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THE PRAYERBABIES

"The kind of country band that folks what don't like country like."

Combining four-part harmonies, acoustic guitar, slide, double bass and drums; The Prayerbabies concoct a heady brew of gospel, blues, country and western, with a hint of latin, funk, disco, surf and occasionally even classical.

THE PRAYERBABIES' debut album TO THE WEST POLE features ten of their unique countrified re-interpretations of other people's material (and who else would be game enough to tackle Led Zeppelin's 'Bron (y) Aur Stomp', Tom Waits' 'Goin' Out West', Sting's 'Every Breath You Take', Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid', contemporary chart-toppers Wheatus' 'Teenage Dirtbag' and Ravel's 'Bolero' within the space of sixty-something minutes? - coupled with five original compositions that run the gamut from nonsensical ('Axilla') to the heart-wrenching ('Blue Bucket').

With a string of long-running residencies around inner-city Melbourne to their credit, The Prayerbabies (Paul Dalby - Slide Guitar, Tenor Guitar, Guitar, Vocals; Ian Birdwheel-Frights - Vocals, Guitar; Pat Moore - Drums, Vocals; and Nick Thorpe - Double Bass, Vocals) have gained a reputation as a must see live band that's prompted those of us around Croxton HQ to dub them "God's own covers band".

The Prayerbabies debut album 'To The West Pole' will be available in February 2002, distributed nationally through MGM, or you can pick up a copy now through the merchandise section or at one of the band's regular live performances.

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TO THE WEST POLE
Album 2002 (croxt010)

Purchase 'TO THE WEST POLE' online now

Track Listing:
1. Every Breath You Take (Sting)
2. Middle-Aged Dirtbag (Wheatus)
3. That's Love [Habanera] (Bizet/Hammerstein II)
4. I Touch Myself (The Divinyls)
5. Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
6. Axilla
7. Where Is My Heart
8. Bolero (Ravel)
9. Bron (y) Aur Stomp (Led Zeppelin)
10. Gentlemen
11. Goin' Out West (Tom Waits)
12. Cry (Godley & Creme)
13. Blue Bucket
14. Choice
15. On My Way (traditional)

For other Prayerbabies releases,
check out the official
PRAYERBABIES WEBSITE