Northeast Party House

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Northeast Party House
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Years active2009-present
LabelsSony Music Australia[1]
Websitenortheastpartyhouse.com
Members
  • Sean Kenihan
  • Jack Shoe
  • Zachary Hamilton-Reeves
  • Mitch Ansell
  • Malcolm Besley
  • Oliver Packard

Northeast Party House is an Australian electronic band formed in Melbourne in 2009. The band's six members are Jack Shoe (guitar), Malcolm Besley (drums), Sean Kenihan (synth), Zach Hamilton-Reeves (vocals), Mitch Ansell (guitar) and Oliver Packard (bass).

Musical career[]

2011–2016: Career beginnings and Any Given Weekend[]

In early 2010 Northeast Party House began playing warehouse parties and local venues and quickly gained a following based on their reputation for delivering high energy live shows.

A demo version of the band's track 'Dusk' gained local airplay, eventually winning Triple J's Unearthed[2] competition and being invited to play at the Pyramid Rock Festival 2010.

In 2011 the band played alongside acts such as Does It Offend You, Yeah? (UK), The Go! Team (UK), Kimbra and Ball Park Music as well as finishing the year with a stand out set at Falls Festival.[3]

The group released their debut self titled EP through Stop Start/EMI in November 2011, featuring four tracks including single "Empires".

In 2014 Northeast Party House released their debut record Any Given Weekend which also led to their international debut performing shows in Los Angeles as part of Culture Collide Festival and New York at CMJ Music Marathon.

2016–present: Dare[]

Early 2016 saw the band complete the writing and recording for album number two – titled Dare. Dare's recording was split across Melbourne and London while the band was touring the UK and Europe in May, where they also played The Great Escape Festival and Dot to Dot Festival. The self-produced Dare was mixed and mastered by in house drummer Malcolm Besley. The album was preceded by single "For You".[4] "For You" was certified Gold in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 2021.[5]

In 2017, North East Party House covered Childish Gambino's Redbone for Triple J's Like a Version. [6]

In 2019, The Band signed a deal with Sony Music Australia.

Tours and festivals[]

  • Headline 'Kick Ons' Tour (2014)
  • Headline 'Double Darts' Tour (2015)
  • Headline 'Later Straya' Tour (2015)
  • Headline US, EU, UK Tour (2015)
  • Headline 'Dare' Tour (2016)
  • Darwin Festival (2016)
  • Headline 'Calypso Beach' Tour (2017)
  • The Hills Are Alive Festival (2017)
  • Groovin' the Moo (2017)[7]
  • Snowtunes (2017)
  • Yours and Owls (2017)[8]
  • Big Pineapple Music Festival (2018)

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[9]
Any Given Weekend
  • Released: 16 May 2014
  • Label: Stop Start
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 62
Dare
  • Released: 9 September 2016
  • Label: Stop Start
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 38
Shelf Life
  • Released: 28 February 2020[10]
  • Label: Stop Start
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 59

Extended plays[]

Title Details
Northeast Party House
  • Released: 2 December 2011
  • Label: Stop Start
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles[]

Title Year Album Certifications
"Empires" 2011 Northeast Party House
"Pascal Cavalier" 2012 Non-album singles
"Stand Tall"
"The Haunted" 2014 Any Given Weekend
"Perfect Lines" 2015 Non-album single
"For You" 2016 Dare
"Heartbreaker"
"Calypso Beach"
"Magnify"[11] 2019 Shelf Life
"Dominos"[12]
"Shelf Life" 2020
"The Desert"

Award and nominations[]

ARIA Music Awards[]

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.[13][14]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 Shelf Life ARIA Award for Best Dance Release Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "Northeast Party House Sony".
  2. ^ "Northeast Party House". triple j Unearthed. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  3. ^ "More acts announced for Falls Festival 2017". Secret Sounds. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  4. ^ "Northeast Party House 2". thebrag.com.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Watch Northeast Party House Childish Gambino Lcd Soundsystem Mashup Like A Version". Music Feeds.
  7. ^ "2017". Groovin the Moo. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  8. ^ "Yours and Owls - YOURS & OWLS SET TIMES 2017". yoursandowls.com.au. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  9. ^ Peak chart positions in Australia:
  10. ^ "Shelf Life by Northeast Party House on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  11. ^ English, Laura (26 July 2019). "Northeast Party House release new banger of a single 'Magnify', produced by The Presets' Kim Moyes". Music Feeds. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Northeast Party House release new single 'Dominos'". Sony Music Australia. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  13. ^ "ARIA Awards 2020 Nominees". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  14. ^ "And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To…". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

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