Eskimo Joe
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Eskimo Joe is an Australian alternative rock band formed by Stuart MacLeod
on guitars, Joel Quartermain
on drums and guitar and Kavyen Temperley on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia
in 1997.
Their debut album, Girl
, was released in 2001, which peaked into the Australian Albums Chart
top 30, and was certified gold
. Their second album, A Song Is a City
, was released in 2004 and reached No. 2. It was later certified double platinum
. The first single from that album, "From the Sea
", debuted in the top 40 of the Australian Singles Chart, as well as being voted No. 3 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004
. Eskimo Joe issued their third album, Black Fingernails, Red Wine
, in 2006, which peaked at No. 1 and was certified four times platinum. Its first single was the title track, "Black Fingernails, Red Wine
", which became their first top 10 hit, and took out No. 2 in Triple J's Hottest 100 in 2006. The group's fourth album, Inshalla, was released in May 2009 and also reached No. 1. Its first single, "Foreign Land
" peaked at No. 13. Their fifth album, Ghosts of the Past
was released on the 12th of August, 2011.
Eskimo Joe have won eight ARIA Music Awards
, including four wins from nine nominations in 2006 for work associated with Black Fingernails, Red Wine.
and Kavyen 'Kav' Temperley were school mates at John Curtin Senior High School
. Temperley left school at sixteen to concentrate on writing music, moving into a share house with Simon Leach, who played bass guitar in a funk band called Carpet. The other members were his brother Stuart
on drums and guitarist Joel Quartermain
– all three were former students at Hollywood Senior High School. When Temperley joined Carpet they changed the name to Freud's Pillow. The band performed around Perth and Fremantle
from 1995 to 1998, and released an EP
, Pleasure Puppy in 1997. MacLeod, although not a member, is credited with co-writing "Mr Hoek" on the EP. Despite their modest popularity, Quartermain and Temperley were unhappy with the band's music style. While recording their EP, Temperley started jamming for a side project with MacLeod, writing several short simple pop, punk songs. They auditioned a number of drummers eventually settling on Quartermain – he was more musical.
Eskimo Joe was formed as an alternative rock
group in 1997 in East Fremantle, initially they were a side project to Freud's Pillow, with MacLeod on guitar, Quartermain on drums and guitar, and Temperley on bass guitar and vocals. Eskimo Joe's first gig was in August at the University of Western Australia
in a local heat for the National Campus Band Competition
, they proceeded to the state finals in Perth and then the nationals in Sydney. For winning the national final, they were awarded a slot at the 1997 Livid
Festival in Brisbane
and a studio recording session in Sydney.
Freud's Pillow officially split within a few months of Eskimo Joes' win. Simon Leach eventually formed Little Birdy
in 2002 and Stuart played drums for One Horse Town and later for The Bank Holidays
. In April 1998, Eskimo Joe recorded their debut release, the Sweater
EP. Its title track, "Sweater", received significant airplay on Triple J, which reached No. 33 on their Hottest 100 of 1998
.
After touring for months, they returned to the studio and, in 1999, issued a second EP, Eskimo Joe
. Two tracks, "Ruby Wednesday" and "Turn Up Your Stereo", reached the Triple J Hottest 100
of that year. The band were voted at No. 2 on the 'Brightest Hope' list by readers of Rolling Stone
(Australia).
' alternative offshoot Modular, in 1999. They recorded their debut album, Girl
, with producer Ed Buller
(Ben Lee
, Pulp
, Suede
). It reached No. 29 on the ARIA Albums Chart
and was certified gold. Tracks such as "Who Sold Her Out
" and "Planet Earth
" received airplay on Triple J, with the former reaching the top 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart and the latter listed at No. 31 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2001
. Some tracks featured on TV series, The Secret Life of Us
. Rock music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll
, compared the album to their earlier work, "The nonsensical songs about stereos, alcohol and farting were replaced by Beatlesque highly relatable songs about the ups and downs about the day-to-day life". The band's live shows began to incorporate keyboards and an extra guitar. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001
, the band's single, "Wake Up
", with a promotional clip by Ben Saunders, won the 'Best Video' category.
Despite Girl being a top 30 album and earning a gold record, Modular ended the band's contract. Eskimo Joe signed with Festival Mushroom Records
in 2002. They recorded their second album, A Song Is a City
, produced by Paul McKercher and mixed by Nick Launay
, in 2003. Released in May 2004, it peaked at No. 2 and, by 2006, achieved double platinum status. For live shows, Quartermain switched to guitar and Paul Keenan – also from Fremantle – played drums. Temperley described A Song Is a City:
The lead single "From the Sea
" reached the top 40 in March 2004, and was number-one on the Triple J Net 50. It was used as the backing track for a series of TV ads for the West Coast Eagles Football Club. "Smoke
" was released as the second single and was listed in the top 5 on Triple J's Net 50 in May. The third single, "Older Than You", became their second top 50 ARIA Singles Chart hit after they performed it at the ARIA Music Awards of 2004
in October. At the ceremony, A Song Is a City won two awards for 'Producer of the Year' and 'Engineer of the Year' for both McKercher and Eskimo Joe. A fourth single, "Life Is Better with You
", was issued in December.
In August 2005, the Eskimo Joe
DVD was released with all the film clips for tracks from the Eskimo Joe EP and the first two albums, a feature length documentary, a collection of live performances, and some rare tracks, including "Sweater". They won 'Best Group' at the ARIA Music Awards of 2005
for "Older Than You".
MacLeod arranged for the band to produce their third album, Black Fingernails, Red Wine
, themselves which "shifted the emphasis from the songs and their performance to an over-all sound". Its title track, "Black Fingernails, Red Wine
", released in May 2006, which peaked at No. 6, became their first Top 10 single. The song also reached No. 1 on ARIA's digital track chart. The album followed in June and debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It spent 51 weeks in the Top 50 and achieved four times platinum status. Its second single, "Sarah", was issued in September and peaked at No. 12. The B-sides are live and acoustic versions of "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" and a cover of the Pixies
' "Hey" recorded for Triple J's Like a Version
collection. The third single "New York
" was released early in 2007 and reached No. 26. The fourth single, "Breaking Up", attained the top 100. In August, "Black Fingernails, Red Wine", was issued as the band's debut United States single. The fifth Australian single, "London Bombs", was released in October as a digital only single. The song was awarded first place in the 'Performance Category' at the 2007 International Songwriting Competition. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006
, Eskimo Joe were nominated for nine awards and won four. Black Fingernails, Red Wine won 'Producer of the Year' for Eskimo Joe and 'Engineer of the Year' for Matt Lovell
, "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" won 'Single of the Year' and Eskimo Joe won 'Best Music DVD'.
