Songs From an Empty Room

'In the beginning , Gruntbucket were a concept conceived in the dusty, grimy and inebriated festive atmosphere of the Meredith Music Festival. “The original idea came about three or four years ago as a wild idea we had at Meredith,” explains Gruntbucket guitarist and vocalist Mikey Madden. “Tim (McCormack) and I talked about for a while before we actually started playing.” At the time Madden’s principal musical focus were The Vandas, while McCormack was playing bass in Downhills Home. “It was a bit of a reaction against playing in country rock bands,” Madden confirms. (Beat Magazine)'[discogs]