Formed on Bastille Day, 2001[citation needed] on the set of Neighbours by three of the show's screenwriters Christopher Hollow[1][2] (bass), Ben Michael (guitar)[3] and Piet Collins (drums).
Sand Pebbles have released six albums in Australia – Eastern Terrace (2002), Ghost Transmissions (2004), Atlantis Regrets Nothing (2006), Ceduna (2008), Dark Magic (2011) & Pleasure Maps (2017) plus an international compilation, A Thousand Wild Flowers (2009).
They have played with Arthur Lee & Love, Sonic Boom's Spectrum, Dean & Britta, Midlake, M. Ward, The Models, Primal Scream, The Drones, Tame Impala, The Moodists, and The Church.
This group has clear Krautrock influences (listen to "The Sundowner" for a one-chord extended jam) and an appetite for catchy melodies – two defining characteristics of Cope's songs.
"[10] *Ceduna (2008): The band's second release on the Sensory Projects label, produced by James Dean was written and partially recorded at Cactus, a surf beach on the Great Australian Bight.
It combines tracks from three of their Australia-only albums, rare live cuts ("Nathalie", "Short Term memory Loss") plus a cover of The 13th Floor Elevators song "I Don't Ever Want to Come Down".