Beangrowers


Beangrowers are a Maltese three-piece indie rock band consisting of Alison Galea, Mark Sansone and Ian Schranz. All three were born in 1977 in St. Julian's, Malta. The members of the band are also songwriters, resulting in their albums reflecting diverse influences, including indie rock, punk, and goth.
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History

Schranz and Sansone were childhood friends and later started playing music together. They were joined by friend Galea. According to the band's website, the name 'Beangrowers' was given by a fan when a promoter demanded a name for posters. Galea provides a distinctive British-accented voice to Beangrowers songs.
The Beangrowers recorded demo tapes in early 1996 when the members were aged 18. Early recordings featured sounds from 1950s science fiction movies and computer-generated noise. Within a year they travelled to play in German clubs. The Beangrowers record mainly in English, but are best known in the German-speaking world. In 1999 their first single made the top 20 of the Deutsche Alternative Charts, an alternative rock sales ranking in Germany. Their single "José Clemente" from their album Beangrowers reached No. 7 on New Zealand charts.
Their single, The Priest, was featured on the soundtrack of Wim Wenders' 2004 movie Land of Plenty featuring Michelle Williams. Galea also sang for the Wim Wenders' soundtrack for the 2011 biopic Pina 2011. They also worked on the soundtrack for the movie 2012 movie Love Me, by Rick Bota.
Schranz, and his brother, bought Hole in the Wall, described as the oldest bar in Sliema, on a dare, in 2015, and made it a venue for live music.

Musical style

The group is influenced by alternative groups like the Violent Femmes, Joy Division, and the Pixies. The band notes that "all the greats essentially wrote pop songs, like The Cure, Nirvana, Depeche Mode etc." Many of Beangrowers' songs, such as "Teen Titans" with repeating lyrics "We never listen to the radio" seem to reference the band's own obscure indie status.

Discography

Albums

Singles