The Getaway Plan can join the long list of those who owe thanks to crowdfunding. Taking to PledgeMusic, the band was successful in raising the coin to help with the recording and touring of Dark Horses. After spending a decade with the help of record labels, the decision to go down this path was due to the band wanting complete control. Speaking with Music Feeds’ Jana Angeles, frontman Matthew Wright said: “Every single release the band has done, except for one that we did last year which was just a couple of songs, has been done with the help of a record label and the funding of a record label. We just decided we’re kind of sick of that route because it doesn’t really matter who we work with. I mean, they’re in it for the money generally and we are not, so there always comes a point where we butt heads. We just decided that we wanted to take full control this time and of course, give back to our fans who are responsible for funding it. The response has been overwhelming to say the least. We didn’t expect it to be moving along this fast.” The Vine, Bendigo – January 23; The Loft, Warrnambool – January 29; and Torquay Hotel, Torquay – January 30.