NINETYNINE

Ninetynine (styled as 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. The second album '767' Laura added Rhonda Simmonds (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals, xylophone, glockenspiel, drums) and Cameron Potts (drums). Other members of the band are Iain McIntyre (who played with Laura in several earlier bands) and Amy Clarke (ex-The Vivian Girls). Meg Butler joined in 2006. Ninetynine's music has been described as art-pop, combining elements of indie rock, post punk and power pop with strong melodic elements and a playful approach. Some of their songs incorporate experimental elements such as unusual time signatures or exotic scales. 

One of the band's trademarks is the use of Casiotone keyboards and chromatic percussion (typically a vibraphone) in their music, with the musicians frequently swapping instruments between songs, even sometimes in the middle of songs. They also have recorded a number of tracks for various compilations. 'Anatomy of Distance' is a retrospective compilation of tracks recorded for various compilations and 7" singles between 1997 and 2001. 'Receiving the Sounds of Science Fiction' was released exclusively to subscribers of the New York-based Dark Beloved Cloud single club. 'Chapter 99' (Sones, 2006) was a compilation of previously released songs. Original releases of '99', '767' and '180 degrees' came in hand-folded sleeves made of printed card. The release of 'Further' was part of the band's 20th anniversary celebrations. Ninetynine have played live extensively in Australia, and toured internationally in New Zealand, Japan, the UK, Europe and North America.

Members

Laura MacFarlane (vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, drums), Meg Butler (keyboards),
Cameron Potts (drums, vocals, violin, keyboards), Amy Clarke (vocals, keyboards, bass),
Iain McIntyre (guitar, bass), Michelle Mansford (bass)

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninetynine