The Red Paintings
Founded: 1998
The Red Paintings were a collaborative art rock band originally formed in Geelong, Australia. The group was founded by Trash McSweeney, who provided lead vocals, guitar, sequencing and sampling. He was joined by various collaborators.The band was known for their themed performances incorporating elements of theatre and art, often self-described as "orchestral sci-fi art rock". Band members often dressed in elaborate costumes and employed stage props, theatrical elements, and visual projections during their shows. The band often invited members of the audience to paint during live performances.
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Live Review: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, The Red Paintings, Solkyri
"They're still a force to be reckoned with in the live realm, delivering well-oiled precision mayhem with complete panache."
Live Review: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, The Red Paintings, The Leap Year
"An uncharacteristically stiff ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead got off to an awkward start."
Live Review: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, The Red Paintings, Sincerely Grizzly
"[The Red Paintings perform] like some ill-advised Circus-Oz/Paramore collaboration fronted by a character Chris Lilley retired for being too ludicrous."
Live Review: The Red Paintings, Love Like Hate
TRP are seriously far too underrated as technically intricate players and as an encompassing live show.
Never Coming, Finally Here
"We finished the mastering of the record for vinyl and CD and mp3 in January or February this year. It took ten times to master the album. It cost a lot of fuckin’ money."
Live Review: The Red Paintings, Teal, We Lost The Sea
The dominance of theatrics and over-dramatics in Teal and The Red Paintings’ performances were certainly enough to grab one’s attention, but it was the absence of any pretension and a modest display of brilliant musicianship that set We Lost The Sea’s set apart from the other two performances.
Paint It Red
"I put all my time into this album. I put my whole life on the line; my girlfriend left me, stupid shit happened because I was just so relentless with the sound and what I wanted to achieve, but you need to do that in art I think."
Album Review: The Red Paintings - The Revolution Is Never Coming
McSweeney has a multitude of messages to relay and fulfils his mission in displaying the full gamut of human flaws and sins, all presented here in sonically sublime, reckless and reigning chaos.
The Red Paintings
The Red Paintings, Los Angeles by the way of Geelong and Brisbane, are gearing up to embark on an Australian tour. Killyourstereo.com sits down with frontman Trash McSweeney to discuss the shows, the band’s long awaited album and all things visual arts.
Album Review: The Red Paintings - The Revolution Is Never Coming
It’s when TRP pull the breaks a touch that the band’s musicality is at its best.
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