Rhys Love has had the music vibe since he could stand up. Login or signup to continue reading He recalls his mum recently telling him that from when he was old enough to be on his own two feet, his parents remember him waddling over to the family's stereo system speakers and bopping just inches away from them when his dad put on Bob Marley and the Wailers' Legend album. Fast forward to last year, and Love was in the recovery room of a local hospital after having surgery.
"When I came to [consciousness] I noticed they were playing Bob Marley," Love says. "The nurse goes 'you've been coming in and out of consciousness and singing it so loudly across the whole area, we thought we'd just put it on'." Now, 31, he continues to follow that passion for music, as front man and songwriter for The Appointments, a reggae-tinged five-piece Newcastle band making inroads on the east coast through constant touring and the steady flow of new music.
In May the band released a five-song EP, Microcosm Side A, featuring two of its most popular live songs, Light Me Up , and Outlaw . It also includes Hair Trigger , one of the band's favourite jam songs. With funky rhythms and catchy hooks, it's a relaxing, almost retro-surf vibe, sharpened by guitar solos and prominent percussion beats.
Great groovin' party music. Rhys and his brother Eli have been making music since they were teenagers. Eli plays drums in The Appointments, which includes Kurt Spiers on bass, Aidan Liddle on guitar and Duncan Brown.