Trial Kennedy

Last updated

Trial Kennedy
Trial Kennedy @ Amplifier Bar (3 6 2011) (5828006861).jpg
Trial Kennedy at Amplifier Bar
Background information
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Years active2002–2012, 2018
Past membersTim Morrison
Stacey Gray
Shaun Gionis
Richard Buxton
Aaron "Big Dog Malco" Malcomson
Website trialkennedy.com

Trial Kennedy were an Australian rock band formed in 2002, in Melbourne, Victoria. The band released two albums, both peaked in the Australian top 50. In 2012, the band announced their break-up. [1]

Contents

History

2002–2006: Early EPs

Trial Kennedy formed in 2002, [2]

Trial Kennedy's first release was an independent extended play (EP), Present for a Day, recorded, engineered and produced by producer Kalju Tonuma. It was released in 2004. [3]

In 2006's, Trial Kennedy released the EP Picture Frame, also produced by Tonuma.

2007–2012: New Manic Art and Living Undesigned

Trial Kennedy released their debut studio album, New Manic Art , on 31 May 2008. The album was produced by Nick DiDia [3] and it debuted at number 24 on the ARIA Charts. Singles "Neighbours" and "Colour Day Tours" were instant Triple J anthems. [3]

In September 2010 the band began work on recording their second album at Sing Sing Recording Studios in Melbourne with producer Eric J.[ citation needed ]

The first song from the second album, titled "Strange Behaviour" was released on 10 November 2010. Australian youth radio station Triple J played this song on high rotation over the summer of 2010/2011. "Best of Tomorrow" was released on 4 March 2011. Living Undesigned was released on 13 May 2011 and peaked at number 48 on the ARIA Charts. Beat Magazine said the album is "powerful [with] fun rock album: dynamic, varied and full of energetic and catchy tunes." [2]

On 16 April 2012, the band announced via Facebook that "For a number of reasons all of us in the band have chosen to close down the project that is Trial Kennedy." The band announced their final tour dates for June 2012 with supports including Foreshadowed, My Echo and Sendfire. [1] Their last gig was at The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, on 23 June 2012. [1]

2013: Post-split activities

In April 2013, Tim auditioned for Season 2 of The Voice (Australia) and after successfully having two judges turn their chair he chose Delta Goodrem as his coach. He successfully defeated Oscar Chavesz in the Battle Rounds. He then progressed through the Showdown Rounds as one of the final four members of Goodrem's team left in the competition.[ citation needed ]

In November 2017, the band announced a live performance for 26 May 2018, to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the release of New Manic Art.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[4]
New Manic Art24
Living Undesigned
  • Released: 13 May 2011 [6]
  • Label: MGM (TK0003)
  • Format: CD, digital download
48

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Present for a Day
  • Released: 2004 [3]
  • Label: Trial Kennedy
  • Format: CD
Picture Frame
  • Released: 2005 [3]
  • Label: Helltrack Records (HELL03)
  • Format: CD
The Birds and the Bees
(with Horsell Common)
  • Released: 4 April 2006 [7]
  • Label: Set Fire to My Home (SFR12)
  • Format: CD, Digital Download

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"The Great Escape" [8] 2006Non-album single
"Neighbours" [9] 2008New Manic Art
"Colour Day Tours" [10]
"Sunday Warning" [11]
"Strange Behaviour" [12] 2010Living Undesigned
"Best of Tomorrow" [13] 2011
"Exology"

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 / workAwardResult
2011 [14] [15] Living UndesignedBest Independent Hard Rock/Punk AlbumNominated

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Delta Goodrem</span> Australian singer-songwriter (born 1984)

Delta Lea Goodrem AM is an Australian singer, songwriter, television personality and actress. Goodrem signed a recording contract with Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut studio album, Innocent Eyes (2003), topped the ARIA Albums Chart for 29 non-consecutive weeks. It is one of the highest-selling Australian albums and is the second-best-selling Australian album of all time with over four million copies sold.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Died Pretty</span> Australian alternative rock band

Died Pretty, sometimes The Died Pretty, were an Australian alternative rock band founded by mainstays Ron Peno and Brett Myers in Sydney in 1983. Their music started from a base of early electric Bob Dylan with psychedelic influences, including The Velvet Underground and Television. They were managed by John Needham, who is the owner of Citadel Records, their main label.

The Funkoars are an Australian hip hop act from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The group is part of the Certified Wise crew of hip hop artists from South Australia, who also collaborated on various recordings. Despite being on hiatus since 2016, Funkoars are still rostered to Golden Era Records.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Urthboy</span> Musical artist

Tim Levinson, better known by the stage name Urthboy, is an Australian hip hop MC and producer from New South Wales. He is widely known for his solo music under the moniker Urthboy, as a founding member of the hip-hop group The Herd, and for co-founding and managing the Elefant Traks record label. Levinson has released six solo albums: Distant Sense of Random Menace (2004), The Signal (2007), Spitshine (2009), Smokey's Haunt (2012), The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat (2016) and Savour (2023) ; as well as five studio albums with The Herd.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carus Thompson</span> Australian singer-songwriter

Carus Thompson is an Australian singer-songwriter from Perth, Western Australia. From 1995 to 2008, he performed under the title Carus and The True Believers before going solo the group disbanded. Thompson has released four studio albums, Creatures of Habit (2009), Caravan (2011), Island and Shakespeare Avenue.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Horsell Common (band)</span> Australian rock band

Horsell Common were an Australian band from Melbourne, Victoria. They made their live debut in early 2002, following this up with a string of EPs, and released their first full-length album The Rescue on 29 September 2007. The album peaked at number 100 on the ARIA Charts.

