Chad's Tree
| Chad's Tree | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1983–1989 |
| Labels | Hot, Nude, Rough Trade, Waterfront |
| Associated acts | The Blackeyed Susans, The Jackson Code, The Go-Betweens, The Cannanes, Wet Taxis |
| Past members | see Members list below |
Chad's Tree is an Australian rock band, formed in Perth in 1983. The band's brittle, off-kilter sound evoked the sense of distance, desolation, harshness and loneliness of the Nullarbor Plain (but also its fragile nature), much in the same fashion as fellow Perth outfit The Triffids.
The Snarskis were born in London, to Polish refugee parents, and grew up on a 36 hectare farm on the outskirts of Perth, Western Australia.
We grew up with AM radio, in the country. We'd watch those TV specials of the '70s: Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, even Bobbie Gentry. I think those things must have gotten under our skin.
We'd see someone singing Billie Holiday and maybe hunt down a few of her records. I don't know why it appealed. I think it was probably in the delivery of words. Frank Sinatra once said that Billie Holiday taught him how to deliver a song. I can hear that.
Their teenage musical passions were shared - Explosive Hits '77, the Doors, the Velvet Underground, Television.
The band relocated to Sydney in 1984, the remainder of the band followed some months later in James Hurst's kombi. In 1985 Amanda Brown (The Go-Betweens) was asked to record with the band (she appears on two tracks on the band's debut album Buckle In The Rail) and was invited to join the band. In the end she rejected the offer and became a permanent member of The Go-Betweens.
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