Biography
Top-class jangly or even baroque-pop auckland band featuring the talents of Leslie Jonkers, Peter Keen, Craig Mason, Jane Dodd, Ronald Young and led By Graeme Humphreys.
One of the longest lasting Flying Nun Records bands, the single ‘Hold Me Pt. 1’ is a genuine Nun classic.
Sharing vocals across the group (with Peter Keen taking lead), the Tasman’s have a varied output, always with a fun or quirky aspect, incorporating many instruments and musicians from outside the group and certainly maturing as a band through-out their decade long existence.
In 1999 Flying Nun Records honored their back catalog with a tastefully compiled compilation Songs From The Departure Lounge.
Members
- Leslie Jonkers (piano / vocals, Able Tasmans)
- Peter Keen (lead vocals, Able Tasmans)
- Craig Mason (Drums, Able Tasmans, Autozamm, Sombretones, The Chills)
- Jane Dodd (Bass / Vocals, Able Tasmans, Lure Of Shoes, Sooty and Sweep, Able Tasmans, Lure Of Shoes, Sooty and Sweep, The Chills, The Verlaines)
- Ronald Young (synth, Able Tasmans)
- Graeme Humphreys (piano / organ, Able Tasmans)
Discography
- Tired Sun Ep (1985, Flying Nun Records Records, FN043)
- ‘Buffalos’ 7″ Single (1986, Flying Nun Records Records, FN063)
- A Cup Of Tea And A Lie Down (1986, Flying Nun Records Records, FN075 / Fne18)
- Hey Spinner! (1990, Flying Nun Records Records, FN162)
- Somebody Ate My Planet (1992, Flying Nun Records Records, FN233)
- The Shape Of Dolls Ep (1993, Flying Nun Records Records, FN280)
- Store In A Cool Place (1996, Flying Nun Records Records, FN312)
- Songs From The Departure Lounge (Compilation 1999, Flying Nun Records Records, FN404)
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