Jebediah
It feels like it was just yesterday that Jebediah first coalesced as four music-obsessed youngsters stumbling out onto Western Australian stages, content with simply making noise as best mates do. Few could have foreseen that this shambolic quartet would not only go onto define an entire era of Australian music in their own way, but also become one of the country’s most beloved bands.
By now, their story is legendary in the music scene of their native Perth. Mostly teenagers when they formed in the mid-’90s, Kevin Mitchell, Chris Daymond, Vanessa Thornton, and Brett Mitchell paired their endearing and refreshing personalities with a penchant for writing alt-rock anthems that weren’t just catchy, but resonated with their voracious fanbase.
Early singles like ‘Jerks Of Attention’, ‘Leaving Home’, and ‘Harpoon’ quickly cemented their songwriting abilities, with 1997 debut Slightly Odway peaking at #7 on the charts, and scoring them two ARIA nominations.
As the acclaim grew, so did the accomplishments. The Jebs became a staple of festival stages and car stereos, a permanent fixture of major venues, and impossible to escape when perusing any music-lover’s CD library.
1999’s Of Someday Shambles would hit #2 on the charts and bring with it an attempt to conquer the US market thanks to singles like ‘Animal’ and ‘Feet Touch The Ground’, while 2002's Jebediah and 2004's Braxton Hicks continued to showcase the band’s innate ability to blend the crunchy with the smooth.
After going on a much needed hiatus in 2005, Jebediah returned in 2011 with their ARIA-nominated album Kosciuszko, which hit #6 on the charts.
Fast forward to 2023 and the release of their sixth album OIKS made it abundantly clear that the energy, drive, and familial bonds that have united Jebediah for close to three decades are still as strong and as powerful as ever.
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OIKS (2024)