Opshop

Opshop emerged among the most widely used New Zealand rock and roll acts of it is generation using its discovery 2004 one “No Normal Thing.” Therefore called for the Kiwi moniker for thrift shops, the group produced in Auckland in 2002: frontman Jason Kerrison was playing a single residency within a downtown backpackers’ club when he asked longtime friend Tim Skedden to sit down in on electric guitar, and another shared friend, drummer Bobby Kennedy, shortly signed to play drums. Guitarist Matt Treacy and bassist Ian Munro finished the initial Opshop lineup, which originally performed as GST. Through the wintertime of 2003, the group competed in Task NZM, an unsigned musician display sponsored by radio electric outlet ZM, and upon earning the contest documented their debut one, “Saturated,” which ZM instantly put into its playlist. Opshop agreed upon to the fledgling Siren Information imprint to record its 2004 debut LP, YOU HAPPEN TO BE Here. Its 4th single, “No Normal Thing,” offering Christian pop superstar Brooke Fraser on piano, vaulted the quintet to nationwide renown, earning substantial airplay and showing up on the slew of compilations including Today That’s What I Contact Music 16, Sluggish Weekend 5, and Condition of the country: FRESH Zealand Rock and roll. Skedden and Munro both exited Opshop within the wake of “No Normal Thing,” and following addition of bassist Clint Harris, the streamlined four-piece started focus on its sophomore work, 2007’s USED Planet. The record quickly ascended to the quantity three i’m all over this the brand new Zealand graphs, galvanized with the lead one “Probably.”