The Panics
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The Panics are an ARIA Award–winning indie rock
band originally from Perth
, Western Australia
, and currently based in Melbourne
, Victoria
.
Hotel by Happy Mondays
' Gaz Whelan and Pete Carroll, following Happy Mondays' Perth
performance at The Big Day Out in 2000, they were the first signing to the UK-based label LittleBIGMAN Records, a label set up by Carroll and Whelan.
Their first release, a self-titled EP
in 2002, enjoyed high rotation on Australian radio station Triple J
and community radio stations around Australia
, from which they gained some attention. The following two EPs This Day Last Year and Kid You're A Dreamer also generated radio exposure across Australia
.
In 2002, The Panics were the first Australian band to be invited to play at In The City
, the UK's annual music convention.
they commenced recording tracks for their debut album, with parts being recorded in Manchester
UK and the rest co-produced with Steve Bond in Australia, and mixed by Jeremy Allom (The La's
, Massive Attack
). A full-length album, A House on a Street in a Town I'm From
followed in 2003 to local critical praise. Following the release of A House on a Street in a Town I'm From
they toured Australia for the first time and also played a series of gigs with Morrissey
, Gomez
, Grandaddy
, The Church
and Badly Drawn Boy
. They went on to complete several sell out national headline tours of Australia.
In 2004, the band signed a worldwide deal with Festival Publishing
. They have also had several tracks featured in films, including This Day Last Year which was commissioned for Jew Boy, broadcast in 2005.
In late 2004, the band headed back to England for a second UK tour, including supporting the Happy Mondays
at a sold out show to over 12,000 people on Clapham Common
in London
. While in England, The Panics were invited to record a live broadcast for the BBC. They performed three tracks live, which was also broadcast throughout the UK and digitally worldwide. The band then based themselves in Manchester
and commenced writing new material for their next album, Sleeps Like a Curse
. On return to Australia
they recorded the album at Megaphone studios in Sydney with Australian producer Tim Whitten (who produced albums by The Clouds
, Powderfinger
, Art of Fighting
, The Go Betweens, The Necks
, 78 Saab and worked in England with The Smiths
).
The song "Kid You're a Dreamer" (from A House on a Street in a Town I'm From
) was used as the credits theme music for the Australian drama The Surgeon
which screened on Network Ten
in 2005.
Their second album, Sleeps Like a Curse
was released in August 2005, and was nominated for a J Award
in the same year. Shortly after the release of the album, the band relocated to Melbourne, where they were still based as at November 2007, with a number of the band's members sharing a house in the inner city suburb of Collingwood.
In October 2006 the released a three track EP
, Factory Girl on littleBIGMAN Records. The songs were covers of the Rolling Stones
' "Factory Girl
" from their 1968 album, Beggars Banquet
, Bob Dylan
's "Just Like A Woman
" from his 1966 album, Blonde on Blonde
, and Leonard Cohen
's "Who By Fire", taken from his 1974 album, New Skin for the Old Ceremony
.
The song "Monkeys in the Hallway" (from A House on a Street in a Town I'm From
) was used in an episode of the television drama series, Tripping Over
in 2007.
In February 2007 The Panics signed with Dew Process
, and under this new label their third album, Cruel Guards
, was released on 13 October 2007. The album was Triple J
's feature album for the week of 8 October 2007 and went on to win the 2007 J Award
. The album achieved gold
status (sales of 35,000) within six months of its release.
The song "Don't Fight It" was featured in an episode of the Australian television drama series, Underbelly
and appears on the soundtrack album
. It was also used for the end scene of the Ugly Betty
episode, "Tornado Girl
" (which was the eighth episode in the third season of the show).
The album was nominated for four 2008 ARIA Awards including 'Best Adult Contemporary Album', 'Best Breakthrough Artist - Single', as well as two artisan awards for 'Best Engineer' - Scott Horscroft and 'Best Producer' - Scott Horscroft. The band won its first ARIA for 'Best Adult Contemporary Album'
The Panics are already working on their next album and plan to tour the UK and the US in 2009.
At the beginning of 2010, The Panics played a show at Kings Park, Perth backed by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra features many performers not unaccustomed to this form of cross-over with many, notably Michael Ingle, having previously played with Ben Lee
and The Cat Empire
.
In 2011 they have released the new album "Rain on the Humming Wire". Written in the UK and recorded in New York. This is a more rich and lush sounding record, slightly less jaunty than past efforts. It should consolidate them as the next big thing.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band originally from Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, and currently based in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
.
History
The band started out while Jae Laffer (then known by his actual first name, Justin) and Drew Wootton were still at high school in Kalamunda, an outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Laffer and Wootton met on their first day of school."You just look at someone and go, alright; you can be my friend, you have the same haircut as me". - LafferThey added Drew's younger brother Myles on drums, Paul Otway on bass and Jules Douglas on slide guitar, keyboards and vocals soon after. After being spotted playing at the Inglewood
Inglewood, Western Australia
Inglewood is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.-History:With a name thought to have been derived from the Norwegian barque Inglewood , the suburb of Inglewood began when land was first granted to John Gregory in 1831...
