Dick Diver Explained

Dick Diver
Origin:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genre:Indie pop, dolewave
Years Active:2008 - present
Label:Chapter Music
Current Members:Rupert Edwards
Alistair McKay
Steph Hughes
Al Montfort

Dick Diver is an Australian four-piece indie pop band from Melbourne, Victoria (Australia). The band consists of Rupert Edwards (guitar) and Alistair McKay (guitar), Steph Hughes (drums) and Al Montfort (bass). It took its name from the character Dick Diver in the novel Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Origins and development

Dick Diver was formed in 2008, with guitarists Rupert Edwards and Alistair McKay, drummer Steph Hughes (Boomgates) and bassist Al Montfort (Total Control, UV Race, Lower Plenty et al.). The band have been one of the more successful products of the "New Melbourne Jangle" scene, gaining traction in Australia and overseas.[1] They are also the unwilling pioneers of a joke genre called "dolewave".[2]

In 2009, Dick Diver released their debut EP, Arks Up.

Their debut album, New Start Again, was listed on a number of year's end best-of polls, including from Mess and Noise.[3] [4]

Dick Diver shared a vinyl single with one of Montfort's other bands Lower Plenty, as part of the 2013 singles club series for iconic US label Matador.[5]

Their 2013 album Calendar Days was named by The Guardian as the best Australian album of 2013,[6] and the second best album by Mess and Noise.[7] It appearing on best-of 2013 lists from the Sydney Morning Herald,[8] The Music,[9] Buzzfeed,[10] Faster Louder,[11] Beat,[12] and The Finest Kiss.[13]

Discography

Albums

TitleDetails
New Start Again
  • Released: October 2011[14]
  • Label: Chapter Music (CH92)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
Calendar Days
  • Released: March 2013[15]
  • Label: Chapter Music (CH105)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
Melbourne, Florida
  • Released: 6 March 2015[16]
  • Label: Chapter Music (CH124)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download

EPs

TitleDetails
Arks Up
  • Released: November 2009[17]
  • Label: Chapter Music (CH74)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
Alice
  • Released: November 2012[18]
  • Label: Chapter Music
  • Format: digital download

Awards

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.|-| rowspan="2" | 2013[19] [20] | themselves | Best Independent Artist| |-| Calendar Days| Independent Album of the Year| |-

Australian Music Prize

The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005.|-| 2015[21] | Melbourne, Florida| Australian Music Prize| |-

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards (previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music.

! |-| rowspan="2"| 2013[22] [23] | themselves| Best Band| | rowspan="3"| [24] [25] |-| Calendar Days| Best Album| |-| 2015| Melbourne, Florida| Best Album| |-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The New Melbourne Jangle : Mess+Noise . Messandnoise.com . 2012-09-18 . 2014-07-27.
  2. Web site: Dick Diver want to destroy dolewave – Life & pop culture, untangled . TheVine . 2014-07-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140410021723/http://thevine.com.au/music/news/dick-diver-want-to-destroy-dolewave-20131222-270114/ . 10 April 2014 .
  3. Web site: Critics Poll 2011: 20-1 : Mess+Noise . Messandnoise.com . 2011-12-21 . 2014-07-27.
  4. Web site: V presenters' top 5 albums of 2011 . [V] Music . 2014-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227011008/http://www.vmusic.com.au/pages/main-menu/news/features/v-presenters-fave-albums-of-2011 . 27 February 2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: Matador Singles Out Dick Diver, Lower Plenty, Bits of Shit, Royal Headache in News : Mess+Noise . Messandnoise.com . 2012-11-29 . 2014-07-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140723012107/http://www.messandnoise.com/news/4539464 . 23 July 2014 .
  6. Web site: The 10 best Australian albums of 2013 | Culture . theguardian.com . 2013-12-16 . 2014-07-27.
  7. Web site: M+N Critics Poll 2013 : Mess+Noise . Messandnoise.com . 2013-12-19 . 2014-07-27.
  8. Web site: Best music of the year: Daft Punk, Lorde and the class of 2013 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 19 December 2013 . 2014-07-27.
  9. Web site: The 20 Best Australian Albums Of 2013 . Themusic.com.au . 2014-07-27.
  10. Web site: Brad Esposito . The Very Best Australian Albums Of 2013 . 30 December 2013 . Buzzfeed.com . 2014-07-27.
  11. Web site: FL's Top 50 Albums of 2013 . Fasterlouder.com.au . 2014-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113053037/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/37856/FLs-Top-50-Albums-of-2013?page=6 . 13 November 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: Top 10 Albums Of 2013 | Beat Magazine . Beat.com.au . 2014-07-27.
  13. Web site: Best of 2013: Albums . 23 December 2013 . Finestkiss.wordpress.com . 2014-07-27.
  14. Web site: New Start Again (DD). Apple Music. October 2011. 25 August 2020.
  15. Web site: Calendar Days (DD). Apple Music. March 2013. 25 August 2020.
  16. Web site: Melbourne, Florida (DD). Apple Music. 6 March 2015. 25 August 2020.
  17. Web site: Arks Up (DD). Apple Music. November 2009. 25 August 2020.
  18. Web site: Alice (DD). Apple Music. November 2012. 25 August 2020.
  19. Web site: Final AIR Awards 2013 Nominations Revealed, $50,000 Prize Announced. tonedeaf. 1 October 2013. 20 August 2020.
  20. Web site: History Wins. Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 18 August 2020.
  21. Web site: Courtney Barnett Has Taken Out The Australian Music Prize For 2015 – Music Feeds. 9 March 2016. 19 October 2016.
  22. Web site: Previous Nominess. Music Victoria. 13 August 2020. 19 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200919214225/https://www.musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees. dead.
  23. Web site: Previous Winners. Music Victoria. 13 August 2020. 31 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190731040330/https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners. dead.
  24. Web site: Previous Nominess. Music Victoria. 13 August 2020. 19 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200919214225/https://www.musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees. dead.
  25. Web site: Previous Winners. Music Victoria. 13 August 2020. 31 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190731040330/https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners. dead.

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