Their fourth studio album, Inshalla, appeared in May 2009. The group had played tracks at gigs prior to its release, including the title track, "Inshalla". The term, insha'Allah
is Arabic
for 'God willing' which Temperley had heard during a visit to Egypt
. According to Nimmervoll, "The album was put together in the same spirit, instead of the extremelely focused record they had wanted with Black Fingernails, Red Wine with Inshalla Eskimo Joe let the songs and the music take them wherever they led". The lead single, "Foreign Land
", was issued in April and peaked at No. 13. Inshalla became the band's second album to debut at No. 1, and remained in the charts for 17 weeks. It was nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 2009
for 'Album of the Year'. The second single, "Losing Friends Over Love", released in June failed to chart. However, the third single, "Don't Let Me Down
", which was released in September, reached No. 50.
In April 2010, Eskimo Joe were announced as number-one ticket-holder for the Fremantle Football Club
, replacing golfer Nick O'Hern
. Quartermain joked that they might pen a club song, "We'll give it a crack. We're back here this winter writing our new record so, while we're at it, we may as well knock off a new theme song".
They recorded their fifth album, Ghosts of the Past, in February 2011 at The Grove Studios in Sydney and the new Wasteland Studios in O'Connor
, which is owned by the band under their own label, Dirt Diamonds. In May, the group announced that Ghosts of the Past was due for release on 12 August. It has the band aiming for more honesty and less polish than "Inshalla". The album will contain 12 new songs. Some tracks include "Love Is a Drug", "Itch", "Running", "Speeding Car", "When We Were Kids" and "Gave It All Away". The first single from the album "Love Is a Drug" was first performed at 2011 Southbound Music Festival in Busselton and was released on iTunes on 24 June.
in Western Australia and the Falls Festival
in Victoria and Tasmania. They performed on all legs of the 2007 Big Day Out
concerts. In July, they played at the Australian leg
of Live Earth
in Sydney. At the end of that month, they had a secret gig in Perth under a pseudonym
, The Andy Callison Project, as a warm-up to their US tour. Joining Eskimo Joe's line-up for live shows were Lee Jones on keyboards and Shaun Sibbes on drums. In January 2008, Eskimo Joe performed in New York, Houston and Los Angeles as part of the annual G'day USA - Australia Week
. Later that year, the group performed at both the East Coast
and West Coast Blues & Roots Festival
s (Byron Bay
and Fremantle, respectively).
In March 2009, Eskimo Joe performed at the Sound Relief
concert at the Sydney Cricket Ground
. Sound Relief was a benefit concert for victims of the Victorian Bushfire Crisis
and the Queensland floods. Appearing with Eskimo Joe at the Sydney concert were, Coldplay
, Hoodoo Gurus
, Icehouse
, Jet
, Josh Pyke
, Little Birdy
, The Presets
, Wolfmother
, You Am I
and additional artists. Prior to the benefit concert the band played in Perth as The Andy Callison Project.
The core members of Eskimo Joe are:
Auxiliary members
A number of musicians have played with the band on tour and on recordings. They include:
are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association
(APRA).
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| rowspan="2"|2010
|| "Foreign Land
" (Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Steve Parkin
, Kavyen Temperley) – Eskimo Joe || Most Played Australian Work ||
|-
|| "Foreign Land" (MacLeod, Quartermain, Parkin, Temperley) – Eskimo Joe || Rock Work of the Year ||
are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA). Eskimo Joe have won eight awards from twenty-nine nominations.
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001
|| "Wake Up
" || Best Video ||
|-
|| "Who Sold Her Out
" || Breakthrough Artist – Single ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2002
|| Girl
|| Breakthrough Artist – Album ||
|-
| "Liar
" || Best Video ||
|-
|rowspan="7"| 2004
|| A Song Is a City
– Peter Barrett & Eskimo Joe || Best Cover Art ||
|-
| A Song Is a City – Paul McKercher & Eskimo Joe || Engineer of the Year ||
|-
| A Song Is a City – Paul McKercher & Eskimo Joe || Producer of the Year ||
|-
| A Song Is a City || Best Group ||
|-
| A Song Is a City || Best Rock Album ||
|-
| A Song Is a City || Album of the Year ||
|-
| "From the Sea
" || Single of the Year ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2005
|| "Older Than You" || Best Group ||
|-
| "Older Than You" – Paul McKercher & Eskimo Joe || Engineer of the Year ||
|-
| "Older Than You" – Paul McKercher & Eskimo Joe || Producer of the Year ||
|-
|rowspan="9"| 2006
|| Black Fingernails, Red Wine
– Matt Lovell
|| Engineer of the Year ||
|-
| Black Fingernails, Red Wine – Eskimo Joe || Producer of the Year ||
|-
| Black Fingernails, Red Wine || Album of the Year ||
|-
| Black Fingernails, Red Wine || Best Rock Album ||
|-
| Black Fingernails, Red Wine || Best Group ||
|-
| Black Fingernails, Red Wine – Dane Lovett, Dave Snow || Best Cover Art ||
|-
| "Black Fingernails, Red Wine
" || Single of the Year ||
|-
| "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" || Best Video ||
|-
| Eskimo Joe
|| Best DVD ||
|-
| | 2007
|| "Sarah" || Best Group ||
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2009
|| Inshalla || Album of the Year ||
|-
| Inshalla || Best Rock Album ||
|-
| Inshalla || Best Group ||
|-
| Inshalla – Jimi Maroudas || Engineer of the Year ||
|-
| Inshalla – Mathematics || Best Cover Art ||
or WAMis are presented annually from 1985 by Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc to recognise local artists.
