The Lucksmiths

The Lucksmiths
Marty Donald
Tali White
Mark Monnone
Louis Richter
The Lucksmiths, Knitting Factory, New York City, September 2007
Background information
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresIndie pop
Years active1993 (1993)–2009 (2009)
LabelsCandle/MGM
Past members
  • Marty Donald
  • Mark Monnone
  • Tali White
  • Louis Richter

The Lucksmiths were an Australian indie pop band formed in March 1993 by Marty Donald on guitar, Mark Monnone on bass guitar and Tali White on drums and lead vocals. Louis Richter (ex-Mid State Orange) joined on guitar in 2005. They released eight studio albums, First Tape (1 September 1993), The Green Bicycle Case (July 1995), What Bird Is That? (September 1996), A Good Kind of Nervous (1997), Why That Doesn't Surprise Me (5 March 2001), Naturaliste (10 March 2003), Warmer Corners (4 April 2005) and First Frost (2008), before disbanding in August 2009.