Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy were an Australian rock band formed in 1999 in Collie, Western Australia. Founding mainstay members are Lee Jones on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Kim Jones on bass guitar and Shaun Sibbes on drums. They were joined by Jessica Bennett (ex-Lash) on co-lead vocals and guitar in 2002. After she left in the following year, John Rabjones joined on guitar to record the group's self-titled, debut album. They issued three extended plays, Corner of My Eye (March 2001), Daisy Daze (October) and Hold On (July 2003). History Spencer Tracy were formed by three teenagers from Collie, Western Australia, Lee Jones on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Kim Jones on bass guitar and Shaun Sibbes on drums. They played in local pubs and reached the finals of the Next Big Thing band competition. They were signed to independent record label, Embryo Records, in 2000, when the members were aged 15, 16 and 18, having performed about 100 pub gigs. The group issued a split extended play (EP), Split, in October 2000, with Perth band, Cartman providing two tracks each. Ryan Lee reviewed their CD launch performance, "'Battle of the Egos' is a great rock song with its powerful guitar and stunning lyrics... 'Fight' is without a doubt their most powerful and finely tuned rock song." "Battle of the Ego's" was picked up by national youth radio, Triple J. They were awarded $8,000 as part of the Contemporary Music Touring Program in order to tour New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The band's debut five track EP, Corner of My Eye, which was released in March 2001 on Embryo Records, reached number 14 on the AIR Top 20 Singles Charts. The title track was described by R. Lee, as being "a fantastic tune, with terrific lyrics and a tight sound." It received airplay on Triple J and RTRFM, which led to tours of the Australian east coast and support slots with Echo and the Bunnymen, the Fauves, iOTA, Lo-Tel and Midnight Oil. The band received further airplay for "Stupid", one of five tracks from their second EP Daisy Daze (October 2001). Sibbes and Kim Jones finished secondary school and main songwriter Lee Jones began re-worked their sound.