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001 || "Wake Up
" || Most Popular Original Song ||
|-
| "Wake Up" || Most Popular Local Original Music Video ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2002 || Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Local Original Band ||
|-
| Girl
|| Most Popular Local Original Album ||
|-
|rowspan="6"| 2005 || Eskimo Joe || Best Commercial Pop Act ||
|-
| Eskimo Joe || Best Indie/Pop Act ||
|-
| Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Act ||
|-
| Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Live Act ||
|-
| A Song Is a City
|| Most Popular Album ||
|-
| "From the Sea
" || Most Popular Single or EP ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2006 || Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Act ||
|-
| Eskimo Joe || Best Commercial Pop Act ||
|-
|rowspan="7"| 2007 || "Black Fingernails, Red Wine
" || Most Popular Single or EP ||
|-
| Eskimo Joe || Best Commercial Pop Act ||
|-
| Kav Temperley || Best Male Vocalist ||
|-
| Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Act ||
|-
| Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Live Act ||
|-
| Black Fingernails, Red Wine
|| Most Popular Album ||
|-
| "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" || Most Popular Music Video ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008 || Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Act ||
|-
| Eskimo Joe || Best Commercial Pop Act ||
|-
| 2009 || Eskimo Joe || Best Commercial Pop Act ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2010 || Inshalla || Most Popular Album ||
|-
| "Foreign Land
" || Best Popular Single or EP ||
|-
| Eskimo Joe || Best Commercial Pop Act ||
|-
Stuart MacLeod (musician)
Stuart MacLeod from Scottish/English heritage is the guitarist and backup singer of the Australian band Eskimo Joe. He lives in South Fremantle, Western Australia. When he was seven he lived next door to Kavyen Temperley and they have been best friends for years. Temperley and MacLeod both...
on guitars, Joel Quartermain
Joel Quartermain
Joel Quartermain is the guitarist, back-up singer, recording drummer and pianist of the Australian band Eskimo Joe. He spent a lot of his childhood focused on radio and tapes. In 1989, he moved to Perth, where he attended Hollywood Senior High School...
on drums and guitar and Kavyen Temperley on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia
East Fremantle, Western Australia
The Town of East Fremantle is a Local Government Area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located immediately northeast of the port city of Fremantle and about southwest of Perth's central business district...
in 1997.
Their debut album, Girl
Girl (Eskimo Joe album)
Girl is the debut album by Eskimo Joe, released on 20 August 2001. The album reached number 29 on the Australian Album Charts and went gold. The album was nominated for four ARIA Awards....
, was released in 2001, which peaked into the Australian Albums Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
top 30, and was certified gold
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
. Their second album, A Song Is a City
A Song Is a City
A Song Is a City is the second studio album by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, released on 17 May 2004.The debut single "From the Sea" made it to the top 40 of the Australian singles charts and was number one on the Triple J Net 50 between March and May. The album A Song Is a City debuted on the...
, was released in 2004 and reached No. 2. It was later certified double platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
. The first single from that album, "From the Sea
From the Sea
"From the Sea" is the first single by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, taken from their second studio album, A Song Is a City. It was their most successful single at that time, reaching number 33 on the ARIA Charts...
", debuted in the top 40 of the Australian Singles Chart, as well as being voted No. 3 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004
Triple J Hottest 100, 2004
The 2004 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2005. It was the twelfth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J....
. Eskimo Joe issued their third album, Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Black Fingernails, Red Wine is the third studio album by Eskimo Joe, released on 10 June 2006. The album became their first Australian ARIA Albums Chart #1, debuting at that spot on the chart week of 19 June 2006. The album has been certified 4x Platinum in Australia. It is their best selling album...
, in 2006, which peaked at No. 1 and was certified four times platinum. Its first single was the title track, "Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Black Fingernails, Red Wine (song)
"Black Fingernails, Red Wine" is the first single by Australian alternative rock band Eskimo Joe, taken from their third studio album of the same name. It has been their most successful single to date: their first song to chart in the top ten of the ARIA Singles Chart ; spent 19 weeks in the top...
", which became their first top 10 hit, and took out No. 2 in Triple J's Hottest 100 in 2006. The group's fourth album, Inshalla, was released in May 2009 and also reached No. 1. Its first single, "Foreign Land
Foreign Land (song)
"Foreign Land" is the first single by Eskimo Joe, taken from theirfourth studio album Inshalla. It was released on 3 April 2009 on the Australian iTunes store and was released 17 April 2009 as a digital EP and physical single....
" peaked at No. 13. Their fifth album, Ghosts of the Past
Ghosts of the Past (album)
Ghosts of the Past is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, released on 12 August 2011.It is the band's first album to be released on their independent record label, Dirt Diamonds Productions. In an interview with the band, they described the album's sound as less polished than...
was released on the 12th of August, 2011.
Eskimo Joe have won eight ARIA Music Awards
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
, including four wins from nine nominations in 2006 for work associated with Black Fingernails, Red Wine.
Early years
Eskimo Joe founders Stuart MacLeodStuart MacLeod (musician)
Stuart MacLeod from Scottish/English heritage is the guitarist and backup singer of the Australian band Eskimo Joe. He lives in South Fremantle, Western Australia. When he was seven he lived next door to Kavyen Temperley and they have been best friends for years. Temperley and MacLeod both...
and Kavyen 'Kav' Temperley were school mates at John Curtin Senior High School
John Curtin College of the Arts
John Curtin College of the Arts is a high school with student intake from the greater Fremantle area, in Western Australia. The school currently has over 1100 students attending....
. Temperley left school at sixteen to concentrate on writing music, moving into a share house with Simon Leach, who played bass guitar in a funk band called Carpet. The other members were his brother Stuart
Stuart Leach
Stuart Leach is a musician from Western Australia.Stuart Leachwas originally the drummer in Carpet, a funk band formed by Leach's brother Simon and fellow year 12 Hollywood Senior High School student, Joel Quartermain , in Perth, Western Australia. Simon Leach inviting a friend, Kavyen Temperley ,...
on drums and guitarist Joel Quartermain
Joel Quartermain
Joel Quartermain is the guitarist, back-up singer, recording drummer and pianist of the Australian band Eskimo Joe. He spent a lot of his childhood focused on radio and tapes. In 1989, he moved to Perth, where he attended Hollywood Senior High School...
– all three were former students at Hollywood Senior High School. When Temperley joined Carpet they changed the name to Freud's Pillow. The band performed around Perth and Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
from 1995 to 1998, and released an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Pleasure Puppy in 1997. MacLeod, although not a member, is credited with co-writing "Mr Hoek" on the EP. Despite their modest popularity, Quartermain and Temperley were unhappy with the band's music style. While recording their EP, Temperley started jamming for a side project with MacLeod, writing several short simple pop, punk songs. They auditioned a number of drummers eventually settling on Quartermain – he was more musical.
Eskimo Joe was formed as an alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
group in 1997 in East Fremantle, initially they were a side project to Freud's Pillow, with MacLeod on guitar, Quartermain on drums and guitar, and Temperley on bass guitar and vocals. Eskimo Joe's first gig was in August at the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
in a local heat for the National Campus Band Competition
National Campus Band Competition
The National Campus Band Competition is an annual Australian national band competition produced by the Australian Association of Campus Activities. To enter the competition, one band member must be enrolled at a participating university...
, they proceeded to the state finals in Perth and then the nationals in Sydney. For winning the national final, they were awarded a slot at the 1997 Livid
Livid
Livid was an Australian alternative rock music festival held annually from 1989 to 2003. Masterminded by Peter Walsh and Natalie Jeremijenko, the original idea of showcasing both the arts and music in the one event was standardised as late as October/early November from 1991 until 2003...
Festival in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and a studio recording session in Sydney.
Freud's Pillow officially split within a few months of Eskimo Joes' win. Simon Leach eventually formed Little Birdy
Little Birdy
Little Birdy are an Australian indie rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia in 2002 by singer and guitarist Katy Steele, drummer Matt Chequer, guitarist and keyboardist Simon Leach, and bass guitarist Scott O'Donoghue...
in 2002 and Stuart played drums for One Horse Town and later for The Bank Holidays
The Bank Holidays
The Bank Holidays are an indie pop band from Perth, Western Australia.-Biography:The Bank Holidays were conceived by James Crombie and Wibekke Reczek whilst holidaying in Norway , who several weeks later in London enlisted old school friend Nat Carson to form the band...
. In April 1998, Eskimo Joe recorded their debut release, the Sweater
Sweater (EP)
Sweater is the debut EP by Eskimo Joe, released in April 1998. The title track "Sweater" received plenty of airplay on Australian youth radio station Triple J, reaching #33 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 1998....
EP. Its title track, "Sweater", received significant airplay on Triple J, which reached No. 33 on their Hottest 100 of 1998
Triple J Hottest 100, 1998
The 1998 Triple J Hottest 100, announced in January, 1999, was the sixth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD featuring 36 of the songs was released...
.
After touring for months, they returned to the studio and, in 1999, issued a second EP, Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe (EP)
Eskimo Joe is the self-titled second EP by Eskimo Joe, released on 8 July 1999. "Turn Up Your Stereo" and "Ruby Wednesday" received plenty of airplay on Australian youth radio station Triple J reaching #39 and #99 respectively on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999.-Track listing:-Release history:...
. Two tracks, "Ruby Wednesday" and "Turn Up Your Stereo", reached the Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100, 1999
The 1999 Triple J Hottest 100, announced in January, 2000, was the eighth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J...
of that year. The band were voted at No. 2 on the 'Brightest Hope' list by readers of Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone Australia
Rolling Stone Australia is an Australian-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published monthly, it is the Australian edition of the United States' Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone was initially released in Melbourne in May 1970 as a supplement in Revolution, an...
(Australia).
Album releases
Eskimo Joe signed with Universal RecordsUniversal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
' alternative offshoot Modular, in 1999. They recorded their debut album, Girl
Girl (Eskimo Joe album)
Girl is the debut album by Eskimo Joe, released on 20 August 2001. The album reached number 29 on the Australian Album Charts and went gold. The album was nominated for four ARIA Awards....
, with producer Ed Buller
Ed Buller
Ed Buller is a British record producer and former musician. He primarily works with Australian and British bands like Suede, Pulp, The Raincoats....
(Ben Lee
Ben Lee
Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lee is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake...
, Pulp
Pulp (band)
Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker , Russell Senior , Candida Doyle , Mark Webber , Steve Mackey and Nick Banks ....
, Suede
Suede (band)
Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...
). It reached No. 29 on the ARIA Albums Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
and was certified gold. Tracks such as "Who Sold Her Out
Who Sold Her Out
"Who Sold Her Out" is the second single by Eskimo Joe, taken from their debut album Girl. The song reached number 94 on the ARIA singles chart in 2001. The single was released through Modular Recordings along with two b-sides; "Love List" and a demo version of "Take a Rest".-Track listing:-Release...
" and "Planet Earth
Planet Earth (Eskimo Joe song)
"Planet Earth" is the third single by Eskimo Joe, taken from their debut album Girl. "Planet Earth" reached #31 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2001.-Track listing:-Release history:...
" received airplay on Triple J, with the former reaching the top 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart and the latter listed at No. 31 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2001
Triple J Hottest 100, 2001
The 2001 Triple J Hottest 100, announced in January 2002, was the ninth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J...
. Some tracks featured on TV series, The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us was a television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star Entertainment and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK...
. Rock music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll
Ed Nimmervoll
Edward Francis "Ed" Nimmervoll is an Australian rock music journalist, author and historian. He worked on rock magazines Go-Set and Juke both as a journalist and as an editor...
, compared the album to their earlier work, "The nonsensical songs about stereos, alcohol and farting were replaced by Beatlesque highly relatable songs about the ups and downs about the day-to-day life". The band's live shows began to incorporate keyboards and an extra guitar. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001
ARIA Music Awards of 2001
The 15th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 30 October 2001 at the Capitol Theatre.-Awards:...
, the band's single, "Wake Up
Wake Up (Eskimo Joe song)
"Wake Up" is the first single by Eskimo Joe, taken from their debut album Girl. The video for the song won 'Best Video' at the 2001 ARIA Awards.The music video for the song features people with cardboard cut-out faces.-Track listing:-Release history:...
", with a promotional clip by Ben Saunders, won the 'Best Video' category.
Despite Girl being a top 30 album and earning a gold record, Modular ended the band's contract. Eskimo Joe signed with Festival Mushroom Records
Festival Records (Australia)
Festival Records was an Australian music recording and publishing company which was founded in Sydney in 1952 and operated until 2005....
in 2002. They recorded their second album, A Song Is a City
A Song Is a City
A Song Is a City is the second studio album by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, released on 17 May 2004.The debut single "From the Sea" made it to the top 40 of the Australian singles charts and was number one on the Triple J Net 50 between March and May. The album A Song Is a City debuted on the...
, produced by Paul McKercher and mixed by Nick Launay
Nick Launay
Nick Launay is an English record producer and recording engineer. He is currently one of the most sought after producers in the world due to his current success with recent albums by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds...
