Rail were an Australian indie guitar pop group , which formed in 1993 as Sleeper . In 1994 they changed their name , first to Fragment and then to Rail . The initial line-up was Ashley Naylor on guitar and vocals , David Sayer on bass guitar , Dan Vertessy on vocals and guitar , and Ian Williams on drums . They released two albums , '' Bad Hair Life '' ( September 1995 ) and '' Goodbye Surfing Hello God ! '' ( May 1997 ) . At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996 they were nominated for Best New Talent for '' Bad Hair Life '' , while its lead single , " Immune Deficiency " , was nominated for Breakthrough Artist – Single . The group disbanded in late 1998 . Ian Gregory Williams died , by drowning , in mid-1999 , aged 28
ARIA Music Awards of 1996
ARIA Music Awards of 1996
Rail (Australian band)