LONESOME DOVE

Lonesome Dove are a 4-piece indie-pop band from Perth. The band fuses big driving guitars with catchy pop hooks and two-part harmonies – creating a style that reflects their love of Pixies, The Clouds, Best Coast, Fucked Up and The Breeders.

Originally the solo project of singer/songwriter Nici Ward, Lonesome Dove became a full band in in 2021 with a lineup of musicians from some of Perth's best bands. Having grown up in the industry, it was a natural path for Nici to start writing her own music - performing and recording around Melbourne, Sydney, Los Angeles, and her home of Perth. She has collaborated with artists as varied as Luke Steele, Six Ft Hick, Rinehearts and Graveyard Train – where she sang alongside Killing Heidi's Ella Hooper. Her co-written song with Nuno Bettencort (Extreme) features on the soundtrack to Disney movie Smart People, and one of her songs wasrecently featured in the Perth short film A Mother's Gift.

Guitarist Ben Protasiewicz is an award-winning singer/songwriter, best known as the frontman of celebrated indie-rock trio Pat Chow. A WAM Song Of The Year winner with three full-length albums and countless stage hours under his belt, Ben brings boundless knowledge and creativity to Lonesome Dove's and the collaborative partnership songwriting has proved stronger and stronger with each release.

Through experience and a strong work ethic, Lonesome Dove came out of the gate strong. In their first year they were invited to perform at RTRFM's Slightly Odway, Neon Picnic and Hidden Treasures, and became a go-to support band for legends like Children Collide, Custard, Body Type, Brodie J Brummer (Flyying Colours) The Black Lips, Ammonia, Screamfeeder and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets. Lonesome Dove quickly established a strong following that drew both new people and fans of their previous bands – gaining a reputation as one of the best live acts in the city.

In 2021 Lonesome Dove released the 8 track AWWWW EP, which was received with widespread praise by fans and media. In spite of the global lockdowns, Lonesome Dove continued to write and record their debut album in singer Nici Ward's studio, and have since released two singles: Burning Bridges, Bully and Something Dumb– the first taste of their forthcoming debut album.

2023 is proved to be Lonesome Dove's biggest year yet. With the release of their debut album ‘Sucked In’ in July, as well as embarking on their second tour of the east coast as well as West Coast Tours with Magic Dirt, You Am I, and Adalita.

Heading into 2024 and Lonesome Dove have continued to play supports for Jebediah, The VoVo's, Spiderbait and Grinspoon and are embarking on a double single release in November.

The future is bright for Lonesome Dove as Nici and Ben Welcome a new rhythm section with Nick Vasey and Ethan Darnell joining the party and will see the beginning of production on album No.2

True, loud and proud - 17 year old Rosalie Chilvers has been making indie-pop, princess waves all over WA.

Quickly becoming known for her unapologetic songs of lost friendships, broken hearts and real love - Rosalie brings you stories of her life in all their glittery, dramatic glory.

Her performances may have you thinking that If Debbie Harry and Taylor Swift had a baby Rosalie might just be it.

Her energy is never-ending, and her will to push boundaries and an audiences nervous system is powerfully gorgeous.

Having so far had the opportunity to open for the likes of Noah Dillon and Siobhan Cotchin with whiplash inducing gusto, there’s no doubt Rosalie’s soul lies in performing her heart out, hopefully we can all keep up…

Making his start in 2012 with Turtle Bay (FKA Turtle Bay TV) Thomas quickly developed a reputation for his eclectic output and energetic live shows.

Expanding on the post-punk, gothic-infused textures of their 2020 album ‘Sketch Caustic’, the band have spent the most part of 2022/2023 exploring the annals of cosmic country, indie rock and britpop, with influences ranging from Neil Young and Alvvays to Mac DeMarco and Pulp.

Thomas has now ventured into Solo artist Territory releasing his first Solo EP 'Juvenilia' in February 2023.

With every opportunity at his feet to further explore what truly being a solo artist is, Thomas is continuing his prolific Journey by announcing the release of his second EP 'BLUE HEAVEN' due out October 2024.

PINK HOUSE are thrilled to have Thomas in the fam and can’t wait to see what the future holds for

Guitarist Ben Protasiewicz is an award-winning singer/songwriter, best known as the frontman of celebrated indie-rock trio Pat Chow and lead guitarist and vocalist in Lonesome Dove. A WAM Song Of The Year winner with three full-length albums and countless stage hours under his belt, Ben is a prolific songwriter and a criminally underrated Australian musician.

All recorded at Pinkhouse, impressively LIFECRY’s recordings are all written and solely performed by Ben himself.

Incredibly thrilled and excited to share the news that ZERODENT will be joining us at Pink House Records. They have been with our Pink House family since the beginning.

I am overjoyed to be a part of their upcoming third LP release, as they are genuinely one of our most beloved bands.

Stay tuned for new music from these most excellent post-punks.

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