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Use dmy dates|date=March 2012Use Australian English|date=March 2012Infobox musical artist | name = Falling Joys| image = Falling Joys reunited 1, National Museum of Australia, 2011-02-26.jpg| caption = Falling Joys (reunited in 2011)| background = group_or_band| origin = Canberra , Australia | genre = Alternative rock Indie pop | years_active = 1985–1995/96 2011 – present| label = Volition Records | associated_acts = Stella One Eleven , Splinter| website =| current_members = Suzie Higgie Stuart G. Robertson Pat Hayes Pete Velzen| past_members = Jason Morrisby Falling Joys is an Australian alternative rock band formed in Canberra in 1985. They were composed of lead singer/guitarist Suzie Higgie , guitarist Stuart G. Robertson, bass guitarist and vocalist Pat Hayes, and drummer Pete Velzen. They released 3 albums on Volition Records|Volition and numerous singles and EP's. The band reunited in 2011 for concerts in Canberra and Sydney .
History
Falling Joys were one of Australia's most promising acts in the late 1980s and early 1990s, along with other up-and-comers like Ratcat , Clouds (Australian band)|Clouds , Tall Tales and True and The Hummingbirds .
Three of the band members, Robertson, Higgie and Velzen worked at ABC TV Canberra, and formed the band with Hayes, a member of a well-known Canberran musical family (including Bernie Hayes and Anthony Hayes aka Stevie Plunder ). Robertson worked in videotape operations, Higgie as a vision mixer and Velzen as a floor manager. The Falling Joys were part of the Duckberg group, a set of independent bands publishing their own record label, and recorded their first few singles under this label. Secret Seven was another of the bands publishing under this label.
They frequently played at the Australian National University Refectory Bar. In 1988/89 the band moved to Sydney and played frequently at the Annandale Hotel . They supported international touring acts, including The Buzzcocks in 1989. In the early 1990's they were rumoured to be "the next big thing" in the Sydney music scene, but larger success eluded them and they remained a well-known "indie" band. Towards the end of the band's life, Velzen was replaced by Jason Morrisby on the recording of one EP ( Universal Mind ).
Post break-up
In 1998, Suzie Higgie collaborated with keyboardist Conway Savage , a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds , on an album entitled Soon Will be Tomorrow . Her first true solo album, Songs of Habit , was released in 2002. Hayes played bass in the band Stella One Eleven .
Reunion
On the 26th of February 2011, Falling Joys played their first live show in 15 years at the outdoor amphitheatre of the National Museum of Australia , Canberra. The band also played at the Oxford Arts Factory in Sydney on the 10th of June 2011.
http://www.amws.com.au/f/falling-joys/fj-index.html Official Site
Category:Australian alternative rock groups Category:Canberra Category:Musical groups established in 1985 Category:Australian indie pop groups Category:Australian Capital Territory musical groups
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