Yves Klein Blue was an Australian indie rock band from Brisbane, which formed in 2005 and disbanded in 2010. The line-up included Chris Banham on drums and percussion, Sean Cook on bass guitar, Charles Sale on lead guitar and keyboards and Michael Tomlinson on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. Their name is from the colour, International Klein Blue, by Yves Klein.
The band were signed to Brisbane record label Dew Process,http://www.halo-17.net/7459.html under which they re-released their debut EP Yves Klein Blue Draw Attention to Themselves (April 2008).Yves Klein Blue Draw Attention to Themselves , 24 December 2006, fasterlouder.com.au, 14 October 2008, ozmusicscene.com
Yves Klein Blue supported local and international acts, the Veils, Franz Ferdinand, the Fratellis, the Living End, Ben Kweller, You Am I and the Grates, and appeared at Big Day Out, SxSW, Pyramid Rock Festival and Splendour in the Grass during 2008.Yves Klein Blue - bio , (n.d.), dew-process.com Their only album, Ragged & Ecstatic, was released in Australia and New Zealand in July 2009, which reached the top 50 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
On 31 January 2011, the band announced via an email to mailing list subscribersBreakup email, 31 January 2011 and a post on their Facebook page wall that they had disbanded in the second half of 2010 due to creative differences and that they now live in different cities.Breakup Facebook post, 31 January 2011
Afterwards
Charles Sale, on guitar and vocals, formed punk rockers, Babaganouj in Brisbane in 2011 alongside co-founding member Harriette Pilbeam (a.k.a. Hatchie, ex-Go Violets), on bass guitar and vocals; they added Ruby McGregor in 2013 on rhythm guitar and vocals. Their debut extended play, Sife Lucks (February 2014), was followed by three more EPs, Pillar of Light (August 2016), Hard to Be (October 2016) and Clarity Restored (2017), before working on their debut album.
In February 2013, Yves Klein Blue's lead singer, Michael Tomlinson, formed a new band, Many Things, based in London.
Members
Chris Banham – drums, percussion Sean Cook – bass Charles Sale – lead guitar, keyboards Michael Tomlinson – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Discography
Studio albums Title Details Peak positions AUS Ragged & Ecstatic Release date: July 2009 Label: Dew Process Records Formats: CD, music download 42
Extended plays Title Details Yves Klein Blue Draw Attention to Themselves Release date: 1 April 2008 Label: Dew Process Records Formats: CD, music download
Singles Year Single Album 2008 "Polka" Yves Klein Blue DrawAttention to Themselves "Silence Is Distance" 2009 "Getting Wise" Ragged & Ecstatic "Polka" (re-release) 2010 "Make Up Your Mind"
Awards Yves Klein Blue's single "Polka" was named in 76th place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008.Triple J Hottest 100, 2008, abc.net.au/triplej Yves Klein Blue's song "Getting Wise" was named in 79th place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2009.Triple J Hottest 100, 2009 abc.net.au/triplej
References
External links
Yves Klein Blue, Rave Magazine