Biography

Originally conceived as a song-writing project between Mark Woodward (guitar, vocals) and Nicholas Roy (keys, vocals), The Weekend People started life as a guitar and piano duo. Even in the early days the pair were know for their energetic performances, relying on boot heels thumped down on the stage for rhythm.

Treading a line that traces an eclectic string of influences, The Weekend People craft songs of warmth, melancholy and devastating poetry; delivering live performances that can flit between a delicate tenderness and a wild fury in an instant.

Their self-titled debut album was an ongoing and somewhat itinerant home recording that endured moving from the inner city and suburban Melbourne, to Perth and to 6 months spent in India.

Despite this, the album comes across as a live and very honest offering and charts winding journey through the band members. eclectic tastes and backgrounds.

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After commencing work on their debut album with David Kleynjans (Groundswell, Adrian Whitehead, Emma Heeney) temporarily on drums, The Weekend People recruited Sarah Holmes (bass) and Peter Guidera (drums).

While The Weekend People worked to find their feet as four-piece, work continued on the album. The result charts The Weekend People’s progress from their days as an acoustic duo to the energetic indie-rock quartet they are today, all the while retaining the quality of song writing and the devastatingly poetic lyrics that the band has become known for.

In March 2010, The Weekend People released 'Mascara' as a single. The track was remixed for the release by Cameron McKenzie (Horsehead, Mark Seymour, Epicure) and was paired with a b-side cover of The Eurythmics' 'Here Comes The Rain Again'.

The Weekend People's self-titled debut album is release October 8th, 2010 through Green/MGM.