What the f#*$ happened to those Koala Friday chaps?

So you think we've been putting our feet up and playing in the snow for the last few weeks? OK, so you're partly right but we've also been working hard on brand new material for 2010.

Writing new songs is a lengthy process which for Koala Friday involves four musicians coming up with 20 chord progressions, 402 different poly-rhythms for each song before deciding that simpler is always better! This time consuming but enjoyable process has been an experiment of our musicality and song writing ability and we've made the conscious decision to ensure that it's all been documented right from the start. From grainy-distorted footage from our bedrooms to 1990 midi-disk recorded rehearsal footage in our resident rehearsal studio Soundlocker Studios: we've got it all. We'll be compiling it later next month to present a very special documentary for our fans.

We'd like to bring a very special gig to your attention: Koala Friday 2010's re entry gig at the Latest Music bar, Brighton on the 24th of February 2010. Come and see us play for the first time in 2010 where we'll be previewing some of our brand new material for you to infuse, digest and creetic.

Tickets are only £3 in advance and £4 on the door (I spent more on a soggy sandwich earlier for lunch). For more information visit live dates.

New Koala Friday EP signals new direction

Koala Friday has just finished recording and mixing their second EP which is confirmed to be entitled "Choose your colour". The EP signals a new direction and sound for the band, focusing on songs which have hard hitting melodies, recorded by a very talented team at Brighton's elite recording and music facility Soundlocker. The record is produced with a more mature, vintage feel and one can see the inspiration from artists such as Coldplay and the Kings of Leon, which the band proudly takes inspiration from.

Commenting on the final day Otto from Koala Friday said "It's great to capture the music exactly as we heard it in our heads, all of the team involved in this recording have made it so fun to make. In fact we ended the mixing day by setting up our gear in the recording studio and writing a new track which we think is our best to date!"

Choose your colour will be available to purchase from September 09 from public performances and official distributors.

Recording new material this weekend

Well it's been at least a month since Koala Friday last recorded, so it's time for them to get back in the studio and start recording their exciting new material.

The recording session which is taking place at the bands local home town of Brighton marks a turning point in their sound. One of the new songs "Choose your colour" asks the simple question, 'who do you want to be' and highlights the simple truth that you can be who ever you wish to.

"Musically the band has never sounded better, and I think the new material has a lot more depth than the previous songs. We don't regret any of our past, those songs and recording sessions was just part of the refining journey you go through as a band. We now feel we know ourselves as a band better..." commented Ross on the bands new approach.

Early snippets of the bands new material will be available on this website late next week.

Koala Friday set to play UK Micro Tour (14/06/09 - 19/06/09)

"We are proud to announce a bunch of dates we're playing around the country next week with our good friends and amazingly talented Two Spot Gobi. You can catch us in London on Sunday at the Marylebone festival, London again on Wednesday (The Luminaire), Brighton Thursday (Komedia, Upstairs) and Plymouth (The Hippo) on Friday. We’re really excited not least because it means we get to leave Brighton for the first time in a while, but also because we know that the four dates are almost (if not already) fully booked, so if you haven’t got tickets we strongly recommend you check our live dates section and book any remaining tickets today! Thanks for the continued support and we hope to see you next week at one or more of the Micro Tour dates!

Koala Friday"

New recording dates booked

More recording time has been booked for July as well as September. Koala Friday will once again return to Soundlocker Studios to record the best of the bands latest material.

With new songs also comes a new sound and the recording next month will be a clear indication of the direction the band want to steer toward. If you want to be the first to hear the new Koala Friday releases, and see behind the scenes pictures and video footage of the band recording then make sure you sign up to the FREE Koala Friday newsletter by filling out the form on the left hand side of the page, below the main navigation and Sign up as a Koala Member for a nominal fee (to cover administration time).

Debut EP "Someday soon" released

Koala Friday is delighted to announce the release of their first full band EP. For more information about the release please visit the “Someday soon EP” information page, or you can instantly grab a copy by downloading from the official Koala store for only £2.37! To listen to the tracks online you can click on the newly installed Koala music player which can be accessed by clicking on the button in the top right hand corner of the page (see image).

We thank everyone who was involved with the release and especially thank all the fans who purchase a copy, the support is much needed and appreciated.

Site beta issue

Thanks for all of the initial feedback on the new Koala Friday website. There has been a lot of positive feedback and the general consensus is; we've done a good job! Pat on the back for the website koala's!! There is however a small teething issue with the shop which we would like to inform you that we know about and are working to fix today.

Details of the issue

On purchasing a product from the Koala store, you are currently forced to also purchase a Koala membership at £9.99. This of course is not on and this issue will be resolved today.

Update 18/05/2009 at 16:00

This issue is now solved and you can purchase items without having to also purchase a koala membership.

Gig with Jamie Scott & the town

We're delighted to announce a gig with the UK top 30 recording artist Jamie Scott and the town. We'll be supporting him at Sound in Leiester Square on the 17th May 2009.If you've never been to the venue before; you have to go to experience it! This is a 700 capacity venue which holds some of the capitals best events. It has a reputation for attracting some of the UK's best talent, and we're very happy to be playing at this very special night hosted by Live and Love music.

More details and tickets can be sourced from our live dates section.

Official launch of website

As you may have noticed, this is our new brand-spanking-new website! As of the 16th May 2009 the Koala Friday website will be available for users throughout the UK, Europe and the world to provide exclusive news, media and reliable band information.

We hope you like the site and if you have any suggestions on how you think we can improve things, then please feel free to contact us by email koalasupport(at)koalafriday.co.uk.