Yours Truly (band)

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Yours Truly
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Pop punk
Years active2016–present
Labels UNFD
Members
  • Mikaila Delgado
  • Teddie Winder-Haron
Past members
  • Lachlan Cronin
  • Bradley Cronan
Website www.yourstruly.band

Yours Truly is an Australian pop-punk band from Sydney, New South Wales, formed in 2016. With their musical roots deep in pop-punk, emo-pop, and alternative rock, Yours Truly creates songs that emphasize pop melodies, catchy riffs, and hard-hitting rock guitars. Yours Truly is known for having deep, introspective lyrics that put singer Mikaela Delgado's heart on her sleeve. [1] Yours Truly have been credited as one of several bands who "reinvent[ed] pop-punk [in] 2021". [2]

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History

Yours Truly was formed in 2016, by singer and frontwoman Mikaela Delgado, lead guitarist Teddie Winder-Haron, rhythm guitarist Lachlan Cronin, and drummer Bradley Cronan. Together they self-released their debut EP, Too Late for Apologies. in March of 2017. The group's debut singles "Winter" and "Strangers" received airplay on Triple J.

Following the success of their first album, they signed with the independent music label UNFD. [3] They immediately annouce their next EP, Afterglow, and single, "High Hopes".

"High Hopes" was released in January of 2018, teasing their upcoming EP.

Afterglow was finally released in April of 2019, to critial acclaim, with singles "High Hopes" and "Circles" being the most popular.

Yours Truly released their first studio album, Self Care , on September 18th, 2020. This album was a huge hit, peaking at number 19 on the ARIA Albums Chart. [4]

On July 9th, 2021, the band released the single "Walk Over My Grave", their first new music since Self Care.

Followed by the single "Lights On", and their new EP is this what i look like?, which was released on the July 15th, 2022.

Following the release of is this what i look like?, guitarist Lachlan Cronin and drummer Bradley Cronan leave the group to pursue other interests in 2023. [5]

That didn't stop Yours Truly from producing more music. In 2024, with their new drummer, Henry Beard, they released their next studio single, "Call My Name". [6]

Members

Current

Former

Discography

Studio albums [6]

List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown
TitleDetails
Self Care
is this what i look like?
  • Released: July 15th, 2022
  • Label: UNFD (UNFD164CD)
  • Formats: streaming
is this what i lofi?
  • Released: December 2nd, 2022
  • Label: UNFD

Extended plays [6]

List of EPs, with release date and label shown
TitleEP Details
Too Late for Apologies
  • Released: 31 March 2017
  • Label: Yours Truly
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Afterglow
  • Released: 12 April 2019
  • Label: UNFD (UNFD124CD)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Yours Truly on Audiotree Live [7]
  • Released: 12 April 2019
  • Label: Audiotree Music
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles [8]

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"High Hopes"2018Afterglow
"Circles"2019
"I Can't Feel"
"Composure"2020Self Care
"Together"
"Undersize"
"Funeral Home"
"Walk Over My Grave"2021Is This What I Look Like? [note 1]
"Go to Hell"
(with Between You & Me)		Armageddon
"Lights On"2022Is This What I Look Like? [note 1]
"Hallucinate"
(featuring You Me At Six)
"Careless Kind"
"Imposter"
(with RedHook)		2023Postcard From A Living Hell
"Call Your Name"2024Call Your Name
  1. 1 2 Stylised as is this what i look like?.

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.
2023 is this what i look like?Best Independent Heavy Album or EPNominated [9]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual ceremony presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2021 Self Care Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album Nominated [10]

Heavy Music Awards

Launched in 2017, the Heavy Music Awards democratically recognize the best of the year across the heavy music landscape – artists, events, photographers, designers, producers and more. With a panel of several hundred industry insiders nominating the finalists, the public has the final say on who wins. [11]

YearNominee/ workAwardResultRef.
2021Yours TrulyBest International Breakthrough ArtistNominated [12]

J Awards

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.
2020 Yours TrulyUnearthed Artist of the YearNominated [13]

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