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Foreshore.
 Local
act Foreshore have been kicking around the local stages for
the good part of four years, making quite an impression with
punters. While the band are doing fairly well on the local scene,
until now they've survived without the aid of having a recording
for fans to take home and listen to. That's set to change with
the release of the band's debut EP 'Imagine If,' and the band's
pretty damned excited about it too.
"It's been a long time coming," admits Nick Deegan, who holds both vocal and guitar duties in the band. "But we're pretty keen to get it out there. We've finally got a product to sell, rather than saying 'Yeah, the EP's coming, it's on it's way'."
Featuring four impressive tracks, 'Imagine If' sounds surprisingly professional for a band financing the recording process from their own pockets. "We're really proud [of the EP], but I guess you're never one hundred percent satisfied with the way it turns out. You get it back and you listen to the different parts and think you could've done that bit better," smiles Deegan. "But when you've got time and budget restraints, you can't pick out everything. You've got to draw a line at where you're at and stick to it."
Despite his own criticisms, Deegan and fellow Foreshore songwriter, guitarist Kent Palmer, have an impressive catalogue of material to work with. "It kind of goes in a circle: you have a bunch of songs that you play all the time and everyone really likes and enjoys at shows but then we get sick of some and drop them off and add new songs to the rotation. And it goes on as newer, better songs are added and the older songs are left behind. We'll definitely play some older songs at the launch though, plus some songs I've been writing as recent as last week. So it should be pretty diverse."
The launch should be huge, as Foreshore are joined by friends Radiophobia as well as Special Patrol. Deegan also promises some interesting live performances. "We try and change it around a little bit. On the EP, we've been your usual four piece indie rock band, but lately at shows I've been getting up and doing some acoustic songs at the beginning so I try and mix it up a bit. And more recently we've even been working with a piano player, so the launch should be a bit different than just the four guys you'll hear on the EP."
The band have had some career highlights already, enjoying some success back in 2002 with their single I Need You, inspired by the Bali tragedy which personally affected Foreshore members. The once-off pressings sold out in a matter of weeks, taking it straight to the number one spot on the SAMIA charts. The band then gallantly donated all proceeds to the Red Cross Bali Appeal. They've also recently played the Fuse Festival, won their heat of the Jim Beam National Campus Battle of the Bands competition and have even had a spot on television, playing Channel 7's AM/Adelaide. "It's so different to play all these different places." admits Deegan. "Like, when we went and played on television it was so stagnant because it's first thing in the morning and they bring you in and set you up with lights and stuff but you're literally playing to no-one. Except maybe you're parents who are sitting there clapping along or something," he laughs. "But you've got to somehow look like you're into it, playing to a crowd of ten thousand or whatever but you're really playing to the producer who's looking at his watch and telling you to get this song right."
But don't expect the band to pack up and relocate to a bigger city in an attempt to get a bigger piece of the action, like so many Adelaide bands have done in the past. "I guess you always feel the pressure from people saying how small Adelaide is and that it's so hard. But I spoke to a public relations person who works Sydney and Melbourne and she was saying how Adelaide musicians are actually really respected over there. They see that if an Adelaide act has come that far, then they really must be worth watching. So I feel we're doing the hard yards here in Adelaide and if we can push through and we can come out the other end playing gigs in the bigger cities then it'll be great. People will respect you from where you've come from."
Ryan Smith
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Foreshore launch 'Imagine If' with an all-ages show at Jive on Sat 6 March with Radiophobia and Special Patrol.
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