Biografia

Expatriate are an indie rock band from Sydney, Australia. Expatriate frontman, Ben King, grew up amidst the chaos of Jakarta. Chris Kollias keeps the band steady while Damian Press is the technical mastermind, taking care of all Expatriates production in the band’s Petersham headquarters, Ginsberg Studios, ably assisted by a wise cat named Ginsberg.

They recorded their EP in Ginsberg, spending weeks mixing the tracks and creating the many layers that is their trademark. Entitled ‘Lovers Ie Strange’ the five-track EP (and ‘that’ cover photo) was released on October 31st, 2005. The first single, ‘The Spaces Between’ spent six weeks on high rotation on national broadcaster Triple J. Expatriate ended the year with a performance at the Homebake Festival in Sydney on the Dome stage.

At the close of 2005 the band had toured the nation three times. The second single off the EP ‘Killer Kat’ gained high rotation on Triple J. A national headline tour (their first) took place in February that sold out. A quick trip overseas in March to London, Toronto, NYC, Los Angeles and Austin brought the band to the attention of many upon hearing their music, Jim Kerr personally invited the band to support Simple Minds on the Australian leg of their world tour during May. July and August saw Expatriate head off to Seattle to record their debut album with John Goodmanson (Death Cab for Cutie, Blonde Redhead, Wu Tang Clan) This was followed by a tour of Los Angeles and London before heading back to Australia for a seven-week national tour with Something for Kate.