Beddy Rays

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Beddy Rays
Origin Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia
Genres
Years active2017–present
Members
  • Jackson Van Issum (Jacko)
  • Lewis McKenna
  • Bradley O'Connor
  • Benjamin Wade

Beddy Rays are an Australian rock band from the outer Brisbane suburb of Redland Bay, Queensland. With music described as "rollicking coastal punk rock", they are best known for their 2020 single "Sobercoaster". [1] The band have supported Tones and I on tour, [1] as well as Dune Rats and Hockey Dad. [2]

Contents

Origins

The four band members—Jacko, Lewy, Brad, and Benny—met in 2002 as young children at primary school. [3] [4] Their band name is derived from a spoonerism of "Reddy Bay", which is a common abbreviation for Redland Bay.

In primary school the entire band's favourite band was Green Day. [5] In high school they went through a phase of loving hardcore music and would attend shows at the youth centre shows. [5]

The band was started after the members left high school. [6]

Their first show they played was at a party at vocalist-guitarist Jackson's house while his parents were away. [6]

All four band members are from Redland Bay, including Jacko who is a Woppaburra man, [7] and work as tradesmen. [2] Beddy Rays came to play some of their first shows by networking at various Brisbane venues for which they worked as tradies. [1]

Career

Beddy Rays released their first EP Lost Found Beat Around in 2017. [2] Their 2020 single "Sobercoaster" led the band to be featured as a Triple J Unearthed Feature Artist in mid-2020. [1]

In 2021, Beddy Rays covered Thelma Plum's "Better In Blak" for Triple J's Like A Version segment. [8] [9]

On 19 November 2021, the band released "On My Own". [10]

Their self-titled, debut studio album was announced on 2 June 2022 and was released on 29 July 2022. [11] It peaked at number 8 on the ARIA Charts. The Beddy Rays album cover art was inspired by Green Day’s Dookie cover. [5]

In September 2022, it was reported that there was a sexual assault in the mosh pit at a Beddy Ray's concert. The band drove the woman that had been assaulted home and had the perpetrator kicked out of the Hobart venue and banned for life. [12]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date and label shown
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[13]
Beddy Rays
  • Released: 29 July 2022 [11]
  • Label: Beddy Rays
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
8

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Lost Found Beat Around
  • Released: 8 December 2017 [14]
  • Label: Beddy Rays
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles
TitleYearCertificationsAlbum
"Coming Home" [15] 2017Lost Found Beat Around
"Fool Around" [16]
"Bloodhound" [17] 2019Non-album singles
"Kicked" [18]
"Sobercoaster" [19] 2020Beddy Rays
"Better Weather" [21] Non-album single
"Wait a While" [22] 2021Beddy Rays
"Week on Repeat" [23]
"On My Own" [10]
"Milk" [24] 2022
"Sort It Out" [25] [26]
"Handful" [27]
"Rhythms" [28] 2023TBA
"Bored" [29]
"Too Much (Is Too Much)" [30]
"Silverline" [31] 2024
"Hold On" [32]

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2022 Beddy Rays Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist Nominated [33]

National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia. They commenced in 2004.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2021 Beddy RaysNew Artist of the YearNominated [34] [35]
2023 Beddy RaysAlbum of the YearNominated [36]

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<i>Beddy Rays</i> (album) 2022 studio album by Beddy Rays

Beddy Rays is the eponymous debut studio album from Australian rock group, Beddy Rays. The line-up was Lewis McKenna on guitar, Bradley O'Connor on bass guitar, Jackson van Issum "Jacko" on lead vocals and guitar, and Benjamin Wade on drums. It was released on 29 July 2022 and peaked at number 8 on the ARIA Albums chart.

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