The Kast Off Kinks The Kast Off Kinks The Kast Off Kinks are a band composed of former members of the band The Kinks. They mostly tour Europe and attend reunions for fans and for charity, such as the Leukemia Research Fund. They have put out one EP, "The Archway EP", in conjunction with The Kinks' fan club. Dalton and Gosling both retired from The Kast Off Kinks in 2008, but Dalton does still appear with the band. The first bassist for The Kinks, Peter Quaife, played at various shows with the band before his death in 2010. The Kinks' drummer from 1984 to
Australia (The Kinks song) where it was the closing track on side one. In Australia, an abbreviated version of the song was released as a single, with another "Arthur" track, "She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina", on the B-side. The single was commercially unsuccessful. Australia (The Kinks song) "Australia" is a song by the British rock band The Kinks, appearing on their 1969 album, "Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)". It was written by the band's main songwriter, Ray Davies. In the song, the character Derek (who is featured in the story line of "Arthur (Or the Decline and