Thom Crawford Explained

Thom Crawford
Birth Name:Thomas Crawford
Origin:The Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Genre:Alternative
Occupation:Singer-songwriter
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2010–present
Associated Acts:ThundamentalsBirdzJohn Butler Nooky IAMSOLO

Thom Crawford is an Australian alternative music singer and songwriter. He has worked and collaborated with acts both at home and abroad. He has toured in support of Matt Corby, Icehouse, Lanie Lane, Thundamentals, Hilltop Hoods and Ian Moss. He has written with fellow songwriters: Alex Hope, Sarah Aarons, Sacha Skarbek, Joanne Perica, David Ryan Harris, Jon Hume and Paul Herman.[1]

Crawford received a long-list nomination, one of 75, for Best Original Song Oscar for his track, "Bones", which was used in the documentary film starring Johnny Depp, For No Good Reason (2012).[1] "Bones" is co-written with American songwriter, Perica.[1] He is the featured singer on Australian hip-hop artists, Thundamentals' single, "Something I Said" (February 2014), which peaked in the ARIA Singles Chart top 100.[2] Benson, an Australian house musician, issued a single, "Hollow" featuring Crawford, in September 2015, which reached No. 6 on the ARIA Club Tracks chart.[3]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
"Bones"2010Non-album single
"Solid Ground"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Featured singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
2014"Something I Said"
(Thundamentals featuring Thom Crawford)
66So We Can Remember
2015"Hollow"
(Benson featuring Thom Crawford)
Non-album single
2017"Ring A Bell"
(David Dallas featuring Thom Crawford)
"Hood Country Club"
2019"Nowa Nowa"
(Nooky featuring Thom Crawford)
"Junction Court"
2021"They Don't Know"
(Birdz featuring Thom Crawford)
"Legacy"

Notes and References

  1. News: Aussie Muso Misses out on Oscar Nomination for Best Song . staff writer . theMusic.com.au . Street Press Australia . 17 January 2014 . 20 March 2018 .
  2. 31 March 2014 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140416230200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140417-0902/Issue1257.pdf . Week Commencing ~ 31st March 2014 ~ Issue #1257 . Wallace . Ian . The ARIA Report . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 1257 . 4, 16, 18, 21 . 16 April 2014 . 20 March 2018 .
  3. 16 November 2015 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20151117130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20151118-0000/Issue1342.pdf . Week Commencing ~ 16th November 2015 ~ Issue #1342 . Wallace . Ian . The ARIA Report . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 1342 . 20 . 17 November 2015 . 20 March 2018 .