dave graney and clare moore- MOODISTS/Coral Snakes/mistLY/DAMES/NDE
“Graney remains a sonic explorer, boldly going where no other Australian artist dares..” Jeff Jenkins- STACK “Graney now more comfortably resembles a road-seasoned jazzman, exuding the philosophical gravitas and dark humour of hard-won wisdom” Aaron Curran-MESS AND MOISE
“Since 1978 he’s been in a variety of bands, from pulp-beat combo, to country rock, to squelchy jazz, to filthy R&B and electric boogie, all with his musical and romantic partner, Clare Moore... Graney’s own music grooves along like a Furry Freak Brother; loose, and behind the beat. Live, his band will let a song out of its cage and just see where it will go. They’re loungey and expansive.....” Jenny Valentish – TIME OUT – MELBOURNE
"If I've learnt anything in my years of writing about music it's that if you are going to do anything of worth in this tough game, you better have your own thing. Today's generic is easily replaced by tomorrow's. And yet you need to be flexible, to follow wherever the songs demand. In the case of this, only the second credited as a solo album among 30 or so Graney releases, it's a curious yet welcoming lane he walks you down, with acoustic guitars, not much percussion, vibes, smooth sounds. At the end of it you feel like you've awoken from a strange yet pleasant summer's dream. As shot by Luis Bunuel. It ranges from off-kilter reveries (A Woman Skinnies Up a Man, The Old Docklands Wheel) through to the softly seductive (How Can You Get Out of London) and the downright arch (Look Into My Shades, Everything Is Great In The Beginning.) This is music that is neither folk, nor blues, nor country, but it's all Graney, somewhere out to the left field beyond Lee Hazlewood's raised eyebrow. It's astringent on the tongue but sweetens in the telling. Noel Mengel - Brisbane Courier Mail
Dave Graney and drummer Clare Moore played with the Moodists from 1978 to 1986. They then played with the White Buffaloes/Coral Snakes from 1987-1997. Then the Royal Dave Graney Show and Lurid Yellow Mist. Now its the mistLY. Their classic 90s albums with their band the Coral Snakes were re-released in 2013 as a 4 disc box set through Universal Music Australia.
His live band is the mistLY. Graney and Moore joined by Stuart Perera (guitar since 1998) and Stu Thomas (bass since 2004). dave graney and the mistLY.
2014 saw the release of ** FEARFUL WIGGINGS**, an “art pop solo album” on Cockaigne. Dave collaborated with Clare Moore, UK folk guitar master Nick Harper and Lisa Gerard (Dead Can Dance) on the recording. Thirteen songs with the voice way up front, accompanied by minimalist settings of acoustic guitars, percussion and vibes. Lots of bounce, drama and wit. A very personal record. Each song in a world and time of it’s own. “A best of from the future” says Graney.
2016 sees the release of a digital single every month.