Horrorshow (band)

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Horrorshow
OriginAustralia
Genres Hip hop
Years active2006–present
Labels Elefant Traks
MembersNick Bryant-Smith (MC Solo)
Past membersAdit Gauchan (Adit)

Horrorshow is an Australian hip-hop music duo from the Inner West region of Sydney that consists of producer Adit and rapper MC Solo. Horrorshow, together with Spit Syndicate, Jackie Onassis and Joyride, are members of One Day collective. Horrorshow are recognised as pioneers of the sub genre known as "Aussie hip-hop," alongside Illy, Drapht, the Herd, Bliss n Eso, and Hilltop Hoods.[ citation needed ]

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Horrorshow has appeared at major Australian music festivals, including the Big Day Out, Splendour in the Grass and Groovin' the Moo. [1]

History

2006–2011:The Grey Space and Inside Story

After signing with the Elefant Traks label, the pair released their debut album The Grey Space, an album created largely during the duo's high school years, at a time where they linked up with Spit Syndicate and Joyride to form the extended One Day crew. Elefant Traks artist and co-founder Urthboy explained the duo's recruitment in a blog post published in the lead-up to the release of Horrorshow's third album:

When Horrorshow brought me The Grey Space I deduced that they were fans of Atmosphere. They wouldn't put "Walk You Home" on it, making the better decision to keep it for their unfinished second album, despite my wishes at the time. The first " we wanna join the Elefants " conversation I had with them took place on the balcony at our studio/office at the time in Enmore. I remember telling them that the only way Elefant Traks could develop was if the likes of Horrorshow took the possibilities opened up by The Herd and amplify them. [2]

The Grey Space was nominated for an award at the ARIA Music Awards of 2009. [1] The band completed tours with The Herd, Muph & Plutonic and Hermitude.

After the release of their debut followed their second album Inside Story in 2009, which was acclaimed amongst their fans for its eloquent lyricism and soulful production. It was chosen as a Triple J Feature Album, FBi Album of the Week and was also favourably received by Australian music critics.

2012–2015: King Amongst Many

In 2012, Horrorshow again supported the Hilltop Hoods on a European tour and continued in this role for the Hilltop Hoods' "Speaking in Tongues" Australian tour. [3] The band was included in the line-up for the 2012 Brisbane Festival [4] and performed at the Spiegeltent venue. [5]

An indication of Horrorshow's third album was revealed with a song entitled "Did You Hear?", which features a horns section. On 22 December 2012, a confirmation of the third album's 2013 release was posted on the group's Facebook fan page. [6] In early May 2013, another song "Unfair Lottery" was released on the Internet and received radio airplay. The song was made officially available in a digital format on 24 May 2013 and appears on Horrorshow's third album. The subject of "Unfair Lottery" is concerned with the racial notion of "white privilege". [7] [8] The music video for "Unfair Lottery" premiered on Channel V's "WTF" programme on 5 June 2013. [9]

The band revealed the name of their third album King Amongst Many on 13 June 2013, following the rapid sale of tickets for the "Unfair Lottery" single launch shows. [10] An album release date of 2 August 2013 was subsequently publicised in the promotional material for the Australian 'King Amongst Many Tour' that spans from September to November 2013. [11]

King Amongst Many was featured as 'Album of the Week' on Australia's Triple J radio station and feature album on Sydney, Australia community radio station FBi. [12]

2016–2020: Bardo State

The first indication of a fourth album from the duo came in August 2016, with the release of a new single, 'If You Know What I Mean', accompanied by a video clip and tour announcement. [13] [14] This was followed by the melancholy yet uplifting track 'Push', which featured vocals from 16-year-old Taj Ralph. [15] On 30 January 2017, Horrorshow announced that their fourth full-length release, Bardo State, would be released on 24 February. The album title "references The Tibetan Book of the Dead (or Bardo Thodol) and the duo wove concepts of the text into the album making process." [16]

