Red Riders are one of those acts i’ve admired and followed since they appeared on the Sydney scene circa 2004.

This week they release their second album, so i thought it an opportune time to take a trip down memory lane.

Like other acts that emerged in that era (eg, Wolfmother, Children Collide, The Scare) they’ve come under the attention of my lens too many times to mention.

First when i was a keen amateur photoblogger with a pocket camera, till now, an older more jaded snapper still occasionally shooting live music.

I first saw the band in July 2004 at the opening night of Spectrum, a venue that’s now part of the fabric of the Sydney music scene.

Soon after that they scored the opening slot for Franz Ferdinand at The Metro. A role they repeated this year at The Enmore.

They’ve overcome the loss of one of their founding members to release their second album this week, Drown in Colour.

You can buy the album on iTunes or stream it on myspace.

Here’s their latest single Ordinary.

Red Riders launching Drown in Colour last week at La Campana

At @Newtown in 2004, a venue that no longer exists

Red Riders launching their first EP at The Hopetoun 2004

One of my Red Riders snaps on the cover of Mess and Noise

At The Annandale supporting The Cops

Former Red Rider Adrian Deutsch at The Metro June 2007

Red Riders at Homebake 2006

Red Riders at The Jack Awards in 2007

Red Riders performing with Dappled Cities on a Guns’n’Roses cover

Red Riders at The Metro 2007

Red Riders at Spectrum 5 years ago at Spectrum

Alex Red Rider at Big Day Out 2006