Thundamentals Explained

Thundamentals
Alias:Connect 4
Origin:Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Genre:Australian hip hop
Years Active:–present
Label:
Current Members:
  • Morgs (Morgan Jones)
  • Jeswon (Jesse Ferris)
  • Tuka (Brendan Tuckerman)
Past Members:
  • Poncho (Kevin Kerr)
  • Tommy Fiasko
  • MC Ruthless
  • DJ Clockwork

Thundamentals are an Australian hip hop group originating from the Blue Mountains region bordering the metropolitan area of Sydney. The members are currently Tuka, Jeswon, and Morgs.[1] [2] They have released five studio albums.

History

Band origins: 2008–2010

Before becoming Thundamentals, the band consisted of Morgan Jones, Tommy Fiasko, Jesse Ferris, MC Tuksnatch, MC Ruthless and DJ Clockwork, and was called Connect 4. Today, the group consists of Morgan Jones, Jesse Ferris, Brendan Tuckerman and Kevin Kerr. [2] In 2009, they released their first album Sleeping On Your Style. DJ Lee Hartney from The Smith Street Band went to one band practice in 2009, but decided to give up his DJ career in favour of playing guitar. In 2010, Thundamentals featured at Festival First Night in Sydney.[3]

In the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012, Thundamentals' Like a Version recording of fellow Australian Matt Corby's "Brother" came in at number 49.[4] The original "Brother" placed number 3 the previous year in Triple J Hottest 100, 2011. In the Triple J Hottest 100, 2014, three of their tracks were voted into the countdown: "Something I Said", "Quit Your Job" and "Got Love". In December 2016 the group announced their new record label, High Depth. they also announced that their fourth studio album, Everyone We Know, would be released in February 2017 as the first release on the label produced by Dave Hammer. Thundamentals' track "Think About It" came in at number 82 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016.[5] Their track "Sally" came in at number 8 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2017.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[7]
Sleeping on Your Style
Foreverlution
  • Released: 29 July 2011
  • Label: Obese
  • Formats: CD, digital download
64
So We Can Remember
  • Released: 2 May 2014
  • Label: Obese
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
3
Everyone We Know
  • Released: 10 February 2017
  • Label: High Depth
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
2
I Love Songs
  • Released: 21 September 2018[9]
  • Label: High Depth
9
All This Life
  • Released: 11 November 2022[10]
  • Label: High Depth, Virgin

Live albums

TitleDetails
Iso Tapes (Vol 1)
  • Released: 10 June 2020[11]
  • Label: High Depth, Island, Universal Music Australia
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Iso Tapes (Vol 2)
  • Released: 29 July 2020[12]
  • Label: High Depth, Island, Universal Music Australia
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Thundamentals
  • Released: 20 September 2008
  • Label: Obese
  • Formats: CD, digital download
iTunes Live from Sydney
  • Released: 15 December 2009
  • Label: Obese
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUS
"Move It Up"[13] 2009Sleeping on Your Style
"Thunda"[14] 2010
"Paint the Town Red"[15] 2011Foreverlution
"How You Been"
[16]
2012
"Smiles Don't Lie"[17] 2013 So We Can Remember
"Something I Said"
201466[19]
"Quit Your Job"[21] 91
"Got Love"
[22]
"Missing You"[23]
"Late Nights"[24] 201697
"Never Say Never"[25] Everyone We Know
"Think About It"
[26]
93
"Ignorance Is Bliss"[28]
"Wolves"[29] 2017
"Sally"
[30]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
"Déjà Vu"[31]
"I Miss You"[32] 2018
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
I Love Songs
"All I See Is Music"
"Everybody but You"[33]
"Eyes on Me"2019
"Catch Me If You Can"
[36]
"All I See"/"Sally" (live)[37] 2020Iso Tapes (Vol 2)
"Top of the World"[38] 2022 All This Life
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUS
"Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom"
201264
  • ARIA: Gold
Drinking from the Sun

Music videos

TitleYear
"Move It Up"2009
"Thunda"2010
"Paint the Town Red"2011
"How You Been"
(featuring Jace Excell)
2012
"My Favourite Song"
"Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom"
(Hilltop Hoods)
"Smiles Don't Lie"2013
"Noodle Soup"
"#YearOfTheThundakat"
(with Geedo Co.)
2014
"Something I Said"
(featuring Thom Crawford)
"Quit Your Job"
"Got Love"
(featuring Solo)
"Missing You"
"Late Nights with Thundamentals"2016
"Never Say Never"
"Think About It"
(featuring Peta & The Wolves)
"Wolves"2017
"Sally"
(featuring Mataya)
"Milk and Honey"
"Deja Vu"
"My Friends Say"
(featuring Wallace)
2018
"I Miss You"
"All I See Is Music"
"Everybody But You"
"Eyes On Me"2019
"Catch Me If You Can"
(featuring Eves Karydas)

Guest appearances

YearSongAlbum
2008"Payday"
(The Tongue featuring Thundamentals)
Redux
"Timeless"
(Dialectrix featuring Thundamentals)
Cycles of Survival
"Jack n the Box"
(Two Toes featuring Thundamentals & Dialectrix)
Cooking with Caustic
2010"Make Mine"
(Crate Creeps featuring Thundamentals)
It's About That Time
2012"Brother"
(originally by Matt Corby)
Like a Version Eight
"Better Alive"
(The Herd featuring Thundamentals & Sky'High)
Better Alive EP
"All the Above"
(Illy featuring Thundamentals)
Bring It Back
"Thunda Heights High"Summer Heights High – Remixes
2013"Just You Wait"
(The Tongue featuring Thundamentals & Ngaiire)
Surrender to Victory
2014"Modern Day Messenger"
(Daily Meds featuring Thundamentals)
Sour Milk
2015"Cosby Sweater (Jaytee remix)"
(Hilltop Hoods featuring K21 & Thundamentals)
The Cold Night Sky

