Australian Band My Fiction Secure Gossip Girl Trifecta

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (Top40 Charts/ SGC Media) Brisbane-based Australian indie rock powerhouse My Fiction have landed a rare triple whammy with three of the band's songs set to feature in just one episode of global TV smash Gossip Girl.

The episode will air in the US on November 19 with the tracks "Shanghai Surprise", "Trophy Kids" and "Knives and Bombs" all featured. The songs are lifted from My Fiction's debut album FIREROMANCEFIRE that is out now everywhere through SUGARRUSH.



The placement couldn't come at a better time for the band as they continue to work on their second album. Teaming with producer Magoo once again, the first single from the new record is expected early 2013 when the band will once again hit the road.

The Gossip Girl sync is just the latest foray for the band into the US market after they were invited to showcase at MUSEXPO (Los Angeles) last year - a trip that was supported by a national radio campaign that saw them break into the college radio airplay charts.

The song "Trophy Kids" was also used in the season finale of MTV show Awkward earlier this year.

The band secured film and TV representation in North America last year after their MUSEXPO trip through LA-based Isabel Pappani at Undercover Tracks.

Isabel has been responsible for numerous placements for Australian bands in US film and television for the past several years. A self-confessed Australian music addict, she first saw My Fiction at a BIGSOUND showcase in Brisbane.

But getting three songs in one episode by a single artist is a very rare feat, even for a veteran like Isabel.

"It's really unusual, even for a music-heavy show like Gossip Girl, to feature three tracks from the same artist in a single episode. From the moment I heard them, I knew My Fiction would be a great candidate for the show and the production team agreed." said Isabel.

In another win for Queensland music, the episode will also feature a song from fellow Brisbane artist Tara Simmons.