campaign through Pledgemusic.com. The band self-recorded a 4 track EP entitled 'Journaux' which was made available as an exclusive to pledgers. Dark Horses was the first album by The Getaway Plan to be fully written and recorded in Australia. They worked with producer, Sam K, creating the album between November 2014 and March 2015. Dark Horses was released on 3 July 2015. The album debuted at #1 on the AIR Charts and #10 on the ARIA Albums Chart making it the band's highest ever ARIA debut and their first ever entry in to the ARIA top ten. Former tour manager controversy In March 2010, the band's former touring manager (who had been sacked in 2009), John Zimmerman, was arrested and charged with rape, child pornography and various related offences. In November 2011, he pleaded guilty to the charges and in December 2011 was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 12 years. The charges stem from crimes committed between 2006 and 2010; while Zimmerman was the tour manager for The Getaway Plan, he lured his victims "with offers of concert tickets, or fame and money which never materialised". Daniel Cribb at TheMusic website said the band assured their fans and the wider public that "they had nothing to do with it". Matthew Wright told Cribb how they dealt with the controversy: "We dealt with it in our own way. We kind of detached ourselves from the situation as much as we could because we just want to play music and that's all that matters to us, and we don't want anything to get in the way of that. We had no association with any of it – as I'm sure the public know. You'd have to be stupid to try and pin something on us". Band members Current members Matthew Wright – lead vocals, piano (2004–2009, 2010–present), rhythm guitar (2006–2009; 2010–present) Clint Owen Ellis (Splattering) – lead guitar (2004–2009, 2010–present) Dan Maio – drums, percussion (2014–present) Mike Maio – bass guitar (2014–present) Former members Benny Chong – rhythm guitar, vocals (2004–2006) Dave Anderson – bass guitar (2004–09, 2010–2013) Aaron Barnett – drums, percussion (2004–2009, 2010–2014) Jase Clarke – bass guitar (2013–2014) Timeline Discography Studio albums Extended plays Compilation albums Demo albums Singles Awards AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the