Bananagun

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Bananagun
OriginAustralia
Years active2016–present
Labels
Members
  • Nick Van Bakel
  • Jimi Gregg
  • Jack Crook
  • Charlotte Tobin
  • Josh Dans
Website www.bananagunoz.com

Bananagun are an Australian music group. They released their debut studio album in June 2020.

Contents

Band members

Current members [1]

Career

2016–present: The True Story of Bananagun

Originally Nick Van Bakel's solo recording project, Bananagun's members have grown into a five-piece, born out of fellow psych-rockers The Frowning Clouds, also fronted by Van Bakel. [2]

The band released their debut double-A sided single "Do Yeah"/"Top Cat" in February 2019. [3]

In April 2020, the band announced the release of their debut studio album, The True Story of Bananagun for 26 June 2020. [1] In July, the album debuted at number 40 on the ARIA Charts. While reviewing their debut album in the New Yorker, Jay Ruttenberg said that Bananagun "bears the hallmarks of one of the sundry sixties acts whose work slipped through the cracks of time, only to be salvaged, decades later, by sharp-eared record collectors." [4]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[5]
The True Story of Bananagun
  • Released: 26 June 2020 [6]
  • Label: Anti Fade Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
40

Singles

List of singles, with year released and selected chart positions and certifications shown
TitleYearAlbum
"Do Yeah"/"Top Cat" [3] 2019non album single
"Out of Reach" [7] The True Story of Bananagun
"People Talk to Much" [8] 2020
"The Master" [9]

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References

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