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GO-GO SAPIEN synthesize their distinctive pop tunes from a wide range of influences including post punk, psych-rock, surf music and sci-fi film scores. Their live performances are visually dynamic, energetic and theatrical - characteristically featuring outlandish, matching uniforms and live film projections. The band formed in Melbourne in 2006 as “The Great Apes” and changed their name in 2009, just prior to independently releasing their self funded, debut album “Merman”. The album received a NARNIE award for Best Australian Album of 2009 from 3RRR's Banana Lounge Broadcasting radio show. Beat Magazine’s Patrick Emery described the album as "A slick marriage of schlock tinged psychedelic pop and college humour – it must be the product of evolution". The launch of this album was advertised by a two week revolving art exhibition at Brunswick’s Eisenberg gallery, which featured 11 visual artists’ interpretations of songs from the album. A video clip to the first single off “Merman”