Ceres (band)

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Ceres
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genres Indie rock, indie pop
Years active2012–present
LabelsHobbledehoy, Cooking Vinyl Australia
Past membersTom Lanyon
Sean Callanan
Grant Young
Frank Morda
Stacey Cicivelli
Rhys Vleugel

Ceres are an Australian rock band, formed in 2012 in Melbourne [1] and signed by record label Cooking Vinyl Australia. The band released their debut studio album, I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here in 2014 and released a further two studio albums.

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History

2012–2015: Early years and I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here

Ceres formed in mid-2012 and recorded and released the EP Luck in February 2013. This garnered them enough interest to secure a spot on the Melbourne leg of the 2014 Soundwave Festival. A couple of months later, in April 2014, the band released their debut studio album, I Don't Want to Be Anywhere But Here which was played on triple j. [2]

2016–2018: Drag it Down on You

Over the next two years, the band worked on their second studio album. [3] In September 2016, the band's second album, Drag it Down on You, was released.

2019–Present: We Are a Team

Following three single released, Ceres released We Are a Team in April 2019. It became the band's first charting album, debuting at number 55 on the ARIA Charts. Since 2020, the band has stayed largely inactive with occasional posts on social media.

In May 2023, Tom Lanyon made a guest appearance during Slowly Slowly’s concert at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.

Band members

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here-
Drag it Down on You
  • Released: 2 September 2016 [6]
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl Australia (CVLP058)
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download
-
We Are a Team
  • Released: 6 April 2019
  • Label: Ceres, Cooking Vinyl Australia (CVLP086)
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
55 [7]

EPs

List of extended plays
TitleAlbum details
Luck
  • Released: 16 February 2013 [8]
  • Label: Ceres, Hobbledehoy (HOB028)
  • Format: CD, 12" LP re-issue, digital download [9]
Selfish Prick
  • Released: 14 November 2014 [10]
  • Label: Hobbledehoy (HOB033)
  • Format: 7" LP (limited to 500 copies) [11]
Stretch Ur Skin
  • Released: 27 May 2017 [12]
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl Australia (CVLP070)
  • Format: 7" LP (limited edition), digital download [13]

Singles

List of singles as lead artist
TitleYearAlbum
"Syllables" [14] 2014I Don't Want to Be Anywhere But Here
"Collarbone" [15] Selfish Prick
"Ceres is for Lovers" [16] 2015non-album single
"Happy In Your Head" [17] 2016Drag It Down On You
"Laundry Echo" [18]
"Choke" [19]
"'91, Your House" [20] 2017
"Stretch Ur Skin" (featuring Wil Wagner ) [21] Stretch Ur Skin
"Loner Blood" (featuring Japanese Wallpaper) [22]
"Viv in the Front Seat" [23] 2018We Are a Team
"Kiss Me Crying" [24]
"Me & You" [25] 2019

Awards and nominations

J Award

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.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
J Awards of 2014 [26] themselvesUnearthed Artist of the YearNominated

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards (previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
Music Victoria Awards of 2014 I Don't Want to Be Anywhere But HereBest Heavy AlbumNominated [27] [28]

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
National Live Music Awards of 2020 [29] CeresVictorian Live Act of the YearWon

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