Biography

Formed in Perth in 1989, The Blackeyed Susans are renowned for their moody romanticism and atmospheric, op-shop stylings. Declared national treasures by Rolling Stone magazine, they have toured the world, played with the likes of Johnny Cash and Leonard Cohen and released numerous albums of occasional beauty.
 Yet none of this was by design – at least not at the beginning, when members of The Triffids (David McComb, Alsy MacDonald), Chad’s Tree (Rob Snarski), Martha’s Vineyard (Phil Kakulas) and maestro Ross Bolleter formed a holiday band, one particularly hot, Western Australian summer. 
 The group endured, long after that summer was gone, relocating to Sydney and then Melbourne, as it galvanized around Snarski and Kakulas, along with a swirling array of talented friends drawn from The Cruel Sea, Dirty Three, The Jackson Code, Augie March, The Drones and Hungry Ghosts. (Substantial contributions made by guitarists Dan Luscombe and J.P.Shilo)
 The Susans enjoyed success, in Australia and abroad, on the back of watershed albums All Souls Alive and Spin The Bottle. Much touring into the next decade ensued before the band returned to a more ‘project' based approach in the mid 2000s. 
Alongside Snarski and Kakulas, the current group features longtime members Mark Dawson (drums), Kiernan Box (keyboards) and Graham Lee (Pedal Steel).
 The Blackeyed Susans’ seventh album, Close Your Eyes and See, was released in 2017.