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The Middle East

An Australian folk band that refused to play to commercial interests, The Middle East came together in 2005 in Townsville by a number of artistically-minded college students including among others lead singer Rohin Jones, guitarist Jordan Ireland, and multi-instrumentalist Bree Tranter. They used many different instruments and specialized in vocal harmonies that gave their very simple folk songs a level of sonic grandeur. They slowly built a following, often playing at major music festivals. Always fearful of being overly commercial, they broke up shortly after the release of the...