Jeremy Neale | |
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 Neale in Melbourne, 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Jeremy Neale, Create/Control, Dot Dash |
| Website | www |
Jeremy Neale is an Australian singer/songwriter and lead singer of band Velociraptor. [1]
Neale was a founding member of Brisbane band Velociraptor in 2008. [2] In November 2017, Neale released his debut album, Getting the Team Back Together [3]
At the 2018 Queensland Music Awards, Neale won Song of the Year for "Dancin' & Romancin'". In that year he also won QMusic’s Grant McLennan Scholarship. This enabled him to attend a songwriting masterclass at New York University. [2] Neale hosted the National Live Music Awards of 2019 [4]
In February 2020, Neale released his second studio album, We Were Trying To Make It Out which was written in Brisbane and New York City over two years. [1] He has spoken of the album's songs being about "the day-to-day struggles of the working class" presented in an upbeat fashion, "because I love things that sit at about 140-150 beats per minute". [2] The Ramones and Prefab Sprout have influenced his sound.
| Title | Details |
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| Getting the Team Back Together |
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| We Were Trying to Make It Out |
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| In Stranger Times |
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| Let Me Go Out in Style |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Winter Was the Time" [9] | 2012 | non album singles |
| "Darlin'" [10] | ||
| "A Love Affair to Keep You There" [11] | 2012 | In Stranger Times |
| "In Stranger Times" (featuring Go Violets) [12] | 2013 | |
| "Swing Left" [13] | ||
| "The News" [14] | 2014 | Let Me Go Out in Style |
| "Hold On Together" featuring Phoebe Imhoff) [15] | 2015 | |
| "The Love Calling" [16] | ||
| "Christmas Time (Is My Favourite Time of the Year)" [17] | 2016 | non album single |
| "Dancin' & Romancin'" [18] | 2017 | Getting the Team Back Together |
| "Small Talk" featuring Pool Shop) [19] | ||
| "Christmas (Turn This Around)" [20] | non album single | |
| "Video" [21] | 2018 | Getting the Team Back Together |
| "Everything I Do Is Replaced by Two" [22] | 2019 | We Were Trying to Make It Out |
| "Still Want You Around Me" [23] | 2020 | |
| "Tried and True (Raise the Roof)" [24] | ||
The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| J Awards of 2013 [25] | Jeremy Neale | Unearthed Artist of the Year | Nominated |
The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006. [26]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 [27] [28] | "Winter Was the Time" | Rock Song of the Year | Won |
| 2013 [29] [30] | "In Strange Times" | The Courier-Mail People's Choice Award Most Popular Male | Won |
| 2018 [31] | "Dancin' & Romancin'" | Song of the Year | Won |
| Rock Song of the Year | Won |
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