History Music / Custard

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: "Bye Bye Birdie", "Sunset Strip", "Scared of Skill", "Memory Man".

Acrimony within the band led to the band's breakup in 2000, after which three of its former members formed short-lived bands of their own. David [=McCormack=] formed The Titanics with Glenn Thompson and his (David's) then wife Emma Tom (now Emma Jane) and Tina Havelock-Stevens. The Titanics released two albums in 2000 and broke up in 2002, again due to tension within the band. Matthew Strong formed The Boat Show with former Regurgitator drummer Martin Lee and released a single EP. The two bands' sounds were indicative of the factionalism within Custard that led to its breakup ([=McCormack=] and Thompson on one side, Strong and Medew on the other); The Titanics' sound was similar to that of Custard, while The Boat Show played a harder brand of alternative rock. [=McCormack=] went on to release five albums under his own name and as David [=McCormack=] & The Polaroids.

Acrimony within the band led to Custard's breakup in 2000, after which three of its former members formed short-lived bands of their own. David [=McCormack=] formed The Titanics with Glenn Thompson and his (David's) then wife Emma Tom (now Emma Jane) and Tina Havelock-Stevens. The Titanics released two albums in 2000 and broke up in 2002, again due to tension within the band. Matthew Strong formed The Boat Show with former Regurgitator drummer Martin Lee and released a single EP. The two bands' sounds were indicative of the factionalism within Custard that led to its breakup ([=McCormack=] and Thompson on one side, Strong and Medew on the other); The Titanics' sound was similar to that of Custard, while The Boat Show played a harder brand of alternative rock. [=McCormack=] went on to release five albums under his own name and as David [=McCormack=] & The Polaroids.

Custard reunited for the occasional show between 2009 and 2012 before releasing its first album in 16 years, ''Come Back, All is Forgiven'' in 2015.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Glenn Thompson for "Piece of Shit", "Music is Crap", "The Truth About Drugs", "Genius", "Warren Rd" and "Contemporary Art" and Matthew Strong for "The Drum".

Custard is an [[AustralianMusic Australian indie rock band]]. The band formed in Brisbane in 1990 as Custard Gun with David [=McCormack=] (vocals, guitar), James Straker (guitar) Paul Medew (bass) and Shane Brunn (drums). Matthew Strong soon replaced Straker, while Brunn was replaced by Danny Plant, who was in turn replaced by Glenn Thompson. The band is known for its often humorous lyrics, which are sometimes cryptic and sometimes literal. Musically, their formative influences include Music/{{Pavement}}, Music/JonathanRichman and The Go-Betweens. Along with Regurgitator, The Superjesus and the massively successful Powderfinger, they formed the crux of the much-lauded Brisbane music scene of the mid to late 90s.

** "Queensland University" takes a swipe at ''Series/TheVoice'' Australia's Ricki Lee Coulter, claiming she is "not an authority".

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Glenn Thompson for "Piece of Shit", "Music is Crap", "The Truth About Drugs", "Genius", "Warren Rd" and "Contemporary Art" and Matthew Strong for "The Drum".

Acrimony within the band led to Custard's breakup in 2000, after which three of its former members formed short-lived bands of their own. David [=McCormack=] formed The Titanics with Glenn Thompson and his (David's) then wife Emma Tom (now Emma Jane) and Tina Havelock-Stevens. The Titanics released two albums in 2000 and broke up in 2002, again due to tension with the band. Matthew Strong formed The Boat Show with former Regurgitator drummer Martin Lee and released a single EP. The two bands' sounds were indicative of the factionalism within Custard that led to its breakup ([=McCormack=] and Thompson on one side, Strong and Medew on the other); The Titanics' sound was similar to that of Custard, while The Boat Show played a harder brand of alternative rock. [=McCormack=] went on to release five albums under his own name and as David [=McCormack=] & The Polaroids.

* DidNotGetTheGirl: "Girls Like That (Don't Go for Guys Like Us)"

* MinisculeRocking: "The Golden Age of Nicotine" and "Cut Lunch" are around 40 seconds long. The aptly named "Short Pop Song" is 1:14.

* RunningGag/AscendedFanon: Fans mistaking the "D" in the band's signature typeface for an "O", led the band to occasionally credit themselves as Custaro, such as on the ''Loverama'' bonus EP ''Custaro Musico'' and the surface of the ''We Have the Technology'' CD.

* RunningGag: Fans mistaking the "D" in the band's signature typeface for an "O", led the band to occasionally credit themselves as Custaro, such as on the ''Loverama'' bonus EP ''Custaro Musico'' and the surface of the ''We Have the Technology'' CD.

