Jack River (musician) explained

Jack River
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Birth Name:Holly Isabella Rankin
Birth Date:19 December 1991
Birth Place:Forster, New South Wales, Australia
Years Active:2012–present

Holly Isabella Rankin (born 19 December 1991), who performs as Jack River, is an Australian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Her debut album, Sugar Mountain (22 June 2018), peaked at No. 11 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018 she received nominations for Breakthrough Artist, Best Pop Release and Engineer of the Year (the latter shared with Xavier Dunn and John Castle).

Early life

Holly Isabella Rankin was born in 1991, to David and Donna Rankin,[1] and raised in Forster, New South Wales.[2] [3] She started writing a diary from the age of five or six, with Rankin stating, "I just had an attraction to writing and also recording things. I've always been fascinated by people and stories and nature."[2]

Career

2013-2016: Career beginnings and EPs

Rankin initially performed under her given name, before adopting the performance name, Jack River, upon relocating to Sydney. Her eight-track debut extended play, On Nature Part One, was issued in April 2013 via Waterfront Records and MGM Distribution.[4] James Monger of AllMusic described how her, "laid-back, psych-tinged electropop [had] earned her a loyal local following."[5]

River signed with I Oh You / Universal Music Australia, which issued her single, "Talk Like That", in early 2016.[5] Happy Mags Emerson Noble felt, "[it] has an incredibly tangible, organic feel that seems to come pretty naturally to [River]. There is an air of self-produced originality that draws you into this track but it's still so damn hooky that you're going to be singing that sweet synth riff for days."[6]

Her seven-track EP, Highway Songs No. 2 (October 2016) peaked at number 19 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart.[7] It was co-produced by Rankin and Xavier Dunn.[5] Laura Polson of The Newcastle Herald observed, "On top of writing the melody and lyrics, Rankin seeks landscape sounds to add to her music... the opening track 'Highway (Intro)' draws together carnival sounds with a western, cowboy twist."[2]

2017-2022: Sugar Mountain

River's single, "Fool's Gold" (June 2017), was accompanied by a music video, which Sosefina Fuamoli of The AU Review felt was, "dreamy as hell" and "lit up through a beautifully-crafted haze of a narrative, following different couples."[8] In June–July 2017 the singer-songwriter launched a series of concerts, Electric Lady, featuring only female acts: Ali Barter, Alex Lahey, and Gretta Ray.[8] [9] River supported Midnight Oil during that year and undertook her own Fool's Gold Tour.[10]

On 22 June 2018, River released her debut album, Sugar Mountain, titled for Neil Young's song of the same name.[11] The album recounts River's painful memories, including her sister's fatal accident.[11] During an interview with Richard Kingsmill on 2018, a program on Triple J radio, River explained that music was her way of dealing with emotions and also as therapy, calling it her "go to for everything".[12] It peaked at number 11 on the Albums Chart and received three nominations at the 2018 ARIA Awards: Breakthrough Artist, Best Pop Release and Engineer of the Year (the latter shared with Dunn and John Castle).[13] In October 2019, she came at no.11 in Happy Mag's list of "The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now".[14]

On 4 October 2019, River released the single "Later Flight" and announced she had an EP due for release on 14 February 2020.[15] [16]

In September 2021, River released "We Are the Youth" saying "At the same time as there is widespread climate injustice, there is ongoing abuse of power on many fronts in our society: against First Nations people, in the halls of parliament and in workplaces everywhere. People are tired of it. We want change and action and we are ready to work to build our way out of a broken system."

2023: Endless Summer

In February 2023, River released "Endless Summer", the title track from her second studio album Endless Summer, released on 16 June 2023.[17] In an album review, Ellie Robinson from NME called it "a psychedelic cruise through streams of pop influenced by surf-rock and shoegaze, carried by lyrics that paint an oddly alluring picture of an apocalyptic hellscape."[18]

Personal life

Rankin's sister, Shannon Rankin (born 1995), died in 2006 in an accident due to a faulty drain in a spa.[19] [11]

