The Datsuns

The Datsuns
The Datsuns performing in 2008
Background information
Origin	Cambridge, New Zealand
Genres	Hard rock garage rock
Years active	1998 (1998)–present (present)
Labels	Hell Squad In-Fidelity V2 Cooking Vinyl
Members	Dolf de Borst Christian Livingstone Phil Somervell Ben Cole
Past members	Matt Osment
Website	thedatsuns.com

The Datsuns are a hard rock band from Cambridge, New Zealand, formed in 1998. Founding mainstays are Rudolf "Dolf" de Borst on vocals and bass guitar, and Christian Livingstone and Phil Somervell, both on guitar. They have released seven albums, with their debut self-titled album from October 2002 peaking at no. 1 in New Zealand and reaching the top 20 on the United Kingdom's Official Charts. They had relocated to London in 2002. Their second album, Outta Sight/Outta Mind (May 2004), appeared at no. 7 in New Zealand and top 60 in the UK. Smoke & Mirrors (2006) peaked in the top 20 in New Zealand. Early drummer Matt Osment was replaced by Ben Cole after that album. Their top 40 singles in the UK are "In Love" and "Harmonic Generator" (both in 2002). In New Zealand, their highest-charting single, "Stuck Here for Days" (2006), reached the top 30.