Skunkhour were a Sydney-based Australia

Australia

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n band that was active in the 1990s, before disbanding in 2001.

Formed in 1991, the band is named after a poem by Robert Lowell

Robert Lowell

Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV was an American poet, considered the founder of the confessional poetry movement. He was appointed the sixth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress where he served from 1947 until 1948...

 entitled "Skunk Hour

Skunk Hour

Skunk Hour is one of Robert Lowell's most frequently anthologized poems. It was published in his groundbreaking book of poems, Life Studies, and is regarded as a key early example of Confessional poetry.-Composition:...

". The band's sound combined elements of funk, rock

Rock music

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, hip hop

Hip hop

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, dub

Dub music

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, and acid jazz

Acid jazz

Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly looped beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic dance: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd and Grant Green are...

.

A number of singles, most notably "Home", achieved some commercial success.

Between 1995 and 2000, Skunkhour had four songs inducted into Triple J's Hottest 100

Triple J Hottest 100

The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...

. In 1995, "Up To Our Necks In It" reached #55, "Weightlessness" reached #93 in 1997, "Home" reached #82 in 1999, and "Kick In The Door" reached #83 in 2000.

In October 2009 the band announced that they were reuniting for an Australian tour.

Former members

• Aya Larkin (1991–2001) – vocals
• Del Larkin (1991–1996) – rapping
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• Dean Sutherland (1991–2001) – bass
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• Michael Sutherland (1991–2001) – drums
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• Warwick Scott (1991–2001) – guitar
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• Paul Searles (1993–2001) – keyboards
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• Chris Simms (1996–2001) – percussion
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Albums

• Skunkhour – 1993
• Feed – 1995
• Chin Chin – 1997
• The Go – 2001

EPs and Singles

• Booty Full – 1993
• State – 1994
• McSkunk – 1994
• Up to Our Necks in It – 1995
• Sunstone – 1995
• That's the Way – 1996
• Breathing Through My Eyes – 1997
• Weightlessness – 1997
• Morning Rolls – 1997
• Tomorrow's Too Soon for Goodbye – 1998
• Stadium – 1999
• Home – 1999
• Kick in the Door – 2000
• Gold Radiation – 2001

Compilations

• "Up to Our Necks in It" appeared on Triple J Hottest 100 vol. 3 (1995)
• "Breathing Through My Eyes" appeared on Coca-Cola Sampler (1997)
• "Up To Our Necks In It" appeared on Original Flavor - The Best Of Acid Jazz Volume III (1997)
• "Stadium" appeared on Two Hands Soundtrack (1999)
• "Home" appeared on Triple J Hottest 100 vol. 7 (1999)
• "Kick in the Door" appeared on Triple J Hottest 100 vol. 8 (2000)

External links

• Skunkhour website
• It's a Skunkhour fan site