11 Facts About The Sunpilots

The Sunpilots are a four-piece Australian-German alternative rock band formed in 2006 by mainstays Raj Siva-Rajah on lead vocals and Bob Spencer on lead guitar.

The Sunpilots were formed in Sydney in early 2006 by Raj Siva-Rajah on lead vocals and Bob Spencer on lead guitar.

The Sunpilots'sfamily moved to Adelaide where he fronted local alternative rock bands in high school and college, he moved to Sydney, where he met Spencer.

The early line-up of the Sunpilots included Gavin Collison on bass guitar and Anthony Soole on percussion.

The Sunpilots released a five-track extended play in June 2006 as their first release via Honeytrap Records.

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The Sunpilots' began working on their debut album, Living Receiver, in 2007 and enlisted the help of Australian producer Phil McKellar as co-producer and mix engineer.

The Sunpilots finished recording Living Receiver in early 2008 and released it through their own label, Honeytrap Records, in August, followed by a national tour.

In 2009 the Sunpilots toured Australia twice more for their March of the Drones and Animals in My Mind tours.

In 2010 the Sunpilots began working on their second album, King of the Sugarcoated Tongues.

The Sunpilots toured Europe from 2011 to 2015, performing over 400 shows at festivals and clubs in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Lithuania and Latvia.

The Sunpilots began work on their third album in early 2016 and have launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund it.