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[2006 EP by the Predators] {{Infobox album | name = Pick Up the Pace | type =
ep | artist = The Predators | cover = Predators - PutP.jpg | released =
[Australia] 1 July 2006 | recorded = Airlock Studios, Brisbane | venue = |
studio = | genre = Alternative rock | length = 26:58 | label = Dew
Process/Universal Music Australia | producer = The Predators | prev_title = |
year = 2006 | next_title = }} _PICK UP THE PACE_ is the debut EP by Australian
alternative rock band The Predators. It was released on 1 July 2006 through
Dew Process and Universal Music Australia.<ref
name=DPreleases>[url=http://www.dew-process.com/artists-releases.cfm?id=15]
The EP was produced after Powderfinger entered a hiatus, and several of its
band members sought work with side projects. Following the release of _Pick
Up the Pace_, The Predators embarked on a minor tour around Australia,
including a performance at Splendour in the Grass, before officially going on
hiatus, around the time Powderfinger reformed.
** History
The Predators consist of the three original Powderfinger members; Ian Haug
(guitar), John Collins (bass), and Steven Bishop (drums, vocals), and thus
_Pick Up the Pace_ was influenced by the band's early work. As the three had
attended school together, the music on the EP flowed easily. According to
Haug, the trio had been discussing the possibility of reuniting for a long
time.<ref
name=AMOInterview>[url=http://www.amo.org.au/qa_interview.asp?id=1203 ] Ross
McLennan, the fourth Predators member, only played drums on live appearances,
to allow Bishop to focus on singing.<ref
name=AMO>[url=http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=7805] The EP was recorded
at Haug's Airlock Studios in the band's home town, Brisbane, with songs first
released to radio on 17 May 2006.<ref
name=DPnews36>[url=http://www.dew-process.com/newsfull.cfm?id=36]
In a 2006 interview, John Collins said that the group's formation and the
recording of the EP was just "for fun", with no intention of "taking it too
seriously".<ref name=Timeoff /> He also noted that the idea of the EP was
first proposed when Powderfinger's hiatus[date=2024-12-15] began, and he asked
Bishop the question "Do you want to write some songs and just have a bit of
fun?"<ref name=Timeoff /> Originally, the band had not intended to release any
work, stating "It’s not very commercial, in a sense."<ref
name=Timeoff>[url=http://www.timeoff.com.au/index1.php?area=Interviews&pg=38&subarea=2718&sel=2718]
However, in a later interview with FasterLouder, Bishop noted that the band
would "maybe send it off to Europe and The States with some indie labels", as
well as hoping to tour around the country.<ref name=OnTheProwl />
The EP, and most of the songs on it, were influenced by musical greats such as
Pink Floyd, David Bowie and the entire indie rock genre.<ref
name=OnTheProwl>[url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/5090/On-the-prowl-with-The-Predators.htm]<ref
name=TPPutP>[url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/5045/The-Predators-pick-up-the-pace.htm?city=9]
It was noted that the EP contained "roaring guitar riffs and big
choruses".<ref
name=CDU>[url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7124611/a/Pick+Up+The+Pace+EP.htm]
Haug noted in an interview that the original group of songs recorded "lacked
vibe", and so the band chose less perfected songs "to ensure that the attitude
of the recording was good".<ref name=AMOInterview />
Following the release of _Pick Up the Pace_, The Predators embarked on a minor
tour before performing at Splendour in the Grass. The tour saw them
performing along the east coast of Australia. Four concerts were performed,
in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and at Splendour in the Grass, near Byron
Bay.<ref name=TPPutP /><ref
name=DPnews41>[url=http://www.dew-process.com/newsfull.cfm?id=41]
** Music video
[filename=The Predators - Pick Up The Pace - 21s.ogg]
A music video for "Pick Up the Pace", the lead song on the EP, was recorded in
a Brisbane music venue, and released in May 2006. It featured lead singer
Steven Bishop "day dreaming of days gone by".<ref
name=DPnews35>[url=http://www.dew-process.com/newsfull.cfm?id=35] The video
was distributed by Dew Process.[1]
** Track listing
_All music written and performed by The Predators ._<ref name=AMO />
1. "Pick Up the Pace" – 2:46
2. "Paintings" – 4:29
3. "My Line" – 4:20
4. "Precious Moments" – 5:25
5. "High And Low" – 4:36
6. "Still My Friend" – 5:22
** References
[reflist]
Category:2006 debut EPs Category:The Predators (Australian band) albums