Scott & Charlene'S Wedding

The shaggy, shambling indie rock project of Australian Craig Dermody, the beginnings of Scott & Charlene's Wedding can be traced back to a friend's birthday party in the mid-2000s. At the time, Dermody performed with two other bands, Spider Vomit and Divorced, and also made a name for himself in Melbourne's underground art scene. Eventually, he began spending more time on Scott & Charlene's Wedding — which takes its name from his mother's favorite soap opera — and released the debut album Para Vista Social Club in a limited edition of 200 hand-painted LPs via Untapped Resources in 2010 (later, the album was reissued by Bedroom Suck, Fire Records, and Critical Heights). After moving to New York, Dermody found work as a set designer and established Scott & Charlene's Wedding as a full-fledged band, settling on the lineup of bassist Ian Savage, drummer Mike Myman, and guitarist Michael Caterer. This version of the band recorded Any Port in a Storm in 2012, with Fire Records releasing it the following August.