In 1990, the band moved to Melbourne and guitarist Andrew Craw was replaced by Nick Gill. They released their debut single, "Rollercoaster", the following year. 1993 saw the release of their first EP, 'Spindrift'. McNulty left the band and was replaced by Keith Urqhuart before they recorded 'Poseidon' the following year. Their popularity grew, and the band signed to Mushroom Records' White label in 1995, releasing their second single, "Moon Drone Gold", in December. Josh Alexander replaced Urqhuart for the recording of their debut album, 'Venus Returning'. The album reached #33 on the Australian albums chart and contained the singles "Box", "Thunder", and "Lost". It featured a more mainstream sound than their previous releases. "Thunder" made it into the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 at #96. They toured with Def FX.
The band's next single, "Naughty Boy", was released in 1997 and made it into the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1997. It was then used in a Just Jeans ad. In April 1998, the band released their second studio album, 'Pink Pills', which reached #12 on the albums chart. The album's production was wrought with troubles, with group fighting including drummer Andrea Vendy throwing boiling hot coffee on Matt, and singer Becky running away from the studio into town barefoot.
A single from the album, "Cry", reached #13 on the singles chart and came in a #61 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998. They performed the song live on Hey Hey It's Saturday. At the 1998 ARIA Awards 'Pink Pills' received ARIA Award nominations for Best Pop Release and Best Cover Art, and "Cry" was nominated for Single of the Year and Song of the Year. At the next year's awards, their single "Puberty Song" earned a nomination for Engineer of the Year. After the album's release, the band was asked to tour with Kylie Minogue by Minogue herself, and later supported Green Day on their 1998 Australian tour.
The band contributed a cover of the Burt Bacharach and Hal David song "Walk On By" for the tribute album, 'To Hal and Bacharach', released in April 1998. This was followed by a cover of the Duran Duran song "Planet Earth", which was featured on the tribute album, 'Undone: The Songs of Duran Duran' in October 1999. In 2000, they contributed a cover of the ABBA song "Bang-A-Boomerang" which was featured on the soundtrack to the film The Wog Boy.
In February 2000, they released the single "Happiness", which appeared on a television advertisement for Australian Hyundai Motor Company. The company's original slogan was "Hyundai is happiness". The Mavis's also provided music for a Coca Cola ad. This was followed in May by another cover, this time of Jim Keay's "The Boy from the Stars", which was included in the soundtrack to the film Sample People. The second single from the album, ''Coming Home'', was released in May. Three months later, the band decided to break up, and ended with a farewell tour.
The band contributed a cover of the Burt Bacharach and Hal David song "Walk On By" for the tribute album, 'To Hal and Bacharach', released in April 1998. This was followed by a cover of the Duran Duran song "Planet Earth", which was featured on the tribute album, 'Undone: The Songs of Duran Duran' in October 1999. In 2000, they contributed a cover of the ABBA song "Bang-A-Boomerang" which was featured on the soundtrack to the film The Wog Boy.
In February 2000, they released the single "Happiness", which appeared on a television advertisement for Australian Hyundai Motor Company. The company's original slogan was "Hyundai is happiness". The Mavis's also provided music for a Coca Cola ad. This was followed in May by another cover, this time of Jim Keay's "The Boy from the Stars", which was included in the soundtrack to the film Sample People. The second single from the album, ''Coming Home'', was released in May. Three months later, the band decided to break up, and ended with a farewell tour.
On 27 December 2014 the Mavis's reformed, with original members Beki, Matt and Nick joined by additional musicians, for a one-off show in Melbourne. Alexander and Vendy were unavailable. In 2018, the band reunited once again to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 'Pink Pills'. The Thomas siblings and Gill are performing the album in its entirety for this tour. In 2022, the band announced a concert to take place on 29 December in St. Kilda. Becky returned from California, where she had been living in recent years, to take part, alongside a new lineup, consisting of guitarist Gabriel Atkinson, bassist Rone Kaos and drummer Alister Morley. A second show was added for the following day after selling out due to high demand.
Members
Matt Thomas (vocals, guitar), Becky Thomas (vocals, keyboards), Nick Gill (guitar), Keith Urqhuart (bass), Josh Alexander (bass), Andrea Vendy (drums), Andrew Craw (guitar), Katherine McNulty (bass), Gabriel Atkinson (guitar), Rone Kaos (bass), Alister Morley (drums)
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mavis%27s
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/
Members
Matt Thomas (vocals, guitar), Becky Thomas (vocals, keyboards), Nick Gill (guitar), Keith Urqhuart (bass), Josh Alexander (bass), Andrea Vendy (drums), Andrew Craw (guitar), Katherine McNulty (bass), Gabriel Atkinson (guitar), Rone Kaos (bass), Alister Morley (drums)
SINGLES
Cry
| 2 FEB '98 | #13 |
Coming Home
| 24 JUL '00 | #72 |
Happiness
| 12 MAR '01 | #96 |
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mavis%27s
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/
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