, in 2003. Released in May 2004, it peaked at No. 2 and, by 2006, achieved double platinum status. For live shows, Quartermain switched to guitar and Paul Keenan – also from Fremantle – played drums. Temperley described A Song Is a City:
The lead single "From the Sea
From the Sea
"From the Sea" is the first single by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, taken from their second studio album, A Song Is a City. It was their most successful single at that time, reaching number 33 on the ARIA Charts...
" reached the top 40 in March 2004, and was number-one on the Triple J Net 50. It was used as the backing track for a series of TV ads for the West Coast Eagles Football Club. "Smoke
Smoke (Eskimo Joe song)
"Smoke" is a song by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe. It was the second single taken from their second studio album, A Song Is a City. It reached number 62 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2004.-Track listing:-Release history:...
" was released as the second single and was listed in the top 5 on Triple J's Net 50 in May. The third single, "Older Than You", became their second top 50 ARIA Singles Chart hit after they performed it at the ARIA Music Awards of 2004
ARIA Music Awards of 2004
The 18th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 17 October 2004 at the Sydney Superdome within the Sydney Olympic Complex...
in October. At the ceremony, A Song Is a City won two awards for 'Producer of the Year' and 'Engineer of the Year' for both McKercher and Eskimo Joe. A fourth single, "Life Is Better with You
Life Is Better with You
"Life Is Better with You" is the fourth single by Eskimo Joe, taken from their second studio album A Song Is a City.The single was originally intended to be the second single....
", was issued in December.
In August 2005, the Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe (DVD)
Eskimo Joe is the first DVD from Eskimo Joe that was released on 29 August 2005.-Track listing:-Release history:...
DVD was released with all the film clips for tracks from the Eskimo Joe EP and the first two albums, a feature length documentary, a collection of live performances, and some rare tracks, including "Sweater". They won 'Best Group' at the ARIA Music Awards of 2005
ARIA Music Awards of 2005
The 19th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 23 October 2005 at the Sydney Superdome at the Sydney Olympic Park complex, thus continuing the previous year's innovation of televising the awards on Sunday evening...
for "Older Than You".
MacLeod arranged for the band to produce their third album, Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Black Fingernails, Red Wine is the third studio album by Eskimo Joe, released on 10 June 2006. The album became their first Australian ARIA Albums Chart #1, debuting at that spot on the chart week of 19 June 2006. The album has been certified 4x Platinum in Australia. It is their best selling album...
, themselves which "shifted the emphasis from the songs and their performance to an over-all sound". Its title track, "Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Black Fingernails, Red Wine (song)
"Black Fingernails, Red Wine" is the first single by Australian alternative rock band Eskimo Joe, taken from their third studio album of the same name. It has been their most successful single to date: their first song to chart in the top ten of the ARIA Singles Chart ; spent 19 weeks in the top...
", released in May 2006, which peaked at No. 6, became their first Top 10 single. The song also reached No. 1 on ARIA's digital track chart. The album followed in June and debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It spent 51 weeks in the Top 50 and achieved four times platinum status. Its second single, "Sarah", was issued in September and peaked at No. 12. The B-sides are live and acoustic versions of "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" and a cover of the Pixies
Pixies (band)
The Pixies are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. The group consists of Black Francis , Joey Santiago , Kim Deal , and David Lovering . While the Pixies found only modest success in their home country, they were significantly more successful in the United...
' "Hey" recorded for Triple J's Like a Version
Like A Version
Like a Version is a segment on the Australian radio station Triple J. It was created by Mel Bampton as part of the Mel in the Morning program. Currently the segment pops up whenever artists are available and willing to do it, though mainly on the Breakfast show...
collection. The third single "New York
New York (Eskimo Joe song)
"New York" is the third single by Eskimo Joe, taken from their third studio album Black Fingernails, Red Wine. The band flew to New York to film the music video for the single. The music video for "New York" debuted on ABC's all night music program, Rage, as the first clip shown on the 15 December...
" was released early in 2007 and reached No. 26. The fourth single, "Breaking Up", attained the top 100. In August, "Black Fingernails, Red Wine", was issued as the band's debut United States single. The fifth Australian single, "London Bombs", was released in October as a digital only single. The song was awarded first place in the 'Performance Category' at the 2007 International Songwriting Competition. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006
ARIA Music Awards of 2006
The 20th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 29 October 2006 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex...
, Eskimo Joe were nominated for nine awards and won four. Black Fingernails, Red Wine won 'Producer of the Year' for Eskimo Joe and 'Engineer of the Year' for Matt Lovell
Matt Lovell
Matt Lovell is a notable Australian record producer and mixer for many artists, such as; Something for Kate, The Mess Hall, Tom Morgan and Shihad...
, "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" won 'Single of the Year' and Eskimo Joe won 'Best Music DVD'.
Their fourth studio album, Inshalla, appeared in May 2009. The group had played tracks at gigs prior to its release, including the title track, "Inshalla". The term, insha'Allah
Insha'Allah
Insha'Allah is an Arabic term to indicate hope for an aforementioned event to occur in the future. The phrase translates into English as "God willing" or "If it is God's will", sometimes spoken as DV; the Latin abbreviation for Deo volente or simply "God willing"...
is Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
for 'God willing' which Temperley had heard during a visit to Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. According to Nimmervoll, "The album was put together in the same spirit, instead of the extremelely focused record they had wanted with Black Fingernails, Red Wine with Inshalla Eskimo Joe let the songs and the music take them wherever they led". The lead single, "Foreign Land
Foreign Land (song)
"Foreign Land" is the first single by Eskimo Joe, taken from theirfourth studio album Inshalla. It was released on 3 April 2009 on the Australian iTunes store and was released 17 April 2009 as a digital EP and physical single....
", was issued in April and peaked at No. 13. Inshalla became the band's second album to debut at No. 1, and remained in the charts for 17 weeks. It was nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 2009
ARIA Music Awards of 2009
The 23rd Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards took place on 26 November 2009 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. The ceremony was telecast on the Nine Network at 8:30pm that night...
for 'Album of the Year'. The second single, "Losing Friends Over Love", released in June failed to chart. However, the third single, "Don't Let Me Down
Don't Let Me Down (Eskimo Joe song)
"Don't Let Me Down" is the third single by Eskimo Joe, taken from their fourth studio album Inshalla. It was released on 11 September 2009 as a digital download only...
