{"title":"The Aints!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Aints! is an Australian garage\/punk rock band that started as a three-piece in Sydney in 1991. Led by Ed Kuepper, the band's name is a clever play on words referencing The Saints, a band Kuepper formed with Chris Bailey in Brisbane back in 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2017, Kuepper decided to revisit the music of his youth and assembled a new band to perform shows across Australia. They played material from The Saints' catalogue from 1973-1978. In September 2018, The Aints! released what can be considered the long-lost fourth album by The Saints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith influences ranging from punk to garage rock, The Aints! deliver high-energy performances that captivate audiences. Their unique sound has drawn comparisons to artists such as Ed Kuepper himself, Died Pretty, The New Christs, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"5-6-7-8-9-ep","title":"5 6 7 8 9 EP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Aints! comprise Ed Kuepper, Peter Oxley, Paul Larsen Loughhead, Alister Spence and Eamon Dilworth. \u003cbr\u003eFormed in 2017 The Aints! original brief was to recreate the sound and energy of The Saints, the band co-founded by Kuepper in 1973, as they celebrated 40 years since the release of that band's groundbreaking debut \u003ci\u003e(I’m) Stranded\u003c\/i\u003e in 1977. With such talent at play though, it wasn’t long before this inspired five piece created material of their own. An album \u003ci\u003eThe Church of Simultaneous Existence\u003c\/i\u003e, comprised entirely of Kuepper originals written in the period 1969-1978, was was released internationally to much fanfare and was a hit with fans and critics alike. \u003ci\u003e5-6-7-8-9 \u003c\/i\u003eis the next release from The Aints! A 5-track mini-LP comprising alternate versions of album tracks \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e (single edit) and \u003ci\u003eCountry Song in G\u003c\/i\u003e (acoustic) plus reworked versions of tracks from Kuepper’s 50 album strong catalogue including \u003ci\u003eMemories Are Made Of This\u003c\/i\u003e (The Saints, 1978) \u003ci\u003eLaughing Clowns\u003c\/i\u003e (Laughing Clowns, 1980) and \u003ci\u003eHang Jean Lee\u003c\/i\u003e (Ed Kuepper and The Kowalski Collective, 2007).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agitated","offers":[{"title":"Black | 12\"","offer_id":50417015914827,"sku":"1064611","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50417016373579,"sku":"1064643","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/ec75f5af-2d05-4bc7-a573-8e820be13f9f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726714218"},{"product_id":"play-the-saints-73-78","title":"Play the Saints 73 -78","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the 40th anniversary of the release of The Saints’ groundbreaking\u003ci\u003e (I’m) Stranded\u003c\/i\u003e album; guitarist, songwriter and founding member Ed Kuepper took to the stage performing the material he had written for that seminal band ascoss their first three albums\u003ci\u003e (I’m) Stranded\u003c\/i\u003e (1977), \u003ci\u003eEternally Yours\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), and \u003ci\u003ePrehistoric Sounds\u003c\/i\u003e (1978). Joined by like-minded souls: bassist Peter Oxley (Sunnyboys), drummer Paul Larson (The Celibate Rifles) plus keyboard player Alister Spence and a guest brass section, \u003ci\u003eThe Aints! Play The Saints\u003c\/i\u003e captures that energy of the original band delivering on a promise made 40 years ago and not heard since. Tracks include the incendiary\u003ci\u003e (I’m) Stranded\u003c\/i\u003e everybody’s favourite \u003ci\u003eKnow Your Product\u003c\/i\u003e, the blistering cover of Ike and Tina Turner’s \u003ci\u003eRiver Deep Mountain High\u003c\/i\u003e, the epic \u003ci\u003eNights in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e plus \u003ci\u003eThis Perfect Day, Messin With the Kid \u003c\/i\u003eand more. Ten tracks and 45 minutes in total. Available on CD and vinyl. Released on the Fatal label: home to The Saints original\u003ci\u003e (I’m Stranded)\u003c\/i\u003e 7” in September 1976. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fatal Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50456629510475,"sku":"1066213","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50456632787275,"sku":"1066215","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/fa5ea7b1-86d2-4457-b45e-34a785a71e40_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727199974"},{"product_id":"live-at-marrickville-bowl","title":"Live at Marrickville Bowl","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn April 27th, 2018 two days before the recording of their debut LP\u003ci\u003e The Church of Simultaneous Existence,\u003c\/i\u003e Ed Kuepper and The Aints! played the unrecorded album in its entirety to a full house at Sydney’s Marrickville Bowls Club a\/k\/a The Bowlo. Recorded for prosperity by super-Kuepper fans Moshcam the outstanding results are now available - albeit in limited vinyl quantities - for everyone else to hear. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Aints! had formed initially to celebrate the 40th anniversary of (I’m) Stranded, Kuepper’s first release and the debut album by The Saints, the band he had co-founded in 1973 and who courted international acclaim and infamy for their trio of classic and influential albums including (I’m) Stranded plus Eternally Yours and Prehistoric Sounds before the usual “musical differences’ reared it’s ugly head forcing the band to split late in 1978. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecruiting like-minded players in Peter Oxley (Sunnyboys), Paul Larsen Loughhead (The Celibate Rifles) plus jazzers Alister Spence and Eamon Dilworth, The Aints! pulled together a set comprising material from all three incendiary albums. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, as rehearsals developed, Kuepper - ever the restless songsmith - began to unearth even more material from that time - unrecorded material - derived from old cassettes or even just memory and dating back as far as 1969 whilst the young Ed was still in short shorts. Bit by bit, one by one these tracks developed until the realisation that there was a whole album’s worth of songs ready to record. But first, a final run through…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fatal Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50460718858571,"sku":"1128844","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/848b9bd5-5e7b-4805-879e-618a10f62a73_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727237028"},{"product_id":"the-church-of-simultaneous-existence","title":"The Church of Simultaneous Existence","description":"\u003cp\u003eForty years after the release of one of the great Australian debut albums of all time Ed Kuepper returns with a brand-new band and a brand new contender for the title. When the heavily lauded, heavily influential first incarnation of The Saints split in 1978, Ed Kuepper, the sonic architect and primary songwriter of the original band and their three albums: the proto-punk classic \u003ci\u003e(I’m) Stranded\u003c\/i\u003e (1977), the r’n'b infused \u003ci\u003eEternally Yours\u003c\/i\u003e (1978) and the brass-laden genre-defying \u003ci\u003ePrehistoric Sounds\u003c\/i\u003e (1978) left behind a plethora of unreleased material, however, rather than attempt to salvage what could have been Kuepper chose to move on forming the legendary Laughing Clowns performing and recording in Australia and the U.K. from 1979 through 1984 before embarking on an ARIA award winning solo career that has kept him touring and recording steadily since 1985. Come 2017 though, and the 40th anniversary of The Saints seminal debut Kuepper was persuaded it was time to revisit and celebrate the music of his youth. Recruiting like-minded souls in Sunnyboys bassist Peter Oxley, drummer Paul Larsen Loughhead (The Celibate Rifles \/ The New Christs), jazz pianist Alister Spence and trumpeter and brass arranger Eamon Dilworth the band performed as\u003ci\u003e The Aints! Play The Saints\u003c\/i\u003e (’73 - ’78) covering Kuepper’s tenure with the band and all the classics including \u003ci\u003eThis Perfect Day, Know Your Product, Swing For The Crime\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e(I’m) Stranded\u003c\/i\u003e to large crowds and a hugely appreciative response. But rather than purely recycle those formative songs Kuepper began to introduce the new-old material to an audience eager to hear what else Kuepper had been sitting on since 1978. 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