Political views and activism

On 15 February 2019, Rankin was present at Labor New South Wales' live music policy launch in Sydney and delivered a speech in opposition to the Baird Government and their lockout laws. In her speech, Rankin endorsed Labor for the 2019 election.[20] On 3 December 2020, Rankin held a climate panel entitled New Energy, designed to get politicians together to discuss energy and climate policy. The event saw politicians respond to questions from guests, including Triple J presenters Avani Dias and Lewis Hobba, in addition to rugby union player David Pocock, motivational speaker Turia Pitt, and Reuben Styles of electronic music duo Peking Duk.[21] On 27 October 2021, Rankin criticised Scott Morrison and his Government's plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, labelling it "gutless" and "paper thin".[22]

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[23]
Sugar Mountain 11
Endless Summer
  • Released: 16 June 2023
  • Label: I Oh You (IOU711/IOU712)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
—

Extended plays

Title! scope="col"
EP details
On Nature Part One
Highway Songs No. 2
  • Released: 7 October 2016[25]
  • Label: I Oh You (IOU175)
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Stranger Heart
  • Released: 14 February 2020[26]
  • Label: I Oh You (IOU402)
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUS
[27]
"Talk Like That"[28] 2016—Highway Songs No. 2
"Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby"[29] —
"Palo Alto"[30] —
"Fool's Gold"2017— Sugar Mountain
"Fault Line"[33] —
  • ARIA: Gold
"Ballroom"[34] 2018—
"Limo Song"[35] —
"Confess"[36] —
  • ARIA: Gold
"Sugar" 201954
  • ARIA: Platinum
"Adolescent"[37] —Sugar Mountain (Deluxe Edition)
"Later Flight"—Stranger Heart
"Closer"[38] —
"Dark Star"[39] 2020—
"We Are the Youth"[40] 2021—
"Real Life"[41] 2022—Endless Summer
"Nothing Has Changed"[42] —
"Endless Summer" 2023—
"Lie in the Sun"[43] —
"Honey"[44] —
"Lie to You"[45] —

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with year released and album shown! Title! Year! Album
"Multiply"
[46] 		2020Five Songs to Briefly Fill the Void and Wherever I Go, I Want To Leave

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.! |-! scope="row"| 2020| Sugar Mountain| Best Independent Pop Album or EP| |[47] [48] |-! scope="row"| 2021| Stranger Heart| Best Independent Pop Album or EP| | [49] [50] |-! scope="row"| 2024| Endless Summer| Best Independent Pop Album or EP| | [51]

APRA Music Awards

The APRA Music Awards are an annual awards ceremony. Jack River has received two nominations.[52]

! |-! scope="row"| 2019| Herself| Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year | | [52] |-! scope="row"| 2020| "Sugar" | Most Performed Dance Work of the Year | | [53] [54] |}

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Jack River has received 4 nominations overall.[55]

|-|rowspan="3"| 2018|rowspan="2"| Sugar Mountain | Breakthrough Artist | |-| Best Pop Release | |-| Holly Rankin, Xavier Dunn & John Castle for Sugar Mountain | Engineer of the Year | |-| 2019| "Sugar" | Best Dance Release | [56] |}

Environmental Music Prize

The Environmental Music Prize is a quest to find a theme song to inspire action on climate and conservation. It commenced in 2022.[57] ! |-| 2022| "We Are the Youth"| Environmental Music Prize| | [58] |-

J Awards

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.! |-| 2017| "Fool's Gold"| Australian Video of the Year| | [59] |-| 2021| Jack River| You Done Good Award| | [60] [61]

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.! |-! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2019| rowspan="2"| Herself| Live Pop Act of the Year| || [62] |-| NSW Live Act of the Year| || [63] |}

