[23]
"Wah"[24] 2020
"Linda"[25]

References
  1. CHF staff (December 2017). "The Buoys – 'Liar Liar'". Come Here Floyd. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. "Grampians Music Festival 2020 Feature: The Buoys". The Soundcheck. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. McCarthy, Dave (16 November 2017). "Yeah The Buoys!". Laundry Echo. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  4. Gibb, Emily (25 June 2018). "Indie Artist of the Week: The Buoys". FBi Radio. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. "Interview with the Buoys". amnplify.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  6. Robinson, Bill. "'It's always so exciting': The Buoys look back on their golden year". Happy Mag. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. "Recap: DZ Deathrays + Polish Club + VOIID + The Buoys - Live Review". Young Henrys. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  8. Davies, Hayden (May 2020). "The Buoys, Sydney punk up-and-comers, are amongst Australia's next big things". Pilerats. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  9. "Are festivals becoming more unique, or are they blander than ever?". Pilerats. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  10. "Party In The Paddock Announces Special Guests For Final Ever Lineup". Music Feeds. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  11. Young, David James (18 February 2020). "Violent Soho live at The Lansdowne Hotel review: Utter pub-rock anarchy". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  12. Young, David James (27 April 2020). "The Buoys go fast and loud on new single 'Wah'". NME. Australia. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  13. Lochrie, Conor. "Track by Track: The Buoys - All This Talking Gets Us Nowhere". Trouble Juice. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  14. Jennings, James. "The Buoys: Infectious enthusiasm keeps audience afloat". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  15. McCarthy, Dave (16 November 2017). "Yeah The Buoys! — Laundry Echo". Laundry Echo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  16. Langford, Jackson (16 June 2020). "The Buoys announce new EP All This Talking Gets Us Nowhere". Music Feeds. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  17. Davies, Hayden (15 June 2020). "The Buoys continue their reign with new single Linda, announce new EP". Pilerats. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  18. "Liar Liar – Bandcamp". Bandcamp. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  19. "Blues Point Road – Single by The Buoys on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  20. "The Buoys – Arm Wrestle". ForTheLoveOfBands. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  21. "Video Premiere: The Buoys take us for a spin in 'Make it Clear' clip". Life Without Andy. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  22. Roberts, Millie (16 April 2019). "Premiere: The Buoys get frank on unfettered new single 'Inside Outside'". FBI Radio. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  23. "Video Premiere: The Buoys – 'Gold'". The Music. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  24. James Young, David (27 April 2020). "The Buoys go fast and loud on new single 'Wah'". NME. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  25. Triscari, Caleb (16 June 2020). "The Buoys release new track, 'Linda', announce second EP". NME. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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