Photos by Sydney photographer Daniel Boud
Red Riders at The Metro 2007
Red Riders are one of those acts i’ve admired and followed since they appeared on the Sydney scene circa 2004.
Red Riders launching Drown in Colour last week at La Campana
This week they release their second album, so i thought it an opportune time to take a trip down memory lane.
Red Riders at Spectrum 5 years ago
Like other acts that emerged in that era (eg, Wolfmother, Children Collide, The Scare) they’ve come under the attention of my lens too many times to mention.
First when i was a keen amateur photoblogger with a pocket camera, till now, an older more jaded snapper still occasionally shooting live music.
Red Riders at Homebake 2006
I first saw the band in July 2004 at the opening night of Spectrum, a venue that’s now part of the fabric of the Sydney music scene.
At @Newtown in 2004, a venue that no longer exists
Soon after that they scored the opening slot for Franz Ferdinand at The Metro. A role they repeated this year at The Enmore.
Former Red Rider Adrian Deutsch at The Metro June 2007
One of my Red Riders snaps on the cover of Mess and Noise
Alex Red Rider at Big Day Out 2006
They’ve overcome the loss of one of their founding members to release their second album this week, Drown in Colour.
You can buy the album on iTunes or stream it on myspace.
Here’s their latest single Ordinary.
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Nice retrospective on Red Riders. I really look forward to grabbing their newie. I also have that issue of M+N too.
I have a couple of shots from when they were supporting Little Birdy and played a show here in Fremantle in 2006.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/antzpantz/300565181/
Look forward to seeing them again!
Thanks for sharing Dan!
Can’t wait to receive the new CD in the post any day now…
Nice pics!
Just picked up Drown in Colour yesterday….with bonus cassette…very cool