Nations by the River were an Australian side project formed by Luke Steele (Sleepy Jackson), Ohad Rein (Old Man River) and the Kahn Brothers (Gelbison)The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 May 2004, MUSIC NEWS by Alex Tibbitts, Tim Colman that occurred in 2003 to 2004. Nations by the River only created a single album, Holes in the Valley, before the members went back to their main bands.
Biography Nations By The River formed during the Gelbison/The Sleepy Jackson tour of early 2003, when Luke Steele (Sleepy Jackson) and Edo Kahn (Gelbison) started jamming and writing songs in a car park after misplacing their van's keys.The Newcastle Herald, 14 June 2004, "Lot To Be Said For Parking" by Michael Gadd & Amy Edwards Dove Kahn soon joined in and Nations By The River was established as a side project for the three. Ohad Rein (Old Man River) and Edo Kahn co-wrote the song "Lovers", and shortly after Ohad joined the group.
The album was recorded in three daysThe Courier Mail, 12 June 2004, Holes in the Valley review by Guy Mosel as a stripped-back and live experience with engineer/co-producer Scott Horscroft (Sun, The Husbands). In the studio, Nations were joined by friends and local musicians, including Sarah Blasko and Hamish Stuart. The album, Holes in the Valley, was released 7 June 2004 on EMI/Virgin, and distributed overseas on Astralwerks. In July 2005 the album was also released in the United States on the Astralwerks label.
Members Edo Kahn — vocals, guitar Luke Steele — vocals, guitar Ohad Rein — vocals, guitar Nadav Kahn — guitar, keys, percussion
Discography Albums Holes in the ValleySunday Telegraph, 4 July 2004, Holes in the Valley review by Peter HolmesSunday Telegraph Magazine, 18 July 2004, Holes in the Valley review by Annika PriestThe Australian, 10 July 2004, Holes in the Valley review by Iain Shedden - EMI/Virgin (7 June 2004); Astralwerks (25 July 2005)
Track listing "I Don't Want You" - 1:19 "Boy" - 3:37 "Heart Attack Romance" - 2:16 "Cracking Up" - 2:28 "Kids World" - 2:16 "These Are the Times" - 3:15 "Lovers" - 2:30 "Would It Be Nice" - 4:11 "Farewell Sunshine" - 1:29 "Heroin" - 4:00 "The Prettiest Girl" - 2:01 "We Dance Everyday" - 4:18
References
External links [ Nations by the River] @ Allmusic Nations by the River discography @ Discogs Nations by the River discography @ MusicBrainz