Northeast Party House Explained

Origin:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Years Active:2009–present
Label:Sony Music Australia[1]
Current 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 self-released their debut self-titled EP in November 2011, featuring four tracks including lead single "Embezzler". and a new version of "Dusk".[4]

In May 2014, Northeast Party House released their debut album 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.

2016–2021: Dare and Shelf Life

Early 2016 saw the band complete the writing and recording for album number two – titled Dare. Dares 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".[5] "For You" was certified Gold in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 2021.[6]

In 2017, North East Party House covered Childish Gambino's Redbone for Triple J's Like a Version.[7]

In February 2020, the band released their third studio album, Shelf Life via Sony Music Australia.[8]

2022: "Cranky Boy" and Enhancer

On 5 August 2022, Northeast Party House released the standalone single "Cranky Boy".[9]

In March 2024, the group released "Dark Boy", the third single from their fourth studio album, Enhancer; released on 17 May 2024.

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[10]
Any Given Weekend
  • Released: 16 May 2014
  • Label: Stop Start (SSM82)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
62
Dare
  • Released: 9 September 2016
  • Label: Stop Start (SSM123)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
38
Shelf Life
  • Released: 28 February 2020[11]
  • Label: Sony (19439715611)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
59
Enhancer
  • Released: 17 May 2024
  • Label: Sony (19658892271)
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming
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Singles

TitleYearCertificationsAlbum
"Embezzler"[12] 2011Northeast Party House
"Pascal Cavalier"[13] 2012rowspan="2"
"Stand Tall"[14]
"The Haunted"[15] 2014Any Given Weekend
"Sick Boy"[16]
"Fake Friends"[17]
"Perfect Lines"[18] 2015
"For You"[19] 2016 Dare
"Heartbreaker"[20]
"Calypso Beach"[21] 2017
  • ARIA: Platinum
"Your House"[22]
"Magnify"[23] 2019 Shelf Life
"Dominos"[25]
"Shelf Life"2020
"The Desert"[26]
"Cranky Boy"2022
"Brain Freeze"[27] 2023Enhancer
"Wish We Could"[28] 2024
"Dark Boy"[29]
"Enhancer"[30]
"L.A."[31]

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.[32] [33]

|-| 2020| Shelf Life| Best Dance Release | |-

Tours and festivals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northeast Party House Sony.
  2. Web site: Northeast Party House. triple j Unearthed. en. 2019-06-17.
  3. Web site: More acts announced for Falls Festival 2017. 2016-11-02. Secret Sounds. en-US. 2019-06-17.
  4. Web site: Northeast Party House - Dusk [NEW EP VERSION]]. YouTube. 2012. 20 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Northeast Party House 2. thebrag.com.
  6. Australia. single. 2021. 7 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Watch Northeast Party House Childish Gambino Lcd Soundsystem Mashup Like A Version. Music Feeds.
  8. Web site: How Northeast Party House created their best record yet by learning who they are. Purple Sneakers. 20 February 2020. 17 March 2023.
  9. Web site: Northeast Party House Return with Cranky Boy. Milky Milky. 5 August 2022. 6 August 2022.
  10. Peak chart positions in Australia:
  11. Web site: Shelf Life by Northeast Party House on Apple Music . Apple Music AU . 28 February 2020 . 18 February 2020.
  12. Web site: Embezzler is the first single from Melbourne band Northeast Party House's debut self-titled EP . YouTube. July 2011. 20 May 2024.
  13. Web site: Single Focus: Northeast Party House . The Music. 17 July 2012. 20 May 2024.
  14. Web site: Northeast Party House. Broad Sheet. 26 September 2012. 20 May 2024.
  15. Web site: Northeast Party House Name Tour Dates To Celebrate Debut LP Release. The Music. April 2014. 20 May 2024.
  16. Web site: Sick Boy is the second single from Northeast Party House's debut album Any Given Weekend.. YouTube. September 2014. 20 May 2024.
  17. Web site: Northeast Party House - Fake Friends [Official Music Video]]. YouTube. November 2014. 20 May 2024.
  18. Web site: Listen: Northeast Party House - Perfect Lines . Pilerats. July 2015. 20 May 2024.
  19. Web site: Northeast Party House announce new album and tour with new single, For You . Pilerats. July 2016. 20 May 2024.
  20. Web site: Premiere: Northeast Party House do a warehouse party right in the video for Heartbreaker . Pilerats. November 2016. 20 May 2024.
  21. Web site: Northeast Party House Announce 'Calypso Beach' National Run. 16 February 2017. 20 May 2024.
  22. Web site: Northeast Party House - Your House Official Video . YouTube. September 2017. 20 May 2024.
  23. Web site: Northeast Party House Release New Banger Of A Single ‘Magnify’, Produced By The Presets’ Kim Moyes. 26 July 2019 . 19 March 2020 . English, Laura.
  24. Australia. 2022. single. 1 August 2022.
  25. Web site: Northeast Party House release new single 'Dominos' . . 1 November 2019 . 19 March 2020.
  26. Web site: Northeast Party House share final single of new album with the release of 'The Desert'. It's All Indie. 23 February 2020. 20 May 2024.
  27. Web site: Northeast Party House announce 'Brain Freeze' tour - triple j. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 February 2023. 17 March 2023.
  28. Web site: Our favourite Melbourne hitmakers, Northeast Party House have treated us with their new banger, Wish We Could.. Milky Milky Milky. 19 January 2024. 19 May 2024.
  29. Web site: Northeast Party House announce their new album and share new single 'Dark Boy' . Broken 8 Records. 15 March 2024. 16 March 2024.
  30. Web site: Northeast Party House - Enhancer (Visualiser) . YouTube. 18 April 2024. 19 April 2024.
  31. Web site: Northeast Party House - L.A (Visualiser) . YouTube. 17 May 2024. 19 May 2024.
  32. Web site: ARIA Awards 2020 Nominees . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 13 October 2020 .
  33. Web site: And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To… . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 3 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126005048/https://www.aria.com.au/awards/news/and-the-2020-aria-award-goes-to . 26 November 2020 . live .
  34. Web site: 2017. Groovin the Moo. en-US. 2019-06-17.
  35. Web site: Yours and Owls - YOURS & OWLS SET TIMES 2017. yoursandowls.com.au. en. 2019-06-17.

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