Saul Foster on drums. It was produced by David Eringa (Manic Street Preachers, Starsailor). Michelle Evans of FasterLouder noticed they were "Pounding out the Britpop the way it is meant to be played, the songs on this EP culminate the resonance of early '80s new-wave with modern day power pop." By December the trio were joined by Peter Farley (ex-Gelbison) on keyboards and Johnny Wilson (ex-Faker) on guitar. The Starky EP reached No. 13 on the ARIA Hitseekers Singles chart. They performed at the third Come Together Festival at Luna Park, Sydney in June 2006. Neal told Kelsey Munro of The Sydney Morning Herald about their touring, "We're in the midst of an After the Fall tour, then we get a few days off and start doing the remainder of the Gerling tour. Yeah, we're busy, we haven't had much sleep in the last few days... This amazing rock'n'roll lifestyle." Their second album was self-titled and appeared on 12 August 2006 via Universal Records with Starky as the four-piece of Cassidy on lead vocals, Foster, Neal and Wilson. Its lead single, "Hey Bang Bang", was released ahead of the album, and debuted at No. 42 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The track had been recorded in London and was initially meant for a B-side – however it became their first top 50 hit. It received considerable airplay on Triple J, and was nominated for the ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Single at the ARIA Music Awards of 2006. Discography Studio albums Extended plays Singles Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. ! |- | 2006 | "Hey Bang Bang" | ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Single | | |- References Australian rock music groups Musical groups established in 1998 Musical groups disestablished in 2007 Musical groups from Sydney