Sea Haggs
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The Sea Haggs were an indie rock
band formed in Melbourne
, Australia
in the early 1990s by Perth
expatriates Lora Macfarlane
and Iain McIntyre
, and featuring other members, including Ben Butler. Towards the end of its career, the band also recorded under the name Keckle.
In 1995, the band was wound up when Macfarlane moved to Seattle
to join Sleater-Kinney
. A compilation of Sea Haggs and Keckle recordings, along with some of Macfarlane's solo work, appeared then under the name "Jelly CD", released by McIntyre's Woozy zine
/imprint.
Macfarlane and McIntyre later went on to form ninetynine
.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band formed in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in the early 1990s by Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
expatriates Lora Macfarlane
Laura Macfarlane
Laura Macfarlane, formerly known as Lora Macfarlane, is a Scottish-born rock and roll musician, singer and songwriter based in Australia. Originally from Glasgow, she arrived with her parents in Perth when young, and was involved in a number of bands there from the late 1980s onward...
and Iain McIntyre
Iain McIntyre
Iain McIntyre is an Australian musician and writer.Originally from Perth, he relocated to Melbourne in 1992, where he played in The Sea Haggs with fellow Perth expatriate Laura Macfarlane. In 1996, he joined Macfarlane's new band ninetynine...
, and featuring other members, including Ben Butler. Towards the end of its career, the band also recorded under the name Keckle.
In 1995, the band was wound up when Macfarlane moved to Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
to join Sleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney was an alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon that formed in 1994. Originally formed in Olympia, Washington, the group's name is derived from Sleater-Kinney Road, Interstate 5 off ramp #108 in Lacey, Washington, the location of one of their early practice spaces. They were a...
. A compilation of Sea Haggs and Keckle recordings, along with some of Macfarlane's solo work, appeared then under the name "Jelly CD", released by McIntyre's Woozy zine
Zine
A zine is most commonly a small circulation publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier....
/imprint.
Macfarlane and McIntyre later went on to form ninetynine
Ninetynine
Ninetynine is an indie band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band was founded by Laura Macfarlane, who played drums in Sleater-Kinney, in 1996 as a solo project. The first album, 99, was recorded with her playing all the instruments. Not long after she assembled a band with Cameron Potts and...
.
Members
- Lora MacfarlaneLaura MacfarlaneLaura Macfarlane, formerly known as Lora Macfarlane, is a Scottish-born rock and roll musician, singer and songwriter based in Australia. Originally from Glasgow, she arrived with her parents in Perth when young, and was involved in a number of bands there from the late 1980s onward...
— guitar, viola, percussion, vocals - Iain McIntyreIain McIntyreIain McIntyre is an Australian musician and writer.Originally from Perth, he relocated to Melbourne in 1992, where he played in The Sea Haggs with fellow Perth expatriate Laura Macfarlane. In 1996, he joined Macfarlane's new band ninetynine...
— guitar, bass, vocals - Yvette — guitar, bass
- Nicole Thibault — drums
- Ben Butler — guitar
- Cameron PottsCameron PottsCameron Potts, born November 10, 1971 in Subiaco, Western Australia, is a musician based in Melbourne, Australia. Since 1999, he has toured regularly to the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Scandinavia and Iceland with both Ninetynine, playing drums, and...
— drums - Richard — drums