Hotel by Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan...
' Gaz Whelan and Pete Carroll, following Happy Mondays' Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
performance at The Big Day Out in 2000, they were the first signing to the UK-based label LittleBIGMAN Records, a label set up by Carroll and Whelan.
"Yeah well that’s what’s been really cool about us and the label is that it was just the fact it was new for everyone and we weren’t just another band that they were adding to their roster. It felt really exciting to be part of a label that seemed to have really good ideals and be run by guys who certainly have their heads in the right place and are pro-artist as opposed to pro-money and I truly believe that. And it’s just good to have people who believe in you and playing for a couple of years it’s very rare that anyone comes along and wants to help you without wanting to take your money straight away and all that kind of thing. It’s just nice when people come along and go “we love what you do and we’d love to help”. And to have someone like the guys that run our label getting us gigs and getting us exposure, it’s like a massive weight off our shoulders that’s for sure. And also we’re really relieved to not have to go through the probable years of sending out demos hoping for replies trying to sweet talk people and suck up to people. It’s nice to straight away be our own little community and just start making records." - Laffer
Their first release, a self-titled 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...
in 2002, enjoyed high rotation on Australian radio station Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
and community radio stations around Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, from which they gained some attention. The following two EPs This Day Last Year and Kid You're A Dreamer also generated radio exposure across Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
In 2002, The Panics were the first Australian band to be invited to play at In The City
In The City (festival)
In The City is an annual music industry conference and festival founded by the late Tony Wilson, formerly of Factory Records and Granada Television, and his partner Yvette Livesey....
, the UK's annual music convention.
"It was just a very spooky event. It was like playing a pub in Perth. It was condensed down to a couple of nights. In this one kind of block in Salford in Manchester there was about ten pubs all within walking distance, each with about five bands playing a night and just a huge huge amount of industry just doing the rounds, walking through. Every person in the crowd had a laminate. Our place was packed when we played which was great but it’s very hard to read industry people ‘cause they don’t want to jump around and cheer. We’d just finished recording and I remember being on stage and we were just having a laugh because it was just so great to be playing in England." - LafferWhile in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
they commenced recording tracks for their debut album, with parts being recorded in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
UK and the rest co-produced with Steve Bond in Australia, and mixed by Jeremy Allom (The La's
The La's
The La's were an English rock band from Liverpool, originally active from the mid-1980s to early 1990s. Fronted by singer, songwriter and guitarist Lee Mavers, the group is most famous for their hit single "There She Goes". The band was formed by Mike Badger in 1984 and Mavers joined soon after...
, Massive Attack
Massive Attack
Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...
). A full-length album, A House on a Street in a Town I'm From
A House on a Street in a Town I'm From
A House On A Street In A Town I'm From is the debut full length album from The Panics, released on August 4, 2003 by LittleBIGMAN Records....
followed in 2003 to local critical praise. Following the release of A House on a Street in a Town I'm From
A House on a Street in a Town I'm From
A House On A Street In A Town I'm From is the debut full length album from The Panics, released on August 4, 2003 by LittleBIGMAN Records....
they toured Australia for the first time and also played a series of gigs with Morrissey
Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
, Gomez
Gomez (band)
Gomez are an English indie rock band from Southport, comprising Ian Ball , Paul "Blackie" Blackburn , Tom Gray , Ben Ottewell and Olly Peacock . The band is distinguished for having three singers and four songwriters, employing traditional and electronic instruments...
, Grandaddy
Grandaddy
Grandaddy was an American indie rock band, formed in 1992 in Modesto, California by singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch. Guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden later joined the band in 1995...
, The Church
The Church (band)
The Church is an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. Initially associated with new wave and the neo-psychedelic sound of the mid 1980s, their music later became more reminiscent of progressive rock, featuring long instrumental jams and complex guitar interplay...
and Badly Drawn Boy
Badly Drawn Boy
Damon Gough is an English alternative music singer/songwriter. He was born on 2 October 1969, in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. He grew up in the Breightmet area of Bolton, Lancashire, England....
. They went on to complete several sell out national headline tours of Australia.
In 2004, the band signed a worldwide deal with Festival Publishing
Festival Records (Australia)
Festival Records was an Australian music recording and publishing company which was founded in Sydney in 1952 and operated until 2005....
. They have also had several tracks featured in films, including This Day Last Year which was commissioned for Jew Boy, broadcast in 2005.
In late 2004, the band headed back to England for a second UK tour, including supporting the Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan...
at a sold out show to over 12,000 people on Clapham Common
Clapham Common
Clapham Common is an 89 hectare triangular area of grassland situated in south London, England. It was historically common land for the parishes of Battersea and Clapham, but was converted to parkland under the terms of the Metropolitan Commons Act 1878.43 hectares of the common are within the...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. While in England, The Panics were invited to record a live broadcast for the BBC. They performed three tracks live, which was also broadcast throughout the UK and digitally worldwide. The band then based themselves in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
and commenced writing new material for their next album, Sleeps Like a Curse
Sleeps Like a Curse
Sleeps Like a Curse is the second full length album by The Panics, released on 8 August 2005 by littleBIGMAN Records. The album was produced by Tim Whitten...
