In the 1990s, You Am I were the model Australian alternative rock band. Shambolic but skillful, they inspired a generation of young Australians to pick up instruments. Even grunge wannabes Silverchair took the latter half of their name from the You Am I song "Berlin Chair." They continued to be an inspiration for bands like Skybombers, who emerged from Melbourne to sudden international exposure based on a similar melding of British and American influences into a laconically debauched rock & roll whole.
The four members of Skybombers -- guitarist and lead singer Hugh Gurney, b...