Sons of Rico


Sons of Rico are an Australian 4-piece indie pop rock band originally from Perth, Western Australia, now based in Melbourne, Victoria.

Biography

Sons of Rico initially started out as a duo with Alex MacRae and Adam Weston in early 2004, under the name, Bus#56. The band subsequently expanded to a four-piece band with the addition of Glenn Sarangapany and then James Trewenack, with MacRae the main songwriter. Trewenack was replaced by Rob Stephens.
Their first release was an EP, Orange Skies, released in November 2007. The EP was recorded by MacRae and Weston and then mixed and mastered by Shaun O' Callaghan at Studio Couch. Initially the EP was only available at live performances of the band.
In October 2010 they released their debut album, Reactions. The album was recorded and engineered by Dave Parkin and mastered in New York by Steve Fallone. 2010 saw the band win 'Best Rock Song' at the WAM Song of the Year, win Triple J's Unearthed competition and expanding to a five-piece with the addition of keyboardist, Brett Murray. The first single lifted from the album was "This Madness", which was released in August 2010. The song, according to MacRae, draws inspiration from a true story out of England where a boy posed as a spy on the internet and convinced an older boy to murder him.
In 2012 MacRae relocated to Brisbane, Queensland to write and work on pre-production for Sons of Rico's sophomore album In Rico Glaciers. On 2 July MacRae and Weston teamed up with ARIA award winning Australian music producer Magoo at Applewood Studio in Fernvale, Queensland to record and engineer the album. The album was released on 29 March 2013 through Firestarter and Inertia.

Discography

Studio Albums