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}} Montana are an Australian indie pop band. They have released three EPS - ‘Montana, Nearer and Shopping in Australia and two albums internationally – Bubblegum Love (2001) and Starsign:Tarantula (2006). HistoryMontana were formed in Sydney in 1997 by Paul Scott (Pop Mechanix) and Ken Stewart (Mr Blonde) who then recruited Steve Melville on drums and Michelle Margherita on bass and vocals. In the following year they issued a self-titled five track EP which including the song "Koolest Band" on Velvet Sound Recordings.[1][2] The song Koolest Band received strong national airplay and the band went on the support a number of International acts touring Australia including Veruca Salt and the Bloodhound Gang. Montana's music was used in films (Drive Me Crazy, Feed)[3] and on TV (Big Brother Australia, Tripping Over, Kath & Kim). Founding member Stewart left in 1998 to pursue his principal band 'Mr Blonde' and was not replaced until 2000 when Jonny Gardiner was recruited by Montana. According to Gardiner, during 2000 "I met the Montana kids in L.A when I was there with Jon Stevens. They played the Whiskey a Go Go and other cool joints and asked me to join the band when we got home to Sydney. We hooked up with producer John Haeny (The Doors, Jackson Brown) and went into pre production for almost a year then into Velvet Sound, Festival & 301 to record and mix" their debut album, Bubblegum Love.[4] Steve Melville was replaced on drums by Tim Denny (ex-Navahodads) in 2001.[2] In 2003 vocalist and bass player Michelle Margherita, left Montana to join United Kingdom group, Farrah, which according to that band's Jez Ashurst was because "she was bored with life in Sydney. I sent her our record; she said she liked it and could she come and join us."[5] Pete Whalley of Get Ready to Rock rated Starsign: Tarantula at four-and-a-half out of five and explained, "[they] peddle a brand of perfect indie pop... There's no denying that there's some pretty perfect pop here. But this reviewer, at least, was left wondering whether the target audience is the teen market dominated by Busted and then McFly, or a more mature rock audience."[6] Jodie Woodgate of RoomThirteen felt it was "lodged in pop heaven, creating music that unashamedly harbours desires to deliver the perfect slice of indie pop, unleashing hooks that are usually only found on a pop addled track before mixing in cheery melodies strapped to sun drenched beats. Its bright and breezy pop that will have your feet tapping along chirpily, injecting some much needed sunshine into the winter months before quickly exiting on a stolen Weezer guitar riff."[7] The group promoted the album with a United Kingdom tour in March–April 2007.[6] Members
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References1. ^{{cite web | archiveurl = http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/44131/20071122-0001/www.amo.org.au/release006f.html?id=1046 | url = http://www.amo.org.au/release006f.html?id=1046 | title = Releases :: Montana | publisher = Australian Music Online | archivedate = 22 November 2007 | accessdate = 12 August 2016 }} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web | archiveurl = http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/44131/20071122-0001/www.amo.org.au/artist0f6f.html?id=1423 | url = http://www.amo.org.au/artist0f6f.html?id=1423 | title = Artists :: Montana | publisher = Australian Music Online | archivedate = 22 November 2007 | accessdate = 12 August 2016 }} 3. ^{{cite news | url = http://drownedinsound.com/Montana_Aus | title = Montana (Aus) | work = Drowned in Sound | accessdate = 12 August 2016 }} 4. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://jonnygardiner.com/album/10723/the-montana-album-bubblegum-love-2000 | title = The Montana Album / Bubblegum Love (2000) | last = Gardiner | first = Jonny | work = Jonny Gardiner Official Website | accessdate = 12 August 2016 }} 5. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/music/1492195.why_jez_still_has_farrah_to_go/ | title = Why Jez still has Farrah to go | last = Hutchison | first = Charles | work = The Press | date = 22 June 2007 | accessdate = 12 August 2016 }} 6. ^1 {{cite news | url = http://www.getreadytorock.com/reviews/montana.htm | title = Review of CD album by rock band Montana called Starsign:Tarantula | last = Whalley | first = Pete | work = Get Ready to Rock | publisher = Hot Digits News Media | year = 2007 | accessdate = 12 August 2016 }} 7. ^{{cite news | url = http://www.roomthirteen.com/cgi-bin/cd_view.cgi?CDID=5016 | title = Montana – Starsign : Tarantula – Reviews Interviews News Tours | last = Woodgate | first = Jodie | work = RoomThirteen | date = 22 January 2007 | accessdate = 12 August 2016 }} 8. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/live-music---montana/3493880|title=Live Music – Montana|last1=Adams|first1=Phillip|authorlink1=Phillip Adams|last2=Short|first2=Kris|date=27 September 2001|work=Late Night Live|publisher=Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC))|accessdate=12 August 2016}} 9. ^{{Citation | last = | first = | author-link = | date = 14 December 2001 | title = Montana Bubblegum Love MGM | periodical = Courier Mail}} External links
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