Liquor is Clare Moores' second solo cd but she has been involved in many recording and touring ventures over the last 20 years. It has been a gradual and logical move from the drums to the mic and to the keyboards and then, ultimately, into the producer and arrangers seat. All the while she also fulfilled many administrative and management situations as well.

Clare Moore Discography
The Moodists
"Engine Shudder"Au gogo/ Red Flame, 1982. Tony Cohen (Birthday Party/Laughing Clowns/Bad Seeds).
"Thirstys Calling" Red Flame 1984. Victor Van Vugt.
"Double Life" Red Flame UK, 1985. Victor Van Vugt.
"Two Fisted Art" double cd retrospective (WMinc 2003)
The Moodists were contemporaries of the Birthday Party, the Laughing Clowns , the GoBetweens and the Triffids. In many ways they were the roughest of the lot and spent most of their career in the UK.
Dave Graney 'n' the White Buffaloes
"My life on the plains"Fire Records 1989 (UK), produced by Phil Vinall (Later to work with Gene/Placebo/Auteurs). Also has four tracks from the first ep produced by Barry Adamson. Contained songs by Gram Parsons, Fred Neil, Gene Clarke. Very late 60s singer songwriter in inspiration. In parts it predated much of the later American "alt country" sounds. By the time that had come along, Moore and Graney had moved well along the trail.
Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes
"I was the Hunter and I was the Prey" Fire records 1990 , produced by Phil Vinall. These first two albums were realeased on Fire records. Label mates at the time being Pulp and the Blue Aeroplanes. The whole operation being funded by sales of the Spacemen 3 records.
"Lure of the tropics" Shock Records 1992. A wild, semi improvised rock'n'roll animal style set.
"Night of the wolverine" Universal Australia 1993/This Way Up 1996. Produced by Tony Cohen . First Moore and Graney record to be released by a large label in Australia.
"You wanna be there but you don't wanna travel" Universal , 1994. Produced by Tony Cohen. First Moore and Graney record to appear on a chart in Australia. Contained "Livin' out our tomorrow" the lyic co written by Moore and the instrumental "the confessions of Serge Gainsbourg" which was co written by Moore.
"The soft'n sexy sound" Universal , 1995/ This Way Up 1996. Produced by Victor Van Vugt (Just after he'd done Beth Orton's Trailer Park). A gold record for Moore and Graney. Contained Moore writing credits for "Morrison floorshow" and "Dandies are never unbuttoned".
"the Devil drives" Universal 1997.Produced by Moore and Graney. Recorded in Melbourne, mixed in London with David Ruffy and Kenny Jones. The most psychedelic , ambitious record released by the Coral Snakes. Their last. Moore wrote the opening instrumental "the oblivion seekers" as well as co writing the title track, "I love your gravity" and "feelin' kinda sporty". She also sang the duet "Pascal and Caroline" with Graney. This is the record where Moore really came to the fore in wanting to bust out of the role she had been filling in a band situation.
This whole 90's period was spent mostly in Australia, touring intensely (very difficult in a place so big and sparsely populated) and releasing an album every year.
The Dave Graney Show
"The Dave Graney Show" (Festival 1999). The first Dave Graney Show cd. Produced by Moore and Graney. Military in flavour, contained the marching psychedelic meisterwork, "I'm a commander!" (music co written by Moore). Other co written songs included "am I wearing something of yours?", "they wanted to be players" and "twixt this world and the next". All the instrumentation on these tracks was played by the increasingly studio savvy, multi instrumentalist, Clare Moore.
"Kiss tomorrow goodbye" (Cockaigne , 2000) The second Dave Graney Show cd. Now released in the UK and Europe by Cooking Vinyl. Produced by Moore and Graney. Contained "Don't be true" ,co written and sung by Moore. Other co written songs included "vengeance is on its' way" and "the big fella"( only with the "drugs" single).
"Heroic Blues" (Cockaigne, 2001)
The third Dave Graney Show cd. Produced by Graney and Moore. A 'singer songwriter " type record. Contained "don't mess with the blood" and "eye of the vibe".
The soundtrack to the movie BAD EGGS, (Liberation 2003).The entire score written, arranged and recorded by Graney and Moore.
"The Brother who lived" by the Royal Dave Graney Show, 2003 on Cockaigne). Produced by Graney and Moore. Contained "Midnight to Dawn" and "all our friends were stars". The Post Moodists reformation rock action cd.

Other recordings
Robert Forster , "I had a New York Girlfriend", 1995. Clare Moore drums and sings on the entire album.
Kim Salmon and the Business, "Record", 2000. Clare added keyboards and vocals to several tracks on this amazing work.
Clare Moore has also recently worked as a remixer, doing just that for "I will always love you" by Melbourne artist Philippa Nihill,released in 2001.
Work was also done on several tracks on the Sand Pebbles "Eastern Terrace" cd. Mostly strings and horns.Clare also appears occasionally with the Sand Pebbles live.

Occasionally Clare also plays drums in Melbourne performer Stephen Cummings Rockabilly band.

Recordings have also been done with Kaye Patterson, (along with Robin Casinader).

Clare also records and performs with Henry Manetta and the Trip. A freaked out jazz/r&b band. Clare sings and plays percussion.

Clare Moore also co-produced and recorded ( with Kim and Dave) , the Darling Downs first cd.


Clare Moore in the last days of the Moodists. Picture by Bleddyn Butcher


pic Tony Mahony

Clare Moores' debut solo cd "the Third Woman". Available from the swag section of this site. Credit card facilities are available there.