", which was released in September, reached No. 50.
In April 2010, Eskimo Joe were announced as number-one ticket-holder for the Fremantle Football Club
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
, replacing golfer Nick O'Hern
Nick O'Hern
Nicholas Simon O'Hern is an Australian professional golfer.O'Hern has played on both of the world's premier professional golf tours, the European Tour, and the United States based PGA Tour...
. Quartermain joked that they might pen a club song, "We'll give it a crack. We're back here this winter writing our new record so, while we're at it, we may as well knock off a new theme song".
They recorded their fifth album, Ghosts of the Past, in February 2011 at The Grove Studios in Sydney and the new Wasteland Studios in O'Connor
O'Connor, Western Australia
O'Connor is a predominantly industrial suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. It was established in 1955 and is named after the Irish engineer, C.Y...
, which is owned by the band under their own label, Dirt Diamonds. In May, the group announced that Ghosts of the Past was due for release on 12 August. It has the band aiming for more honesty and less polish than "Inshalla". The album will contain 12 new songs. Some tracks include "Love Is a Drug", "Itch", "Running", "Speeding Car", "When We Were Kids" and "Gave It All Away". The first single from the album "Love Is a Drug" was first performed at 2011 Southbound Music Festival in Busselton and was released on iTunes on 24 June.
Tours
In November 2006, Eskimo Joe played at the CMJ Music Festival in New York City, returning to Australia for SouthboundSouthbound (festival)
Southbound is an arts, camping and music festival. A variety of Australian and international artists perform at this event. The festival occurs annually, early January, at the Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton, Western Australia.-History:...
in Western Australia and the Falls Festival
Falls Festival
The Falls Festival is a New Year's Eve music festival, held annually in Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania Australia since 1993.It lasts four days, from 29 December to 1 January each year. The headline acts play mostly over two evenings, 30 December and 31 December...
in Victoria and Tasmania. They performed on all legs of the 2007 Big Day Out
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...
concerts. In July, they played at the Australian leg
Live Earth concert, Sydney
The Live Earth concert in Australia was held at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney on 7 July 2007, in front of around 45,000 people. It was the first of the Live Earth concerts to kick-off the day-long event & promoted by Michael Chugg, Amanda Pelman of Chugg Entertainment, Joe Segreto of IMC /...
of Live Earth
Live Earth
-Background:Founded by Emmy-winning producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Live Earth was built upon the belief that entertainment has the power to transcend social and cultural barriers to move the world community to action...
in Sydney. At the end of that month, they had a secret gig in Perth under a pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
, The Andy Callison Project, as a warm-up to their US tour. Joining Eskimo Joe's line-up for live shows were Lee Jones on keyboards and Shaun Sibbes on drums. In January 2008, Eskimo Joe performed in New York, Houston and Los Angeles as part of the annual G'day USA - Australia Week
Australia Week
Since 2004, Australia Week has attempted to bring Australian food and wine, travel, film, arts, culture, fashion and business to a US audience. With over 15,000 participants in 2008, it was the largest annual foreign country promotion in the United States. The event is produced by the Department of...
. Later that year, the group performed at both the East Coast
East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival
The East Coast International Blues & Roots Music Festival, also known as Byron Bay Bluesfest, is an annual music festival held for five days over the Easter long weekend at Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia...
and West Coast Blues & Roots Festival
West Coast Blues & Roots Festival
The West Coast Blues 'n' Roots Festival is an annual music festival held in Fremantle, Western Australia. It features many blues and roots performers, both international and local.-History:...
s (Byron Bay
Byron Bay, New South Wales
Byron Bay is a beachside town located in the far-northeastern corner of the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located north of Sydney and south of Brisbane. Cape Byron, a headland adjacent to the town, is the easternmost point of mainland Australia. At the 2006 Census, the town had a...
and Fremantle, respectively).
In March 2009, Eskimo Joe performed at the Sound Relief
Sound Relief
Sound Relief was a multi-venue rock music concert held on 14 March 2009, which was announced by the Premier of Victoria, John Brumby on 24 February 2009...
concert at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
. Sound Relief was a benefit concert for victims of the Victorian Bushfire Crisis
February 2009 Victorian bushfires
The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that ignited or were burning across the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009...
and the Queensland floods. Appearing with Eskimo Joe at the Sydney concert were, Coldplay
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
, Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner and later joined by Richard Grossman , Mark Kingsmill , and Brad Shepherd...
, Icehouse
Icehouse (band)
Icehouse is an Australian rock band, formed as Flowers in 1977 in Sydney. Initially known in Australia for their pub rock style, they later achieved mainstream success playing new wave and synthpop style music and attained Top Ten singles chart success in both Europe and the U.S...
, Jet
Jet (band)
Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...
, Josh Pyke
Josh Pyke
Josh Pyke is an Australian singer-songwriting musician.-Beginnings and Feeding the Wolves :Josh Pyke was in his first band by age 12 and played his first performance in front of 650 parents and students at his primary school graduation. Playing guitar and initial song writing efforts came aged 14...
, Little Birdy
Little Birdy
Little Birdy are an Australian indie rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia in 2002 by singer and guitarist Katy Steele, drummer Matt Chequer, guitarist and keyboardist Simon Leach, and bass guitarist Scott O'Donoghue...
, The Presets
The Presets
The Presets are an Australian electronic duo formed in 2003, consisting of Julian Hamilton on vocals and keyboards, and Kim Moyes on drums and keyboards. They released their debut album Beams in 2005 to positive critical response. Their 2008 release Apocalypso debuted at number-one on the ARIA...
, Wolfmother
Wolfmother
Wolfmother is an Australian rock band from Erskineville, Sydney. Formed in 2000, the group was originally a trio composed of vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett. Wolfmother released their self-titled debut album in October 2005,...
, You Am I
You Am I
You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter Tim Rogers. They were the first Australian band to have three albums successively debut at #1 on the ARIA Charts, and are renowned for their live performances.-History:Tim Rogers formed the first...
and additional artists. Prior to the benefit concert the band played in Perth as The Andy Callison Project.
Members
Core membersThe core members of Eskimo Joe are:
- Stuart MacLeodStuart MacLeod (musician)Stuart MacLeod from Scottish/English heritage is the guitarist and backup singer of the Australian band Eskimo Joe. He lives in South Fremantle, Western Australia. When he was seven he lived next door to Kavyen Temperley and they have been best friends for years. Temperley and MacLeod both...