2020-2022: I Won't Give You Up & Good Problems

On 15 April 2022, Horrorshow announced the released of their forthcoming EP Good Problems. [17]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[18]
The Grey Space-
Inside Story
  • Released: 2 October 2009
  • Label: Elefant Traks (ACE052)
  • Formats: CD, Digital, LP
-
King Amongst Many
  • Released: 2 August 2013
  • Label: Elefant Traks (ACE089)
  • Formats: CD, LP, Digital
2
Bardo State
  • Released: 24 February 2017
  • Label: Elefant Traks (ACE159)
  • Formats: CD, LP, Digital
4
New Normal
  • Released: 18 October 2019 [19]
  • Label: Elefant Traks (ACE210)
  • Formats: CD, LP, Digital
9

Live albums

List of live albums
TitleDetails
Live At The Spiegeltent
  • Released: 25 March 2013
  • Label: Elefant Traks
  • Format: CD, Digital
Live from the Listen Close Tour
  • Released: 2 October 2015
  • Label: Elefant Traks (ACE125)
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Limited to 1000 numbered copies.
Live with the Metropolitan Orchestra
  • Released: 3 July 2020 [20]
  • Label: Elefant Traks
  • Format: CD, Digital

Extended plays

List of Extended Plays
TitleDetails
I Won't Give You Up
(with Ziggy Alberts)
  • Released: 21 August 2020 [21]
  • Label: Commonfolk Records
  • Format: Digital
Good Times
  • Released: 13 May 2022 [17]
  • Label: Elefant Traks
  • Format: Digital
Bad Feelings
  • Released: 21 October 2022 [22]
  • Label: Elefant Traks
  • Format: Digital

Singles

List of singles, showing year
TitleYearAlbum
"Did You Hear? [23] 2011
"Unfair Lottery" [24] 2013King Amongst Many
"Nice Guys Finish Last"
(featuring Joyride) [25] 		2014
"Any Other Name"
(with Thelma Plum, Jimblah & Urthboy) [26] 		2015non album single
"If You Know What I Mean" [27] 2016Bardo State
"Right Here"
(featuring B Wise & Omar Musa) [28] 		non album single
"Eat the Cake" [29] 2017Bardo State
"No Aphrodisiac" (Live on Triple J Like a Version) [30] Like a Version
"Rescue" [31] 2019New Normal
"The Same"
(featuring I.E.) [32]
"Eyes Closed" [33]
"Grain By Grain" [34]
"88 Bars (Behind the Scenes)" [35] 2020TBA
"Heaven Part 2"
(with Ziggy Alberts) [36] 		I Won't Give You Up
"DMT" [37] 2022GoodProblems [17]
"Yours & Mine" [17]
"Melancholic"
(featuring Atmosphere) [38] 		Bad Feelings
"Have a Nice Day"
(featuring Bootleg Rascal) [39]
"Hideaway"
(featuring Mason Dane) [40]

Other certified songs

List of certified songs, showing year, certification and album
TitleYearCertificationAlbum
"Cherry Blossoms"2017Bardo State

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2010 Inside StoryBest Independent Hip Hop/Urban AlbumNominated [42] [43]
2014 King Amongst ManyBest Independent Hip Hop/Urban AlbumNominated [44]
2018 Bardo StateBest Independent Hip Hop/Urban AlbumNominated [45]
2020 New NormalBest Independent Hip Hop/Urban AlbumNominated [46] [47]
2021 New Normal (Deluxe)Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EPNominated [48] [49]

ARIA Music Awards

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

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2009 The Grey Space Best Urban Album Nominated
2013 King Amongst ManyBest Urban AlbumNominated

Australian Music Prize

The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2013King Amongst ManyAustralian Music PrizeNominated [50]

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 / workAwardResultRef.
2013 King Amongst ManyAustralian Album of the YearNominated [51]

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