Indie rock outsiders Errol J.M and the Trade Secrets emerged from the Australian blue-collar port city of Newcastle in late 2005. The debut single Zeros and Ones (from debut album The Truth is Boring) enjoyed instant success, receiving high-level national airplay, and a place amongst Australia%uFFFDs best independent releases for 2006 on Triple J%uFFFDs annual Home and Hosed Australian music compilation CD. The second long player, titled Errol J.M and the Trade Secrets, sees the band finding its core sound - intelligent, ratbag rock.