Last Dinosaurs are an indie rock/power pop band from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Sean Caskey, lead guitarist Lachlan Caskey, bass guitarist and backing vocalist Sam Gethin-Jones and drummer Dan Koyama. Koyama and the Caskey brothers are all of Japanese descent, and the band has toured Japan before.
The band's debut EP Back from the Dead (2010) has received critical praise by Australian media critics such as Triple J and Whothehell.net.
The band is currently signed to independent label Dew Process.
History edit:
Formation and EP edit:
The band first found success after posting their demo to the Triple J Unearthed project. Not long after, they were interviewed by radio DJ Zan Rowe. Their track "Honolulu" was placed on high rotation on national broadcaster Triple J. The band have played at festivals such as Splendour in the Grass, the Laneway Festival, the Falls Festival and Southbound, and have supported bands such as Foals, Matt & Kim, Lost Valentinos and Foster the People. Shortly after the band were approached by the Australian independent music label Dew Process, the band were crowned a "Highlight Gig" of the Australian Music Conference 'Big Sound'.
Debut album edit:
In early 2011 the band announced that they had been planning on recording their album after their "Back From The Dead" tour in mid-2010. In June 2011 the band started a Tumblr blog narrating their recording process for the album with producer Jean-Paul Fung at BJB Studios in Sydney, Australia. The album entitled as In a Million Years was released on 2 March 2012. The album made an Australian Top 10 Debut and managed to get to number 8 on the Australian Albums Chart and number 2 on the digital album charts. The band completed the sold out Million Years national tour, with multiple shows in many cities due to ticket demand. The band then completed a tour of the UK and Europe with plans to release the album there in September.
Satellites Tour 2012 edit:
Last Dinosaurs just wrapped up their national Australian Satellites tour: 13 October: Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane; 19 October: The HI-FI, Brisbane; 20 October: The Metro, Sydney; 21 October: Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne; 25 October: The Corner Hotel, Melbourne; 26 October: The Corner Hotel, Melbourne; 27 October: The Gov, Adelaide; 28 October: Rock-It Festival, Perth; 3rd Nov : Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane; 9 November: The Metro, Sydney; 10 November: Zierholz, Uni of Canberra
They also performed at Sets on the Beach, a small annual summer festival on Scarborough Beach, Perth on the 2nd of December.
