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The Vines
Part of a great explosion of high octane, garage bands who burst on the scene in
the early 2000s (laughably coined as the new rock revolution), Aussie rockers
The Vines delivered great blasts of ragged, spiky indie pop. Led by hyperactive,
Asperger Syndrome sufferer Craig Nicholls, the band formed over a love of
Nirvana while working together as teenagers at McDonalds and they renamed
themselves in 1999 as a homage to Nicholls' father's band The Vynes. Signed to
British label XL Recordings on the strength of a demo, debut album Highly
Evolved (2002) went on to reach Number 3 in t...