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.[64] ! |-| 2022| "We Are the Youth"| Best Single| | [65] |-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) . 'American Mothers' at APRA search engine . 5 April 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
  2. News: Holly Rankin opens up about her Jack River identity . Polson . Laura . The Newcastle Herald . 16 December 2016 . 23 September 2019 .
  3. Web site: Introducing Jack River . mushroom.com . 8 July 2016 .
  4. Web site: On Nature Part One Jack River . . 23 September 2019 .
  5. Web site: Jack River Biography & History . Monger . James Christopher . . 23 September 2019 .
  6. News: Jack River gets us swimming in pools of synth, and low key indie vocals on stunning new track, Talk Like That . Noble . Emerson . Happy Mag . 11 August 2016 . 24 September 2019 .
  7. Week Commencing ~ 5th December 2016 ~ Issue #1397 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 1397 . 21 . 5 December 2016 . 23 September 2019 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161206215700/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20161207-0857/Issue1397.pdf. 6 December 2016 . Wallace, Ian . live.
  8. Web site: Music Video of the Day: Jack River 'Fool's Gold' (2017) . . 23 June 2017 . 23 September 2019. Fuamoli, Sosefina .
  9. Web site: Jack River and the Gritty, Powerful Women of Electric Lady . Josh. Butler. 26 June 2017. Huff Post.
  10. Web site: Jack River takes Fool's Gold on tour . . 8 August 2017 . 5 April 2021 . Tencic, Nat . Nat Tencic.
  11. Web site: Jack River finds path through grief on Sugar Mountain . . 23 June 2018 . 23 September 2019 . Leeson, Josh.
  12. Web site: Kingsmill . Richard . Jack River . Triple J . 17 June 2018 . ABC . 17 June 2018.
  13. Web site: And the ARIA Award Goes To... . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 28 November 2018 . 24 September 2019 .
  14. Web site: The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now. 24 October 2019 . en-US. 2019-10-30.
  15. Web site: Jack River makes an honest love song out of 'Later Flight' . . 4 October 2019 . 28 November 2019 . Carr, Debbie.
  16. Web site: Single Review: Jack River – Later Flight . Thomas Bleach . 7 October 2019 . 28 November 2019 . Bleach, Thomas.
  17. Web site: Jack River teams up with Genesis Owusu on new single, 'Endless Summer'. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 February 2023. 11 February 2023.
  18. Web site: What's new this month? Here are 10 Australian release picks for June 2023. NME. June 2023. 4 June 2023.
  19. Web site: Shannon Rankin killed in 'dangerous' spa: coroner . . 16 February 2010 . 23 September 2019 . Strachan, Julieanne.
  20. Web site: Exclusive: Read Jack River's powerful speech at Labor's Live Music Policy launch . . 18 February 2019 . 27 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028235928/https://themusic.com.au/news/exclusive-read-jack-river-s-powerful-speech-at-labor-live-music-policy-launch/F9oDCwoNDA8/18-02-19/ . 28 October 2021 . live.
  21. Web site: Alex the Astronaut & Jack River clap back at Mark Latham over climate event tweet . . 2 December 2020 . 4 April 2022 . English, Laura . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202071658/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/alex-the-astronaut-jack-river-clap-back-at-mark-latham-over-climate-event-tweet/ . 2 December 2020 . live.
  22. Web site: Jack River calls Scott Morrison's plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050 "gutless" and "paper thin" . . 27 October 2021 . 29 October 2021 . Langford, Jackson . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027010528/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/jack-river-prime-minister-scott-morrison-net-zero-2050-3079209/ . 27 October 2021 . live.
  23. Web site: Discography Jack River. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 19 January 2019.
  24. Web site: On Nature Part One Jack River . . 23 September 2019 .
  25. Web site: Highway Songs No. 2. iTunes Store. 7 October 2016 . Apple. 20 January 2019.
  26. Jack River explores 'Pure Feeling' on 'Closer': Exclusive Premiere . . 5 December 2019 . 6 December 2019 . Brandle, Lars.
  27. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #509. auspOp. 26 January 2019. 26 January 2019.
  28. Web site: Jack River arrives on the scene with the electrifying 'Talk Like That' . Purple Sneakers . July 2016 . 10 June 2019 . Palmer, Natalie.
  29. Web site: Jack River takes us back to childhood summers with new cover . Purple Sneakers . September 2016 . 10 June 2019 . Payne, Lauren.
