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OFFICIAL WEBSITES
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www.thesunpilots.com
www.myspace.com/thesunpilots
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Sun pilots/10171583108


PRESS
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"If anthemic ballads and soaring pop/rock adhere to your taste, then The Sunpilots will appear as something of a revelation to you. With their debut album Living Receiver, the Sydney quartet has delivered a solid pop/rock album fit for stadiums. INDIE ALBUM OF THE WEEK. The Brag, AUS

"A beautifully crafted rock album - 4 stars." Reverb Magazine, AUS

"The Sunpilots could sway stadium crowds if their stagecraft is any match for their strong musical sense of drama and dynamics." The Drummedia, AUS

"Poetic rock with the energy of Pearl Jam and the dark undertone of Radiohead..." Soundscape Magazine, US


BIO
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Born in Brisbane to a classically trained Sri Lankan mother, Raj Siva-Rajah was a boy caught between two worlds. From the age of 8 he began learning the classical Carnatic music of the east, while also falling in love with the gritty angst that was the grunge era.

Rajs move to Sydney in 2006 led to the birth of The Sunpilots, who slipped into public consciousness that year with the release of their first 4-track EP. Despite being little more than a demo, the EP found its way onto the airwaves through Australian radio stations such as Triple j and Nova. A few months later, The Sunpilots were awarded a Musicoz Producers Award.

A flood of online interest followed, leading to one of the largest MySpace fan bases in the country and the bands first iTunes Single of the Week. The Sunpilots quickly become the most subscribed to Australian band on YouTube and one of the top 100 most subscribed to bands worldwide.

When The Sunpilots finally released their debut studio single Spotlight in the Sun in May 2007, the band was completely unprepared for the response. Spotlight in the Sun became the #1 most added song on Australian radio. The Spotlight in the Sun music video became the most watched Australian music video on YouTube and aired regularly on Video Hits and Channel V. Spotlight in the Sun continued gathering momentum throughout the year and in February 2008 it became a top 100 most played song nationally.

Success continued for The Sunpilots following their first national tour, with the band winning Radio Australias New Artists 2 Radio (NA2R) competition. As part of the prize, the band took home a national $150,000 radio advertising campaign which they used to promote their upcoming album Living Receiver.

The Sunpilots released 'Living Receiver through their own record label in August 2008. The album was co-produced by Aussie producer Phil McKellar (Silverchair, Grinspoon, Kisschasy) and mastered in New York by Ted Jensen (Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance). A year in the making, Living Receiver is quickly becoming a must-have indie rock album. The Living Receiver national tour spanned 30 cities in 7 states and saw the bands live shows described as electric and stadium-worthy by reviewers.

The Sunpilots have also begun to turn heads overseas: winning Best International Artist at the Canadian Independent Music Awards and a Single of the Year at the LA Music Awards. The band was one of 15 rock finalists in the International Songwriting Competition (nominated alongside fellow Aussie rockers Eskimo Joe). Judged by the likes of Tom Waits, Julian Casablancas (The Strokes), Robert Smith (The Cure), Frank Black (The Pixies) and Joe Satriani, the ISC is the largest and most highly regarded songwriting competition in the world. A new track from Living Receiver entitled Metric System was chosen by the judges as being one of the best of 20,000 entries from around the globe.

The Sunpilots newest single Drones is a high energy indie anthem about rebelling against societys expectations and the great Aussie tradition of sticking it to the man! With the 2009 March of the Drones national tour about to kick off, the new single hitting the airwaves now and a string of upcoming festival dates here and overseas, expect to be hearing a lot from The Sunpilots in the coming year.