Violent Soho

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Hungry Ghost
  AU 6th 
gold
gold
09/22/2013 (22 weeks)
Waco
  AU 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 
gold
gold
04/03/2016 (9 weeks)
Everything is A-OK
  AU 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link April 13, 2020 (4 weeks)

Violent Soho is an Australian alternative rock band from Brisbane .

Band history

Founded Violent Soho in 2004 as a school band in the east coast city of Brisbane. At first they only performed in their hometown, but after releasing their first EP titled Pigs & TV in 2006, their notoriety rose and they went to other cities such as Sydney and Melbourne to perform . In 2008 they took part in the St. Jerome's Laneway Festival with events in several major cities. In the same year her debut album We Don't Belong Here was released. Thurston Moore of the American band Sonic Youth came across this album and gave Violent Soho a recording contract in the USA. A revised version of their debut album was released with the band name as the title and with the song Jesus Stole My Girlfriend they had a respectable hit in the US rock charts in 2010. In the United States, however, they were unable to build on it despite further publications.

But their next album Hungry Ghost 2013 brought them the breakthrough in their homeland. It went straight to number 6 in the Australian charts and after extensive tours and performances, including at Big Day Out , the album returned to the charts in 2014 and was ultimately awarded gold . The song Covered in Chrome was also awarded gold in 2016.

It took two and a half years until the next album, Waco . With this, the band jumped straight to number 1 in the Australian charts in April 2016 . At the ARIA Awards that same year they were recognized for the best rock album and best band of the year.

Members

  • Luke Boerdam, singer, guitarist
  • James Tidswell, guitarist
  • Luke Henery, bass guitarist
  • Michael Richards, drummer

Discography

Albums

  • We Don't Belong Here (2008)
  • Violent Soho (2010)
  • Hungry Ghost (2013)
  • Waco (2016)
  • Everything Is A-OK (2020)

Songs

  • Jesus Stole My Girlfriend (2010)
  • Muscle Junkie (2010)
  • Tinderbox (2012)
  • Neighbor Neighbor (2012)
  • In the Aisle (2013)
  • Covered in Chrome (2013, AU:platinumplatinum)
  • Saramona Said (2014)
  • Fur Eyes (2014)
  • Like Soda (2015, AU:goldgold)
  • Viceroy (2016, AU:goldgold)
  • So Sentimental (2016)
  • Blanket (2016)
  • No Shade (2016)

swell

  1. ↑ Violent Soho in the Australian charts
  2. ↑ Awards for music sales: AU
  3. ↑ Violent Soho in the US charts (Billboard)
  4. ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Albums , December 31, 2014
  5. ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2016 Singles , January 9, 2017
  6. ^ And the ARIA Award Goes To ... , ARIA, November 26, 2016

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