Biography
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Let's Planet
Effective period / Period of releases: 1990
Members: Caroline Easther, Martin Durrant, Murray Costello, Helen Cairney, Alan Galloway, Jules Munro, Ben Stewart (2)
Band from Wellington, New Zealand. Let's Planet was formed in 1985 by singer, songwriter and guitarist Alan Galloway and bassist Murray Costello. Second songwriter and drummer, Caroline Easther joined in 1988 following her return to New Zealand from touring Europe and recording with The Chills. Pagan Records released their debut album, Favours, in December 1990. Jules Munro joined the band in 1992 and brought a harder guitar sound for the recording of the second album Loving Tongues, released through Pagan in November 1993.Let's Planet headed back to Marmalade Studios in Wellington to record its third album with a new bass player, Mike Jansen. Pagan released La Gloria in August 1998 to excellent reviews.
The Let's Planet line-up since 2000 has seen Caroline moving out from behind the drumkit and fronting on vocals, acoustic guitar, and keyboards. Drums have been taken over by ex-Sneaky Feelings drummer Martin Durrant, and Murray Costello, who played on Favours and Loving Tongues, is back on bass.