Awards and nominations

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.|-| 2014[39] |So We Can Remember | Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album| |-

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.|-| 2013[40] | "Smiles Don't Lie"| Australian Video of the Year| |-| 2014[41] |So We Can Remember| Australian Album of the Year| |-| 2017[42] | Everyone We Know| Australian Album of the Year| |-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thundamentals: Painting the world red - Artists - the Music Network . www.themusicnetwork.com . 3 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20130216214840/http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-features/artists/2011/08/10/thundamentals-painting-the-world-red/ . 16 February 2013 . dead.
  2. Web site: Mixery Raw Deluxe. Mixeryrawdeluxe.tv. 21 November 2021.
  3. News: Festival First Night. Rachel. Olding. 1 January 2010. The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 November 2021.
  4. Web site: The Winners and Losers of the Hottest 100. Fasterlouder.com.au. 27 January 2012.
  5. Web site: Countdown | Hottest 100 2016 | triple j. 11 November 2016. Abc.net.au. 21 November 2021.
  6. Web site: 1-100 | Hottest 100 2017 | triple j. 11 November 2017. Abc.net.au. 21 November 2021.
  7. All except noted: Web site: australian-charts.com – Discography Thundamentals . Hung Medien . 25 January 2015.
  8. Web site: Sleeping On Your Style (DD). Apple Music. 9 September 2020.
  9. Web site: Thundamentals announce new album & tour . . 7 August 2018 . 8 August 2018.
  10. Web site: All This Life . . 11 November 2022.
  11. Web site: Iso Tapes (Vol 1). Apple Music. 10 June 2020. 9 August 2020.
  12. Web site: Iso Tapes (Vol 2). Apple Music. 29 July 2020. 9 August 2020.
  13. Web site: The new video for the single "Move It Up", from the album Sleeping On Your Style. YouTube. 7 September 2009. 11 July 2021.
  14. Web site: The new Thundamentals video for "THUNDA". YouTube. 16 November 2010. 11 July 2021.
  15. Web site: "Paint the Town Red" is the first single from Thundamentals sophomore album Foreverlution. YouTube. September 2011. 11 July 2021.
  16. Web site: "How You Been?" feat. Jace Excell is the 2nd single from Thundamentals sophomore album Foreverlution. YouTube. January 2012. 11 July 2021.
  17. Web site: "Smiles Don't Lie" is the 1st single from Thundamentals yet to be titled 3rd album. YouTube. 30 July 2013. 11 July 2021.
  18. Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles . ARIA . 30 March 2019 . 11 April 2019.
  19. 2 June 2014 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140620050900/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140620-1509/ARIA1266.pdf . Week Commencing ~ 2nd June 2014 ~ Issue #1266 . Wallace . Ian . The ARIA Report . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 1266 . 4, 18, 21 . 20 June 2014 . 11 August 2018 .
  20. Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles . ARIA . 30 November 2018 . 27 December 2018.
  21. Web site: "Quit Your Job" is Thundamentals 3rd single of their highly acclaimed album So We Can Remember. YouTube. 26 June 2014. 11 July 2021.
  22. Web site: Official film clip for Thundamentals 4th single of their ARIA and AIR Nominated 2014 album So We Can Remember. YouTube. 23 October 2014. 11 July 2021.
  23. Web site: Thundamentals are back with their 5th official single . YouTube. 27 November 2014. 11 July 2021.
  24. Web site: Late Nights - single. Apple Music. July 2016. 9 August 2020.
  25. Web site: Never Say Never - single. Apple Music. September 2016. 9 August 2020.
  26. Web site: Think About It - single. Apple Music. November 2016. 9 August 2020.
  27. Australia. single. 2024. 11 August 2024.
  28. Web site: Ignorance is Bliss - Thundamentals. Spotify. 8 December 2016. 6 August 2022.
  29. Web site: Download or Stream "Wolves" by Thundamentals Thundamentals from the album Everyone We Know. YouTube. 2 February 2017. 11 July 2021.
  30. Web site: Sally - single. Apple Music. 3 March 2017. 9 August 2020.
  31. Web site: Thundamentals - Déjà Vu (Official Video). YouTube. 24 October 2017. 11 July 2021.
  32. Web site: I Miss You - single. Apple Music. 2018. 9 August 2020.
  33. Web site: Everybody But You - single. Apple Music. November 2018. 11 July 2021.
  34. Australia. single. 2021. 3 February 2022.
  35. Australia. single. 2020. 25 April 2021.
  36. Web site: Thundamentals - Catch Me If You Can ft. Eves Karydas (Official Video). YouTube. 14 May 2019. 11 July 2021.
  37. Web site: ISO Tapes Vol 2 single. Apple Music. 22 July 2020. 9 August 2020.
  38. Web site: Top of the World - Thundamentals. Spotify. 4 August 2022. 6 August 2022.
  39. Web site: CARLTON DRY AIR AWARDS 2014 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED. speaker tv. September 2014. 20 August 2020.
  40. Web site: The J Award 2013. Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2013. 15 August 2020.
  41. Web site: The J Award 2014. Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2014. 15 August 2020.
  42. Web site: The J Award 2017. Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2017. 15 August 2020.