The Getaway Plan are an Australian Alternative rock band. Since forming in November 2004, they have toured nationally with Taking Back Sunday and The Used and supported a number of other bands, including Unwritten Law, Alkaline Trio, Eighteen Visions, Silverstein, Strike Anywhere, Anberlin, Bodyjar, Antiskeptic, I Killed The Prom Queen, Millencolin and My Chemical Romance.
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The group combines pop melodies and 'screamo' rock in a blend described as "a case of Thrice meets Jeff Buckley meets Underoath". In 2006, the band signed with Boomtown Records and released an EP, Hold Conversation.
Tracks from the EP have received airplay on Australian national youth radio station Triple J, including medium rotation for the track "If The Suspense Doesn't Kill Us, Something Else Will..."
The band traveled to Florida to record their debut album titled 'Other Voices, Other Rooms'. The first single 'Streetlight' surfaced on November 3, 2007.
'Other Voices, Other Rooms' debuted at #14 on the National ARIA Charts, #3 on the Australian ARIA Charts and #1 on the AIR Charts (Both 100% Indie and 100% Label Charts).
Second Week of Release, 'Other Voices, Other Rooms' held #31 on the National ARIA Charts, #7 on the Australian ARIA Charts, #3 on the AIR charts for 100% Indie and #4 on the AIR Charts for 100% Indie Labels, while the first single 'Streetlight' still holds #20 on the AIR singles chart for 100% Indie Labels.
The second single from the album 'Where The City Meets The Sea' is released in Australia on March 15th via Boomtown Records / Shock Records.
Early days
Most of the band members met at Sandringham Secondary College and took VCE music subjects together. Some of the bands they have previously been in have included Conked Out, Jebuz, She Spits Macabre and Thirtyfivehours.
Tour
The band recently completed a national Australian tour for "Other Voices, Other Rooms". This tour included shows in every capital city nationwide, some with more than one show in each. Australian rock acts Elora Danan from Perth and Stealing O'Neal from Melbourne accompained them and the tour was a great success with several sold out locations. As well as larger venues such as The Evelyn Hotel in Melbourne and Spectrum Club in Sydney, The Getaway Plan played several instore locations for free.
On the 5th of April the band headlined the popular "HYPE fest" in Sydney at Dural Sports Center's "The Bridge" as part of national youth week. The day also featured bands local to the area such as Heroes For Hire, Me VS You and band competition winners of the day, Crux Vera.
The band will tour Australia nationwide with USA's The Donnas and Australian rock/pop act Kisschasy in May 2008.
Discography
The Getaway Plan Demo
[Demo] (2004/2005)
- "Quarantined"
- "Opaque"
- "Ashes/A Different Kind Of Mess"
- "The Motion (Of Demotion)"
- "Letter of Credit"
- "Strings"
Hold Conversation
[EP] (2006) - Boomtown Records *=On Reissued Version
- "A Toast To The Burning Estate"
- "Vesper"
- "Hide Your Children!"
- "The New Year"
- "If The Suspense Doesn't Kill Us, Something Else Will..."
- "An Afterword"
- "Strings (Live)*
- "Quarantined (Live)*
Streetlight
[Single] (2007) - Boomtown Records
- "Streetlight"
- "The Hardest Part (Demo)"
- "The Tempest (Demo)"
Other Voices, Other Rooms
[Debut LP] (February 2008) - Boomtown Records
- "Other Voices / Other Rooms"
- "Streetlight"
- "Where The City Meets The Sea"
- "Sleep Spindles"
- "New Medicine (Stay With Me)"
- "Shadows"
- "A Lover's Complaint"
- "Red Flag"
- "Entr'acte"
- "Rhapsody On A Windy Night"
- "Transmission"