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The Hummingbirds are an indie pop or jangle pop band from Sydney, Australia, formed in 1986 from members of the band Bug Eyed Monsters. "Twee" redirects here For a definition of the word see its entry at wiktionary. Jangle pop is a genre of Alternative rock from the mid-1980s that "marked a return to the chiming guitars and pop melodies of the '60s" bands such as The Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) They were one of the first bands signed to the rooArt label, and had a chart hit with Blush. rooArt was an Australian Independent record label in the 1990s founded by INXS 's then-manager Chris Murphy

Band members originally comprised singer/guitarist Simon Holmes, bassist John Boyce and drummer Mark Temple; vocalist/guitarist Alannah Russack signed soon after. Simon Holmes (born 1962 or 1963 was the singer and lead guitarist for the Australian 80's band The Hummingbirds. The classic Hummingbirds included the departure of Boyce and the addition of singer/bassist Robyn St. Clare.

They were one of Australia's most promising acts in the late 1980s and early 1990s along with other up-and-comers like Ratcat, Tall Tales and True and The Falling Joys. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Ratcat were an Australian Indie rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s fronted by vocalist Simon Day Falling Joys was an Australian Alternative rock band formed in Canberra in 1985

They debuted in 1987 with the single "Alimony", followed by "Everything You Said", "Swim to Shore" and "Hindsight". Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Hummingbirds then signed to rooART and recorded loveBUZZ with Mitch Easter. rooArt was an Australian Independent record label in the 1990s founded by INXS 's then-manager Chris Murphy Mitch Easter is a musician and producer As a producer he is probably best known for his work with R It was a major hit and earned an American release, though sales were slow despite excellent reviews. They continued recording for Australian audiences, releasing another LP, 1992's Va Va Voom. However, the release of this album was delayed due to problems with RooArt. The Hummingbirds were released from their RooArt contract after the release of the 1992 EP 'You Just Gotta Know My Mind' (a Donovan cover) and they proceeded to release two EPs on the small IV label, Gone and Tail. Donovan ( Donovan Phillips Leitch, born 10 May 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Singer-songwriter and guitarist

The band found it hard to justify their move from a major label like RooArt to the smaller IV records and sadly broke up after the release of Tail. Simon Holmes went on to record other albums with a new band, Fragile, Allanah Russack has been playing around Sydney as a solo artist, and Robyn St. Clare has recorded with RatCat and Sneeze. Sneeze is a music group from Sydney, Australia consisting primarily of Nic Dalton (who also runs the band's record label Half A Cow) Tom Morgan

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Discography

Singles

EP's

Albums

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