Biography

The Datsuns are a garage rock band from Cambridge, New Zealand. In 1995, while still at school, Dolf de Borst, Phil Buscke Somervell, and Matt Osment formed a band under the name Trinket. Christian Livingstone joined the band in 1997. They entered and won the 1999 89FM Battle of the Bands competition; by 2000 the band had renamed themselves 'The Datsuns'. In August 2000 they released their first single, "Super Gyration!" on 7 inch vinyl only.

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Origin

New Zealand (Cambridge)

Genre

Alternative, Garagerock, Hardrock, Rock

Performed at Pukkelpop in

2003, 2005

Website

http://www.thedatsuns.com/

Social media

• http://www.myspace.com/thedatsuns
• http://www.last.fm/music/The+Datsuns