Named after the infamous basement of ANU’s Hancock library, Hancock Basement formed in Canberra during 2004. The trio of Nick Craven (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Tom Spira... more

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Named after the infamous basement of ANU’s Hancock library, Hancock Basement formed in Canberra during 2004. The trio of Nick Craven (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Tom Spira (drums, vocals) and Nick Beresford-Wylie (lead guitar, piano, sax, backing vocals) have come a long way since those gawky teenage days, bringing the madness to every nook and cranny of their home town, as well as Melbourne venues such as 161 and Brown Alley, and Sydney landmarks including Home Nightclub, The Annandale and The Hopetoun. The journey so far has seen them gain rave street press reviews, unwittingly soundtrack biker brawls and even cause one enthusiastic audience member to disrobe on the dancefloor and surrender to the groove.

Thanks to such reactions, the band has landed coveted support slots for a diverse range of artists including Datarock, The Presets, The Sleepy Jackson, Youth Group, Operator Please, Expatriate, The Scare, Panda Band, Digitalism, Young & Restless, Soft Tigers, Bit by Bats, The Basics and many more. They also hit the Stonefest stage alongside Sarah Blasko, The Hoodoo Gurus, Regurgitator and other great Australian acts. Recently they played the Trackside Festival alongside Hilltop Hoods, Kisschasy, Gotye, The Cops, Clare Bowditch and numerous other great acts.

Throwing together a self-titled EP in 2006, the ‘Cock received Triple J airplay as well as rotation on FBI, and were chosen as semi-finalists in the Garage to V Festival competition in early 2007. Recently, the boys decamped to Sydney’s Bigjesusburger Studios with producer/engineer mastermind Berkfinger (Architecture in Helsinki, Silverchair). They gave their friend, bass player extraordinaire Dave Symes (The Sleepy Jackson, Sarah Blasko, Missy Higgins), a nervous call and found that he was more than happy to lay some bottom end on what would become the We Started Something EP. William Bowden exercised his mastering prowess on the finished product at King Willy Sound. The EP is the sound of a pop band trapped in an indie band’s body, a balanced mix of the light and dark sides of the ‘Cock, and a self-mythologising orgy of thumping beats and sticky hooks. Check it out!

Band Members

Nick Craven (lead vocals, rhythm guitar)
, Tom Spira (drums, vocals)
, Nick Beresford-Wylie (lead guitar, sax, keys, backing vocals)

Band Influences

• Eachother

Keywords

Hancock, Basement, Canberra

Boooring……

Seems like the band owners have been pretty boring here, you should get in contact with them and find out why it's empty!