The band had a commercial breakthrough with "Apartment", the first single from ''Wisenheimer'', which became a radio hit on Australia's national broadcaster Triple J. The song ended up #7 on the station's annual Hottest 100; at the time, this was the best placing by an Australian artist, but the balance has shifted considerably in Australians' favor since. In 1997, Custard released ''We Have the Technology'', which spawned three singles that were similarly popular on Triple J, but commercial success eluded the band until 1999's ''Loverama''. The album's lead single "Girls Like That (Don't Go for Guys Like Us)" was a minor chart hit, placed #3 in the Hottest 100 and the video won an ARIA award.

The band had a commercial breakthrough with "Apartment", the first single from ''Wisenheimer'', which became a radio hit on Australia's national broadcaster Triple J. The song ended up #7 on the station's annual Hottest 100; at the time, this was the best placing by an Australian artist, but the balance has shifted considerably in Australians' favor since. In 1997, Custard released ''We Have the Technology'', which spawned three singles that were similarly popular on JJJ, but commercial success eluded the band until 1999's ''Loverama''. The album's lead single "Girls Like That (Don't Go for Guys Like Us)" was a minor chart hit, placed #3 in the Hottest 100 and the video won an ARIA award.

Custard is an [[AustralianMusic Australian indie rock band]]. The band formed in Brisbane in 1990 as Custard Gun with David [=McCormack=] (vocals, guitar), James Straker (guitar) Paul Medew (bass) and Shane Brunn (drums). Matthew Strong soon replaced Straker, while Brunn was replaced by Danny Plant, who was in turn replaced by Glenn Thompson. The band is known for its often humorous lyrics, which are sometimes cryptic and sometimes literal. Musically, their formative influences include Music/{{Pavement}}, Music/JonathanRichman and The Go-Betweens. Along with Regurgitator and the massively successful Powderfinger, they formed the crux of the much-lauded Brisbane music scene of the mid to late 90s.

Acrimony within the band led to Custard's breakup in 2000, after which three of its former members formed short-lived bands of their own. David [=McCormack=] formed The Titanics with Glenn Thompson and his (David's) then wife Emma Tom (now Emma Jane) and Tina Havelock-Stevens. The Titanics released two albums in 2000 and broke up in 2002, again due to tension with the band. Matthew Strong formed The Boat Show with former Regurgitator drummer Martin Lee and released a single EP. The two bands' sounds were indicative of the factionalism within Custard that led to its breakup ([=McCormack=] and Thompson on one side, Strong and Medew on the other); The Titanics' sound was similar to that of Custard, while The Boat Show played a harder brand of alternative rock.

Custard is an [[AustralianMusic Australian indie rock band]]. The band formed in Brisbane in 1990 as Custard Gun with David [=McCormack=] (vocals, guitar), James Straker (guitar) Paul Medew (bass) and Shane Brunn (drums). Matthew Strong soon replaced Straker, while Brunn was replaced by Danny Plant, who was in turn replaced by Glenn Thompson. The band broke up in 2000, but the "classic" lineup of [=McCormack=], Strong, Medew and Thompson reunited for the occasional show over the years before recording their first album in 16 years, 2015's ''Come Back, All is Forgiven''.

The band is known for its often humorous lyrics, which are sometimes cryptic and sometimes literal. Musically, their formative influences include Music/{{Pavement}}, Music/JonathanRichman and The Go-Betweens.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Glenn Thompson for "Piece of Shit", "Music is Crap" and "Genius" and Matthew Strong for "The Drum".

* NonIndicativeName: It's unlikely that "Pluto (Pts 1 & 2) was ever two songs, as it's under 3 minutes in length, has a standard verse-chorus structure and there's no obvious point at which one "part" ends and the other begins.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Glenn Thompson for "Piece of Shit", "Music is Crap" and "Genius", Matthew Strong for "The Drum" and of course Paul Medew for "My Name is Paul Medew".

** "Ringo (I Feel Like)" is self-explanatory.

* MinisculeRocking: "The Golden Age of Nicotine" and "Cut Lunch" are around 40 seconds long.

Custard is an [[AustralianMusic Australian indie rock band]]. The band formed in Brisbane in 1990 as Custard Gun with David [=McCormack=] (vocals, guitar), James Straker (guitar) Paul Medew (bass) and Shane Brunn on drums. Matthew Strong soon replaced Straker, while Brunn was replaced by Danny Plant, who was in turn replaced by Glenn Thompson. The band broke up in 2000, but the "classic" lineup of [=McCormack=], Strong, Medew and Thompson reunited for the occasional show over the years before recording their first album in 16 years, 2015's ''Come Back, All is Forgiven''.