– guitar, backing vocals (1997–present) - Joel QuartermainJoel QuartermainJoel Quartermain is the guitarist, back-up singer, recording drummer and pianist of the Australian band Eskimo Joe. He spent a lot of his childhood focused on radio and tapes. In 1989, he moved to Perth, where he attended Hollywood Senior High School...
– drums (on recordings), guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1997–present) - Kavyen Temperley – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals (1997–present)
Auxiliary members
A number of musicians have played with the band on tour and on recordings. They include:
- Dan Bull
- Fergus Deasey
- Paul Keenan – drums
- Michael de GrussaMichael de GrussaMichael de Grussa is an Australian Singer/Songwriter-Career:Michael started his music career performing in Restaurants, Hotels and Bars around Perth, Western Australia 1999 and has released 2 albums of original work.2003 he was the original bass player for Fremantle band The Kill Devil Hills after...
- Shaun Sibbes – drums
- Lee Jones – keyboards
- Nic Jonsson
Discography
- 2001: GirlGirl (Eskimo Joe album)Girl is the debut album by Eskimo Joe, released on 20 August 2001. The album reached number 29 on the Australian Album Charts and went gold. The album was nominated for four ARIA Awards....
- 2004: A Song Is a CityA Song Is a CityA Song Is a City is the second studio album by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, released on 17 May 2004.The debut single "From the Sea" made it to the top 40 of the Australian singles charts and was number one on the Triple J Net 50 between March and May. The album A Song Is a City debuted on the...
- 2006: Black Fingernails, Red WineBlack Fingernails, Red WineBlack Fingernails, Red Wine is the third studio album by Eskimo Joe, released on 10 June 2006. The album became their first Australian ARIA Albums Chart #1, debuting at that spot on the chart week of 19 June 2006. The album has been certified 4x Platinum in Australia. It is their best selling album...
- 2009: Inshalla
- 2011: Ghosts of the PastGhosts of the Past (album)Ghosts of the Past is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, released on 12 August 2011.It is the band's first album to be released on their independent record label, Dirt Diamonds Productions. In an interview with the band, they described the album's sound as less polished than...
APRA Awards
The APRA AwardsAPRA Awards
The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association
Australasian Performing Right Association
The Australasian Performing Right Association is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. The association's head offices located in Sydney Australia, and it has branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth...
(APRA).
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APRA Awards of 2010
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2010 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards...
|| "Foreign Land
Foreign Land (song)
"Foreign Land" is the first single by Eskimo Joe, taken from theirfourth studio album Inshalla. It was released on 3 April 2009 on the Australian iTunes store and was released 17 April 2009 as a digital EP and physical single....
" (Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Steve Parkin
Steve Parkin (musician)
Stephen R Parkin is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter. Originally from United Kingdom he was raised in Perth. He has been in various bands including Autopilot and Basement Birds. He co-wrote material for Eskimo Joe's 2009 album Inshalla, which peaked at number one on the Australian...
, Kavyen Temperley) – Eskimo Joe || Most Played Australian Work ||
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|| "Foreign Land" (MacLeod, Quartermain, Parkin, Temperley) – Eskimo Joe || Rock Work of the Year ||
ARIA Awards
The ARIA Music AwardsARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(ARIA). Eskimo Joe have won eight awards from twenty-nine nominations.
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ARIA Music Awards of 2001
The 15th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 30 October 2001 at the Capitol Theatre.-Awards:...
|| "Wake Up
Wake Up (Eskimo Joe song)
"Wake Up" is the first single by Eskimo Joe, taken from their debut album Girl. The video for the song won 'Best Video' at the 2001 ARIA Awards.The music video for the song features people with cardboard cut-out faces.-Track listing:-Release history:...
" || Best Video ||
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|| "Who Sold Her Out
Who Sold Her Out
"Who Sold Her Out" is the second single by Eskimo Joe, taken from their debut album Girl. The song reached number 94 on the ARIA singles chart in 2001. The single was released through Modular Recordings along with two b-sides; "Love List" and a demo version of "Take a Rest".-Track listing:-Release...
" || Breakthrough Artist – Single ||
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|rowspan="2"| 2002
ARIA Music Awards of 2002
The 16th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 15 October 2002 at the Sydney SuperDome.-ARIA Awards:...
|| Girl
Girl (Eskimo Joe album)
Girl is the debut album by Eskimo Joe, released on 20 August 2001. The album reached number 29 on the Australian Album Charts and went gold. The album was nominated for four ARIA Awards....
|| Breakthrough Artist – Album ||
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| "Liar
Liar (Eskimo Joe song)
"Liar" is the fourth single by Eskimo Joe, taken from their debut album Girl. It was released as a double A side, with the single "Who Sold Her Out"...
" || Best Video ||
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|rowspan="7"| 2004
ARIA Music Awards of 2004
The 18th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 17 October 2004 at the Sydney Superdome within the Sydney Olympic Complex...
|| A Song Is a City
A Song Is a City
A Song Is a City is the second studio album by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, released on 17 May 2004.The debut single "From the Sea" made it to the top 40 of the Australian singles charts and was number one on the Triple J Net 50 between March and May. The album A Song Is a City debuted on the...
– Peter Barrett & Eskimo Joe || Best Cover Art ||
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| A Song Is a City – Paul McKercher & Eskimo Joe || Engineer of the Year ||
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| A Song Is a City – Paul McKercher & Eskimo Joe || Producer of the Year ||
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| A Song Is a City || Best Group ||
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| A Song Is a City || Best Rock Album ||
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| A Song Is a City || Album of the Year ||
|-
| "From the Sea
From the Sea
"From the Sea" is the first single by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, taken from their second studio album, A Song Is a City. It was their most successful single at that time, reaching number 33 on the ARIA Charts...
" || Single of the Year ||
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|rowspan="3"| 2005
ARIA Music Awards of 2005
The 19th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 23 October 2005 at the Sydney Superdome at the Sydney Olympic Park complex, thus continuing the previous year's innovation of televising the awards on Sunday evening...
|| "Older Than You" || Best Group ||
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| "Older Than You" – Paul McKercher & Eskimo Joe || Engineer of the Year ||
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| "Older Than You" – Paul McKercher & Eskimo Joe || Producer of the Year ||
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|rowspan="9"| 2006
ARIA Music Awards of 2006
The 20th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 29 October 2006 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex...
|| Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Black Fingernails, Red Wine is the third studio album by Eskimo Joe, released on 10 June 2006. The album became their first Australian ARIA Albums Chart #1, debuting at that spot on the chart week of 19 June 2006. The album has been certified 4x Platinum in Australia. It is their best selling album...
