Beddy Rays Explained

Beddy Rays
Origin:Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia
Years Active:2017–present

Beddy Rays are an Australian rock band from the outer Brisbane suburb of Redland Bay, Queensland. With music described as "rollicking coastal punk rock", they are best known for their 2020 single "Sobercoaster".[1] The band have supported Tones and I on tour,[1] as well as Dune Rats and Hockey Dad.

Origins

The four band members—Jacko, Lewy, Brad, and Benny—met in 2002 as young children at primary school.[2] [3] Their band name is derived from a spoonerism of "Reddy Bay", which is a common abbreviation for Redland Bay.

In primary school the entire band's favourite band was Green Day.[4] In high school they went through a phase of loving hardcore music and would attend shows at the youth centre shows.

The band was started after the members left high school.[5]

Their first show they played was at a party at vocalist-guitarist Jackson's house while his parents were away.

All four band members are from Redland Bay, including Jacko who is a Woppaburra man,[6] and work as tradesmen.[7] Beddy Rays came to play some of their first shows by networking at various Brisbane venues for which they worked as tradies.

Career

Beddy Rays released their first EP Lost Found Beat Around in 2017.[7] Their 2020 single "Sobercoaster" led the band to be featured as a Triple J Unearthed Feature Artist in mid-2020.[1]

In 2021, Beddy Rays covered Thelma Plum's "Better In Blak" for Triple J's Like A Version segment.[8] [9]

On 19 November 2021, the band released "On My Own".

Their self-titled, debut studio album was announced on 2 June 2022 and was released on 29 July 2022. It peaked at number 8 on the ARIA Charts. The Beddy Rays album cover art was inspired by Green Day’s Dookie cover.

In September 2022, it was reported that there was a sexual assault in the mosh pit at a Beddy Ray's concert. The band drove the woman that had been assaulted home and had the perpetrator kicked out of the Hobart venue and banned for life.[10]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[11]
Beddy Rays
  • Released: 29 July 2022[12]
  • Label: Beddy Rays
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
8

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="1"
YearCertificationsAlbum
"Coming Home"[14] 2017Lost Found Beat Around
"Fool Around"[15]
"Bloodhound"[16] 2019rowspan="2"
"Kicked"[17]
"Sobercoaster"[18] 2020 Beddy Rays
"Better Weather"[20]
"Wait a While"[21] 2021Beddy Rays
"Week on Repeat"[22]
"On My Own"[23]
"Milk"[24] 2022
"Sort It Out"[25] [26]
"Handful"[27]
"Rhythms"[28] 2023rowspan="5"
"Bored"[29]
"Too Much (Is Too Much)"[30]
"Silverline"[31] 2024
"Hold On"[32]

Awards 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. They commenced in 1987. ! |-| rowspan="1"| 2022| rowspan="1"| Beddy Rays| Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist| | rowspan="1"| [33] |-

National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia. They commenced in 2004.

! |-! scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2021| Beddy Rays| New Artist of the Year| | [34] [35] |-! scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2023| Beddy Rays| Album of the Year| |rowspan="1"| [36] |-|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Get to know Beddy Rays, the childhood best mates making festival-ready punk rock anthems. 14 September 2020. triple j.
  2. Web site: Redland Bay Party Starters Beddy Rays Deliver Carefree Punk, Surf-Rock Vibes Straight To Your Speakers. Gareth. Bryant. scenestr - Pop Culture & Entertainment.
  3. Web site: StackPath. amnplify.com.au.
  4. Web site: Hegarty . Niam . Beddy Rays Stumbled Into Success, Despite Snobby Venues, Flooding & Day Jobs . 2023-08-05 . themusic.com.au . en.
  5. Web site: Warwick . Millie . 2022-08-22 . Beddy Rays: Raw Emotion With A Feel-Good Factor . 2023-08-05 . Distorted Sound Magazine . en-GB.
  6. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/639351196257642/1469450399914380 . 2022-04-27. Beddy Rays on Facebook . Facebook.
  7. Web site: Beddy Rays to Release New Single and Video, 'Better Weather'. The BackBeat Podcast.
  8. Web site: Brereton . Greta . 2021-11-04 . Watch Beddy Rays' rollicking cover of Thelma Plum's 'Better In Blak' for Like A Version . 2023-08-05 . NME . en-AU.
  9. Web site: Radbourne . Lucas . 2022-03-27 . Beddy Rays on playing Live at the Bowl and making their mark in Melbourne . 2023-08-05 . Beat Magazine . en-AU.
  10. News: Holmes . Adam . 2022-09-29 . 'Three of my friends have experienced it': Sexual assaults at gigs 'more common' than thought . en-AU . ABC News . 2023-08-05.
  11. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 August 2022. 5 August 2022.
  12. Web site: We're SO BLOODY EXCITED to announce our self titled debut album!! . Facebook. 2 June 2022. 22 June 2022.
  13. Web site: Lost Found Beat Around (EP). Apple Music. 8 December 2017. 24 January 2021.
  14. Web site: Coming Home (single). Apple Music. 5 May 2017. 24 January 2021.
  15. Web site: Fool Around (single). Apple Music. 16 June 2017. 24 January 2021.
  16. Web site: Bloodhound (single). Apple Music. 11 January 2019. 24 January 2021.
  17. Web site: Kicked (single). Apple Music. 20 September 2019. 24 January 2021.
  18. Web site: Sobercoaster (single). Apple Music. 22 April 2020. 24 January 2021.
  19. Australia. single. 2023. 22 September 2023.
  20. Web site: Better Weather (single). Apple Music. 9 September 2020. 24 January 2021.
  21. Web site: Wait a While (single). Apple Music. 12 March 2021. 12 March 2021.
  22. Web site: Week on Repeat (single). Apple Music. 18 August 2021. 21 August 2021.
  23. Web site: Listen to Beddy Rays' high-powered new single "On My Own". NME Australia. 19 November 2021. 20 November 2021.
  24. Web site: Milk - Single. Apple Music. 4 February 2022. 6 February 2022.
  25. Web site: Listen to Beddy Rays' punchy new single "Sort It Out". NME. 30 April 2022. 22 June 2022.
  26. Web site: Sort It Out - Single by Beddy Rays. Apple Music. 19 August 2022.
  27. Web site: Beddy Rays Release New Video "handful" . Rockn Load Magazine. July 2022. 19 August 2022.
  28. Web site: 5 Must-Have Tour Essentials For Bands Shared By Beddy Rays. scenestr. 9 February 2022. 25 February 2022.
  29. Web site: Beddy Rays Bored. Bleep. 27 July 2023. 31 July 2023.
  30. Web site: Our new single 'Too Much (Is Too Much)' is out now!. YouTube. 24 November 2023. 25 November 2023.
  31. Web site: Beddy Rays Release New Single ‘Silverline’. Hi Fi Way. 9 March 2024. 11 March 2024.
  32. Web site: Beddy Rays Drop Motivational Anthem ‘Hold On’. ToneDeaf. 21 June 2024. 22 June 2024.
  33. Web site: Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List). The Music Network. 12 October 2022. 12 October 2022. Lars Brandle.
  34. Web site: NIMA Nominees Revealed. noise11. 8 July 2021. 8 July 2021. Cashmere, Paul.
  35. Web site: The Kid LAROI, JK-47 lead National Indigenous Music Award winners. ABC. 14 November 2021. 14 November 2021.
  36. Web site: Budjerah & Wildfire Manwurrk Lead NIMA Finalist Nominations . The Music. 12 July 2023. 12 July 2023. Mary Varvaris .

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