Cry Club

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Cry Club
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Years active2018–present
LabelsBest & Fairest
MembersHeather Riley, Jono Tooke

Cry Club is a queer pop-punk duo from Melbourne, Australia, who formed as a group in 2018. They released their debut album God I'm Such a Mess in November 2020.

Biography[]

The duo was formed in Wollongong in 2018, when vocalist Heather Riley wanted to form a Siouxsie and the Banshees/The Cure cover band.[1][2] Riley had known Jono Tooke since 2014, when they met during a university-organised trip to Japan and bonded over the animated series Over the Garden Wall.[1]

The band's debut single, released in 2018, was a response to the 2017 same-sex marriage plebiscite in Australia, inspired by conversations with relatives who accepted and loved them as family members, but were adamantly voting against same-sex marriage.[3] The group's follo-up single "DFTM", a song about people not respecting physical boundaries at concerts, was added to full rotation at Triple J in April 2019,[4] and the duo became one of the most played artists on Trible J Unearthed in 2019.[5] The band relocated to Melbourne, and in 2019 released their debut extended play Sad, But Make It Fashion.[6]

The dup released their debut album God I'm Such a Mess in November 2020.[7] The album was nominated for Best Independent Punk Album or EP at the AIR Awards of 2021,[8] and the band was nominated for best breakthrough act at the 2021 Music Victoria Awards.[9]

Personal lives[]

The members of the band identify as queer.[10] Riley identifies as non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns.[1]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Album details
God I'm Such a Mess
  • Released: 13 November 2020[11]
  • Label: Best & Fairest
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming

Extended plays[]

Title Album details
Sad, But Make It Fashion
  • Released: 11 October 2019[12]
  • Label: Best & Fairest
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles[]

Title Year Album
"Walk Away"[3] 2018 Sad, But Make It Fashion
"DFTM"[2] 2019
"Two Hearts"[13]
"Robert Smith"[14]
"Obvious"[5] 2020 God I'm Such a Mess
"Nine of Swords"[15]
"Lighters"[11]
"Dissolve"[16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Gallagher, Alex (16 November 2020). "Cry Club: "If you're being as fully yourself as you can, no one can take that away from you"". NME. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Unearthed Feature Artist: Get To Know Cry Club". Trible J Unearthed. ABC. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Davies, Hayden (2018). "Introducing Cry Club and their incredible debut single, Walk Away". Pilerats. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ "CRY CLUB SAD, BUT MAKE IT FASHION". Terror Bird. 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Indie-pop-punk duo Cry Club's single 'Robert Smith' is a rollicking egotistical fantasy exploring self-image and the desire to appear as others want you to be". BMA. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. ^ Mosk, Mitch (11 November 2020). "ALBUM PREMIERE: AUSSIE DUO CRY CLUB REDEFINE "BUBBLEGUM PUNK" IN STANDOUT DEBUT 'GOD I'M SUCH A MESS'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Cry Club's Debut Album Is EVERYTHING You've Been Hoping For". The Music. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  8. ^ "The 2021 AIR Awards nominees have been announced". The Industry Observer. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Music Victoria Awards Reveals Line-up And Nominees for 2021". Noise11. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Melbourne band Cry Club are coming to Cherry Bomb". Out in Perth. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  11. ^ a b Parker, Tom (29 September 2020). "Transcendent pop duo Cry Club wear their heart on their sleeve in new track, 'Lighters'". Beat. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  12. ^ "sad, but make it fashion - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  13. ^ Lauren (7 June 2019). "Prepare to Fall for Cry Club's "Two Hearts"". Sounds of Oz. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  14. ^ Lauren (7 June 2019). "Prepare to Fall for Cry Club's "Two Hearts"". Sounds of Oz. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  15. ^ Davies, Hayden (2020). "Premiere: Cry Club share searing new single Nine of Swords, announce debut album". Pilerats. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  16. ^ Langford, Jackson (28 October 2020). "Cry Club drop fan-favourite single 'Dissolve'". NME. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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