Dick Diver is an Australian four-piece indie pop band from Melbourne, Victoria (Australia). The band consists of Rupert Edwards (guitar) and Alistair McKay (guitar), Steph Hughes (drums) and Al Montfort (bass). It took its name from the character Dick Diver in the novel Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Big Scary</span> Australian musical duo

Big Scary is an Australian musical duo formed in Melbourne in 2006, by Tom Iansek and Joanna Syme. The pair have released several EPs and five studio albums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Owl Eyes</span> Musical artist

Brooke Addamo, better known by her stage name Owl Eyes, is an Australian recording artist from Melbourne signed to the Illusive / Wunderkind Label with distribution through Universal Music Group. She released her debut studio album Nightswim in April 2013, which peaked at number 28 on the ARIA Charts.

Husky are an indie folk band from Melbourne, Australia. They have opened for Neil Young, Devendra Banhart, Gotye, The Shins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Donny Benét</span> Australian musician

Donny Benét is an Australian recording artist, based in Sydney. In 2011, he released his debut studio album Don't Hold Back through indie label Rice is Nice. His fifth studio album, Mr Experience, reached #26 on the ARIA Charts in May 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Smith Street Band</span> Australian rock band

The Smith Street Band are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, in which the titular Smith Street can be found. The band have released five extended plays and six studio albums, No One Gets Lost Anymore (2011), Sunshine and Technology (2012), Throw Me in the River (2014), More Scared of You than You Are of Me (2017), Don't Waste Your Anger (2020) and Life After Football (2022).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mama Kin (musician)</span> Australian singer-songwriter

Danielle Caruana, known professionally as Mama Kin, is an Australian singer-songwriter. She has released two albums, Beat and Holler and The Magician's Daughter. She lives with her family in Fremantle.

Nina Elizabeth Agzarian, known professionally by her stage name Nina Las Vegas, is an Australian radio host, DJ and music producer. From 2009 to 2014 she was the host of House Party on national radio station Triple J. She released compilation albums, House Party Volume 1 and House Party Volume 2, which appeared on the ARIA Charts. In 2015 she started her own music recording label "NLV Records". Las Vegas is also signed to the label.

Regan Mathews, better known by his stage name Ta-ku, is an Australian musician, producer and photographer.

Luca Brasi are an Australian rock band formed in St Helens, Tasmania in 2009. The current line-up of the band features Thomas Busby on lead guitar, Danny Flood on drums, Patrick Marshall on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, and Tyler Richardson on lead vocals and bass guitar. To date, the group have released six studio albums: Extended Family (2011), By a Thread (2014), If This Is All We're Going to Be (2016), Stay (2018), Everything Is Tenuous (2021) and The World Don't Owe You Anything (2023). Stay became their first ARIA top 10.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ocean Alley</span> Australian rock band

Ocean Alley is an Australian alternative psychedelic rock band from the Northern Beaches. The band is made up of Baden Donegal, Angus Goodwin, Lach Galbraith, Mitch Galbraith (guitar), Nic Blom (bass) and Tom O'Brien (drums). Their style of music has been described as "cruisey psych, rock and reggae fusion".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jordan Rakei</span> New Zealand-Australian musician (b. 1992)

Jordan Rakei is a New Zealand-Australian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer currently based in London, United Kingdom. Rakei has also released and performed under the moniker Dan Kye.

<i>This Was Tomorrow</i> 2012 studio album by Seth Sentry

This Was Tomorrow is the debut studio album by Australian musician Seth Sentry. Released in September 2012, the album peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Charts.

Liz Stringer is an Australian singer-songwriter, based in Melbourne, Victoria. As of April 2021, Stringer has released six studio albums, a live album and two extended plays. Since 2013 she has released with Mia Dyson and Jen Cloher music under the name Dyson Stringer Cloher.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Trial Kennedy Break Up". Music Feeds. April 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Trial Kennedy Beat". Beat Magazine. May 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Trial Kennedy 2". tonedeaf. 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. "Trial Kennedy on Australian Charts". Australian Charts. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. "New Manic Art (DD)". Apple Music. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. "Living Undesigned (DD)". Apple Music. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  7. "The Birds and the Bees (EP)". Apple Music. 4 April 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  8. "The Great Escape (DD)". Apple Music. December 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  9. "Neighbours (DD)". Apple Music. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  10. "Colour Day Tours (DD)". Apple Music. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  11. "Sunday Warning (DD)". Apple Music. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  12. "Strange Behaviour (DD)". Apple Music. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  13. "Best of Tomorrow (DD)". Apple Music. 4 March 201. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  14. "Independent Music Awards Nominees Announced". tonedeaf. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  15. "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association . Retrieved 18 August 2020.