Hamish Rosser songs. Hailed as the saviors of rock & roll by NME with their 2002 debut album, Highly Evolved, Australian quartet the Vines proved to be anything but, spending the rest of the decade ...

Hamish Rosser discography. For the second Vines album, WINNING DAYS, the group's resident enfant terrible, Craig Nicholls, still comes off as an amalgam of Ryan Adams, Billy Corgan, and Kurt Cobain, and that's exactly what makes the record compelling from the start. Guitars ...

Hamish Rosser music CDs. On the Vines' third full-length outing, the Australian alt-rock band has evolved without sacrificing any of its youthful energy. While singer/guitarist Craig Nicholls has clearly outgrown some of the hooliganism that made him notorious in the group's early days, he still exudes plenty of energy with his signature raspy voice and razor-sharp six-string lines, as best evidenced on the fierce, melodic first single "Don't Listen to the Radio." Though a few tracks on VISION VALLEY take a punkier approach (see the propulsive "Gross Out"), those tunes are tempered by dreamier moments such as "Spaceship," revealing that while Nicholls's songwriting is tighter and more varied than before, it's just as thrilling. Recording information: Big Jesus Burger; Electric Avenue; NikiNali Studios, Sydney, Australia; Velvet Sound. Photographers: Tim Rosser; Hamish Rosser; Ryan Griffiths; Josh Logue; Victoria Smith; Jacqui Innes; Dustin Rabin; Andy Kelly. Personnel: Craig Nicholls (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion); Ryan Griffiths (guitar, keyboards, percussion, background vocals); Nic Dalton (electric mandolin); Rowan Smith , Amanda Brown (violin); Sophie Glasson (cello); Tim Kevin (piano, organ); Hamish Rosser (drums, percussion, background vocals). Audio Mixer: Wayne Connolly. ...