  30. Web site: Jack River releases 'Palo Alto', the perfect driving track . Purple Sneakers . September 2016 . 10 June 2019 . Payne, Lauren.
  31. Australia. 2021. 17 February 2022.
  32. Australia. single. 2020. 25 April 2021.
  33. Web site: Fault Line – Single by Jack River on Apple Music . Apple Music AU . 10 June 2019.
  34. Web site: Ballroom – Single by Jack River on Apple Music . Apple Music AU . 10 June 2019.
  35. Web site: YouTube: Jack River – Limo Song . . 1 June 2018 . 20 January 2019.
  36. Web site: Exclusive: Jack River signs international record deal with Nettwerk Music Group . The Industry Observer . 2 November 2018 . 4 June 2019 . Campbell, Patrick.
  37. Web site: First Spin: Jack River gets angsty on the grungy 'Adolescent' . . 12 April 2019 . 2 May 2019 . Newstead, Al.
  38. Web site: Singles to Radio . . 6 December 2019 . 8 December 2019.
  39. Web site: Premiere: Jack River gets sucked in by a "Dark Star" . Flood Magazine . 14 January 2019 . 15 January 2020 . March, Kim.
  40. Web site: Jack River Returns with Soaring Protest Anthem "We Are the Youth" . . 9 September 2021 . 9 September 2021 . Gallagher, Alex.
  41. Web site: Listen to Jack River's sunny new single "Real Life". . 8 July 2022. 9 July 2022 . Brereton, Great.
  42. Web site: Fousheé, Jack River, Adrian Dzvuke & More: This Week's Best New Music. The Music. 18 November 2022. 19 November 2022.
  43. Web site: Jack River releases new single 'Lie In The Sun'. Women in Pop. 7 April 2023. 6 May 2023.
  44. Web site: Jack River Treats Us to Honey. Milky Milky Milky. 26 May 2023. 28 May 2023.
  45. Web site: anticipated 2nd album 'Endless Summer' is out now ☀️ the video for new single 'Lie To You' has just premiered on @youtube ☀️ link in bio. instagram. 16 June 2023. 18 June 2023.
  46. Web site: The Wombats' Matthew Murphy shares video for emotive new Love Fame Tragedy single, 'Multiply' . . 19 March 2020 . 28 June 2020 . Aubrey, Elizabeth.
  47. Web site: 2020 AIR Awards Nominees. scenestr. 7 July 2020. 8 August 2020.
  48. Web site: That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations. The Industry Observer. 1 October 2020 . 1 October 2020.
  49. Web site: Details confirmed for 2021 AIR Awards as nominees announced . . 2 June 2021 . 5 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602000704/https://themusic.com.au/news/2021-air-awards-nominees-and-indie-con-australia-conference-announced/ivyWnJ-egYA/02-06-21/ . 2 June 2021 . live.
  50. Web site: 2021 AIR Awards Winners . Scenstr.com.au . 5 August 2021 . 6 August 2021.
  51. Web site: 2024 AIR Awards Nominees: Genesis Owusu, Cub Sport, RVG, Teen Jesus & More. The Music. 14 May 2024. 16 May 2024.
  52. Web site: 2019 APRA Awards nominees announced. Noise11. 27 March 2019. 29 March 2019.
  53. Web site: Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards. Noise11. 7 April 2020. 11 April 2020.
  54. Web site: 2020 Awards. APRA. 7 April 2020. 11 April 2020. 9 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200409145024/https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2020-awards/apra-music-awards/. dead.
  55. Web site: Jack River ARIA Awards search. ARIA. 21 October 2018.
  56. Web site: ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards nominated artists revealed . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 10 October 2019 . 10 October 2019 .
  57. Web site: Environmental Music Prize Searches for Green Theme Song. The Music Network. May 2022. 22 June 2022.
  58. Web site: Prize. Environmental Music Prize. 22 June 2022.
  59. Web site: J Awards: 2017 . . 2017 . 15 August 2020.
  60. Web site: Triple j reveals J Awards nominees. The Music Network. 1 November 2021. 1 November 2021. Kelly, Vivienne.
  61. Web site: Genesis Owusu leads this year's 2021 J Awards winners. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 November 2021. 20 November 2021.
  62. Web site: Here are your 2019 National Live Music Awards nominees! . . 22 October 2020 . 5 September 2020.
  63. Web site: And the winners of the 2019 National Live Music Awards are... . . 5 December 2020 . 5 September 2020.
  64. Web site: Rolling Stone Magazine Australia announces 3rd annual awards event . The AU Review . 5 December 2011 . 5 March 2021 . Barnes, Amelia . https://web.archive.org/web/20160808174029/http://www.theaureview.com/news/rolling-stone-magazine-australia-announces-3rd-annual-awards-event . 8 August 2016 . dead.
  65. Web site: Have Your Say in This Year's Rolling Stone Australia Reader's Choice Award. au.rollingstone.com. 17 January 2022. 17 February 2022.

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