Staunch

ORIGINS: Western Sydney, NSW

GENRE: Punk

YEARS ACTIVE: 1999

 

MEMBERS:

• Simon Saliba - Vocals
• Tim Walter - Guitar
• Chris Duckworth - Bass
• Matty Albert - Drums
  

RELEASES: 

 

• Self-Titled (1999) - Download Here.
  
• 1. Right
• 2. Your Balls Hang Low
• 3. No, Nah
• 4. Short One
  

SUMMARY: Staunch was a short-lived old school punk band consisting of members from Speckled Foam, Spilt Milk, and Drut, whose previous bands had all finished around the same time. The band practiced a few times, recorded the live demo, and played one show under the name 'special guests'. Matty and Tim started Unpaid Debt a few weeks later, which then became their focus.  

 

SHOWS: 

• Wastelands, PCYC, Blacktown - unknown date, 1999
  

ORAL HISTORY:

TIM: Staunch was a couple of rehearsals and then that was it. The cassette tape should have a warning label on it. The songs don't really have real names.

Tim Walter (Guitar), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

CHRIS: It was a fun short-lived band. We did one show at Wastelands/Blacktown PCYC of just 4 songs. Simon, the drummer of Drut, was on vocals with his awesome lisp. Matty Albert wanted to have a go on drums. I tagged along with Tim everywhere so found myself on bass. We had a few practices ad then the one show and I think that was it. It was a fun exercise... it was always going to be a bit crappy, but fun. 

Chris Duckworth (Bass), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

RELATED BANDS: Speckled Foam, Drut, Unpaid Debt, Hippycrits, My Name is John, Mystro, Lestat, Sinus, Spilt Milk, Hatetrip, Groin, Beaver, The Last Hemeroids, Columbia's Pain, Pandora's Theory, Toe to Toe, Headbutt, Two-Faced