The Middle East are a band from Townsville, Australia. Their sound is varied but might be compared to bands such as Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire or even Sigur Ros. They are signed in Australia to Spunk Records.
Their self-recorded EP ‘Recordings of The Middle East’ is available on iTunes and other places. They are working on their first full album which is expected to be released in the first half of 2011. They have toured Australia and played support shows and festivals in the US and Europe during 2010.
This is an unofficial and unauthorised web site/blog for fans of the The Middle East (created by me) initially as a place to post song lyrics and info about the band when it was hard to find much about them on the internet.
The band has an official site here and an official Facebook page which you should visit and ‘like’.
If you would like to contribute content or corrections to this blog then please send me an email or just leave a comment somewhere. (And a big thank you to those who have already contributed stuff).
Here is ‘Blood’ one of their songs:
Hey, I’m keen to set up a gig for TME to play with ‘The Art of Sleeping’. They would pull an epic crowd in Brisbane, bring Sam Rowe or Dragging Piano’s as well for good measure.
to clarify
bring Sam Rowe from Dragging Piano’s as well for good measure.
Just so you know this blog is not a good way to contact the band. Perhaps try getting in touch with one of the contacts listed here: http://visitthemiddleeast.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/new-management/
Hi glosoli
Just wanted to let you know I have been a TME fan from way back, I often read this blog, I wish deeply they had never toured the world and then broke up (I’d rather they’d stayed small, occasional and unpressured, but that’s just selfish) and I still trawl the web looking for new live video.
So I’m one who still reads and enjoys the occasional update. Hope you can keep it going.
unkleE