FORMER Warrnambool foursome Thirteen is set to hit the big time, securing an international distribution deal and announcing plans to record and play in the US. A lot of south-west bands would have been content with being unearthed by ABC radio’s Triple J, an accolade attained by Thirteen last year. The band moved to Melbourne earlier this year to capitalise on that success, and the move has paid off. Drummer Scott Ryan said Thirteen would head to the US in early October, rehearsing in Florida and then shifting to Los Angeles to record an EP at Paramount Studios.Ryan said the coup was a result of the band’s single Burn Like A Hole gaining high rotation on college radio in America after singer-guitarist Jason Aldersea sent copies of their work to a contact over there. Thirteen has since signed a distribution deal with Oracle Records, secured some financial backing and is now ready for the biggest move of the band’s musical career. “It came as a pretty big surprise, everyone is starting to psych up for it and get prepared,” Ryan said. The trip will also include some live performances in LA and at Seattle’s Crocodile Club, where the likes of Nirvana and Pearl Jam has graced the stage. The content of the EP was “90 per cent finalised”, and would include Burn Like A Hole and five new tracks, Ryan said. Thirteen’s main focus now is on rehearsing before they hit the studio, but there are a few gigs planned in the period leading up to their trip. Don’t miss out on your chance to see Thirteen before they really hit the big time, because Ryan, Aldersea, Rosli Wheelock and Jay Chesson aren’t planning to stop now. “We are going to take it as far as we can,” Ryan said. The band will perform at The Gallery tonight, joined by Space Like Alice and Plasticine. A Melbourne-based three-piece outfit, Plasticine specialise in guitar-driven power pop and explosive live performances and have just released their second EP, Frank
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