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I know there's a fair few Aussie's on this site. What are people's views on The Waifs?

I LOVE them, seen them live four times and they're never anything less than brilliant. Not particularly original, but a great band nonetheless. How are they viewed in Australia? And does anyone else like them?

Wombi

they're surprisingly not that famous (I think aside from being Bob Dylan's choice for support band on one of his tours - is that how you saw them a couple of times?) Although a few of their songs (particularly 'London Still') did pretty well on the Hottest 100 for that year (which is always a good gauge of popularity). but I have to admit I've only heard a couple of their albums (Up All Night and SunDirtWater). I'm not overly fond of them but some of their songs are nice. Mostly I think they sound like cafe music.

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I have listened to Up All Night as well and really, that's all I have heard about them.

Commerical radio stations don't touch a majority of indie/alternative folk and Triple J are really the only ones who would play them.

I find 'London Still' to be a decent song but I am not clammering to listen to anything else by them. If you asked the average Aussie who they were, they would look at you funny, ask if you have heard of Gotye before and then turn on some overly-appreciated pub rock. (Sorry, living in a country town has skewed my vision)

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Jhereko wrote:

they're surprisingly not that famous (I think aside from being Bob Dylan's choice for support band on one of his tours - is that how you saw them a couple of times?) Although a few of their songs (particularly 'London Still') did pretty well on the Hottest 100 for that year (which is always a good gauge of popularity). but I have to admit I've only heard a couple of their albums (Up All Night and SunDirtWater). I'm not overly fond of them but some of their songs are nice. Mostly I think they sound like cafe music.

No, I can't remember why I first went to see them, I think just on a whim. But they were really good. They're pretty inoffensive, but I like them nonetheless. Sort of expected them to be a lot bigger though.

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This chick once told me about how they were her favorite band and how I should listen to them. I told her that I for sure would and then never did haha.

Maybe I should now...

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Necharsian wrote:

This chick once told me about how they were her favorite band and how I should listen to them. I told her that I for sure would and then never did haha.

Maybe I should now...

Obviously I'd recommend them, but I doubt they'll be to anyone's tastes particularly. They're twee (but not in a cool Belle & Sebastian-type way) and inoffensive, and their production is pretty unoriginal. But they've got a dozen or so brilliant songs, and if you like your pop with a dollop of folk then they're worth checking out.