– Matt Lovell
Matt Lovell
Matt Lovell is a notable Australian record producer and mixer for many artists, such as; Something for Kate, The Mess Hall, Tom Morgan and Shihad...
|| Engineer of the Year ||
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| Black Fingernails, Red Wine – Eskimo Joe || Producer of the Year ||
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| Black Fingernails, Red Wine || Album of the Year ||
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| Black Fingernails, Red Wine || Best Rock Album ||
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| Black Fingernails, Red Wine || Best Group ||
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| Black Fingernails, Red Wine – Dane Lovett, Dave Snow || Best Cover Art ||
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| "Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Black Fingernails, Red Wine (song)
"Black Fingernails, Red Wine" is the first single by Australian alternative rock band Eskimo Joe, taken from their third studio album of the same name. It has been their most successful single to date: their first song to chart in the top ten of the ARIA Singles Chart ; spent 19 weeks in the top...
" || Single of the Year ||
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| "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" || Best Video ||
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| Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe (DVD)
Eskimo Joe is the first DVD from Eskimo Joe that was released on 29 August 2005.-Track listing:-Release history:...
|| Best DVD ||
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| | 2007
ARIA Music Awards of 2007
The 21st Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 28 October 2007 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. Rove McManus was the host of the event...
|| "Sarah" || Best Group ||
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|rowspan="5"| 2009
ARIA Music Awards of 2009
The 23rd Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards took place on 26 November 2009 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. The ceremony was telecast on the Nine Network at 8:30pm that night...
|| Inshalla || Album of the Year ||
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| Inshalla || Best Rock Album ||
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| Inshalla || Best Group ||
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| Inshalla – Jimi Maroudas || Engineer of the Year ||
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| Inshalla – Mathematics || Best Cover Art ||
WAMi Awards
The West Australian Music Industry AwardsWest Australian Music Industry Awards
The Western Australian Music Industry Awards are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc...
or WAMis are presented annually from 1985 by Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc to recognise local artists.
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|rowspan="2"| 2001 || "Wake Up
Wake Up (Eskimo Joe song)
"Wake Up" is the first single by Eskimo Joe, taken from their debut album Girl. The video for the song won 'Best Video' at the 2001 ARIA Awards.The music video for the song features people with cardboard cut-out faces.-Track listing:-Release history:...
" || Most Popular Original Song ||
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| "Wake Up" || Most Popular Local Original Music Video ||
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|rowspan="2"| 2002 || Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Local Original Band ||
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| Girl
Girl (Eskimo Joe album)
Girl is the debut album by Eskimo Joe, released on 20 August 2001. The album reached number 29 on the Australian Album Charts and went gold. The album was nominated for four ARIA Awards....
|| Most Popular Local Original Album ||
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|rowspan="6"| 2005 || Eskimo Joe || Best Commercial Pop Act ||
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| Eskimo Joe || Best Indie/Pop Act ||
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| Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Act ||
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| Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Live Act ||
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| A Song Is a City
A Song Is a City
A Song Is a City is the second studio album by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, released on 17 May 2004.The debut single "From the Sea" made it to the top 40 of the Australian singles charts and was number one on the Triple J Net 50 between March and May. The album A Song Is a City debuted on the...
|| Most Popular Album ||
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| "From the Sea
From the Sea
"From the Sea" is the first single by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, taken from their second studio album, A Song Is a City. It was their most successful single at that time, reaching number 33 on the ARIA Charts...
" || Most Popular Single or EP ||
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|rowspan="2"| 2006 || Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Act ||
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| Eskimo Joe || Best Commercial Pop Act ||
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|rowspan="7"| 2007 || "Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Black Fingernails, Red Wine (song)
"Black Fingernails, Red Wine" is the first single by Australian alternative rock band Eskimo Joe, taken from their third studio album of the same name. It has been their most successful single to date: their first song to chart in the top ten of the ARIA Singles Chart ; spent 19 weeks in the top...
" || Most Popular Single or EP ||
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| Eskimo Joe || Best Commercial Pop Act ||
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| Kav Temperley || Best Male Vocalist ||
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| Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Act ||
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| Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Live Act ||
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| Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Black Fingernails, Red Wine is the third studio album by Eskimo Joe, released on 10 June 2006. The album became their first Australian ARIA Albums Chart #1, debuting at that spot on the chart week of 19 June 2006. The album has been certified 4x Platinum in Australia. It is their best selling album...
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|rowspan="2"| 2008 || Eskimo Joe || Most Popular Act ||
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| Eskimo Joe || Best Commercial Pop Act ||
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| 2009 || Eskimo Joe || Best Commercial Pop Act ||
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|rowspan="3"| 2010 || Inshalla || Most Popular Album ||
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| "Foreign Land
Foreign Land (song)
"Foreign Land" is the first single by Eskimo Joe, taken from theirfourth studio album Inshalla. It was released on 3 April 2009 on the Australian iTunes store and was released 17 April 2009 as a digital EP and physical single....
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| Eskimo Joe || Best Commercial Pop Act ||
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Other awards
- 2007 ISC Songwriting Competition (first place in performance) - "London Bombs"
- 2007 ISC Songwriting Competition (second place in rock) - "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
- 2007 ISC Songwriting Competition (honourable mention in rock) - "New York"
Nominations
- 2006 Jack Awards, Best Bass Guitarist, Kav Temperley
- 2006 Channel VChannel VChannel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
, Oz Artist of the Year - 2007 MTV Australia AwardsMTV Australia AwardsThe MTV Australia Awards started in 2005 and is Australia's first awards show to celebrate both local and international acts.-History:...
, Best Group - 2007 MTV Australia Awards, Best Rock Video - "Black Fingernails, Red WineBlack Fingernails, Red Wine (song)"Black Fingernails, Red Wine" is the first single by Australian alternative rock band Eskimo Joe, taken from their third studio album of the same name. It has been their most successful single to date: their first song to chart in the top ten of the ARIA Singles Chart ; spent 19 weeks in the top...
" - 2007 MTV Australia Awards, Download of the Year - "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"