Grinspoon
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Grinspoon are an Australian alternative/metal/hard rock/punk rock band from Lismore, fronted by Phil Jamieson. Founded in 1995, they came to fame when they were Unearthed by Triple J thanks to their track Sickfest. This won them the competition for the Lismore area.
As a result they gained considerable airplay, and their popularity with Triple J fans grew. Over the coming years, mainstream radio also began to promote them and play their tracks regularly.
Their 2002 album New Detention debuted and peaked at #2 on the Australian ARIAnet albums chart. They also released an EP in 2003 titled Panic Attack (containing a cover of INXS's song "Don't Change"), which debuted and peaked at #13 on the ARIAnet singles chart. In 2004, they released a new single, "Hard Act To Follow", which reached the top 30 in the singles chart. It was from a new album entitled, Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills, which debuted at #4 in the album charts. A second single, "Better Off Alone", has recently been released, also reaching the top 30. The next single will be "Hold On Me".
Recently, Phil was a guest vocalist on part three ("I'm Losing You") of supergroup The Wrights' cover of Stevie Wright's (lead singer of The Easybeats) "Evie" (which consists of three parts). The first part was first performed at the 2004 ARIA awards. The supergroup features members of many other Australian rock bands.
Discography
- "Green Album", 1995 EP
- "Licker Bottle Cozy", 1995 (limited edition 7" vinyl)/1996 EP
- "Pushing Buttons", 1996 EP - #13 Australia (singles chart - 1998 release)
- Guide To Better Living, 1997 album
- Easy, 1999 album
- New Detention, 2002 album
- "Chemical Heart", 2002 single - #25 Australia
- "Lost Control", 2002 single - #29 Australia
- "No Reason", 2002 single
- "1000 Miles", 2003 single
- "Panic Attack", 2003 EP - #13 Australia (singles chart)
- Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills, 2004 album
- "Hard Act To Follow", 2004 single - #24 Australia
- "Better Off Alone", 2004 single - #30 Australia
- "Hold On Me", 2005 single - #44 Australia
- "Bleed You Dry", 2005 single - #67 Australia
External links
- Official band website (http://www.grinspoon.com.au/band/index.html)