. On return to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
they recorded the album at Megaphone studios in Sydney with Australian producer Tim Whitten (who produced albums by The Clouds
Clouds (Australian band)
The Clouds are an indie rock band from Sydney, Australia formed in December 1989. The core of the group consisted of frontwomen Jodi Phillis and Patricia "Trish" Young . The line-up of The Clouds has changed several times with different drummers and lead guitarists...
, Powderfinger
Powderfinger
Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....
, Art of Fighting
Art Of Fighting (band)
-History:The band formed in 1995 as a duo, with Ollie Browne playing guitar and Peggy Frew on bass, with both taking turns on vocals. The couple were also in a romantic relationship at this time, though they were to split amicably later....
, The Go Betweens, The Necks
The Necks
The Necks are an experimental jazz trio from Sydney, Australia, comprising Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums, percussion and electric guitar and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass...
, 78 Saab and worked in England with The Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
).
The song "Kid You're a Dreamer" (from A House on a Street in a Town I'm From
A House on a Street in a Town I'm From
A House On A Street In A Town I'm From is the debut full length album from The Panics, released on August 4, 2003 by LittleBIGMAN Records....
) was used as the credits theme music for the Australian drama The Surgeon
The Surgeon
The Surgeon was an Australian primetime television Medical drama. It screened at 9:30pm on Thursdays on Network Ten and in Ireland early morning on RTÉ One. The show was based at a fictional hospital named Sydney General Hospital....
which screened on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
in 2005.
Their second album, Sleeps Like a Curse
Sleeps Like a Curse
Sleeps Like a Curse is the second full length album by The Panics, released on 8 August 2005 by littleBIGMAN Records. The album was produced by Tim Whitten...
was released in August 2005, and was nominated for a J Award
J Award
The J Award is an award given by influential Australian youth radio station Triple J to Australian Album of the Year. It is judged by a panel of members of the music industry, led by Richard Kingsmill...
in the same year. Shortly after the release of the album, the band relocated to Melbourne, where they were still based as at November 2007, with a number of the band's members sharing a house in the inner city suburb of Collingwood.
In October 2006 the released a three track 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...
, Factory Girl on littleBIGMAN Records. The songs were covers of the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
' "Factory Girl
Factory Girl (song)
"Factory Girl" is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their 1968 album Beggars Banquet.It is very similar to an Appalachian folk tune, especially due to its minimal arrangement, featuring Mick Jagger on vocals, Keith Richards on acoustic guitar, Rocky Dijon on conga drums, Ric Grech of...
" from their 1968 album, Beggars Banquet
Beggars Banquet
- Personnel :The Rolling Stones* Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, harmonica on "Parachute Woman"* Keith Richards – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar on "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Street Fighting Man", backing vocals, lead vocals on opening of "Salt of the Earth"* Brian...
, Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
's "Just Like A Woman
Just Like a Woman (song)
"Just Like a Woman" is a song written by Bob Dylan and first released on his 1966 album, Blonde on Blonde . It was also released as a single in the U.S. during August 1966 and peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot 100...
" from his 1966 album, Blonde on Blonde
Blonde on Blonde
Blonde on Blonde is American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's seventh studio album, released in May or June 1966 on Columbia Records and produced by Bob Johnston. Recording sessions commenced in New York in October 1965, with a plethora of backing musicians, including members of Dylan's live backing...
, and Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
's "Who By Fire", taken from his 1974 album, New Skin for the Old Ceremony
New Skin for the Old Ceremony
New Skin for the Old Ceremony is Leonard Cohen's fourth studio album. On this album, he begins to evolve away from the rawer sound of his earlier albums, with violas, mandolins, banjos, guitars, percussion and other instruments giving the album a more orchestrated sound...
.
The song "Monkeys in the Hallway" (from A House on a Street in a Town I'm From
A House on a Street in a Town I'm From
A House On A Street In A Town I'm From is the debut full length album from The Panics, released on August 4, 2003 by LittleBIGMAN Records....
) was used in an episode of the television drama series, Tripping Over
Tripping Over
Tripping Over is a British/Australian six-part drama series. Its first episode aired on Network Ten in Australia on 25 October 2006, and in the United Kingdom on Five on 30 October 2006. In the UK Tripping Over is repeated on Five Life....
in 2007.
In February 2007 The Panics signed with Dew Process
Dew Process
Dew Process is an Australian independent record label based in Brisbane, Queensland founded by Paul Piticco. The label essentially develops talent from Australia as well as provide promotional, marketing and distribution services for foreign artists looking for a home for their music in Australia...
, and under this new label their third album, Cruel Guards
Cruel Guards
Cruel Guards is the third studio album by Australian indie rock band The Panics, released on 13 October 2007 on Dew Process.-Background:...
, was released on 13 October 2007. The album was Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
's feature album for the week of 8 October 2007 and went on to win the 2007 J Award
J Award
The J Award is an award given by influential Australian youth radio station Triple J to Australian Album of the Year. It is judged by a panel of members of the music industry, led by Richard Kingsmill...
. The album achieved 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,...
status (sales of 35,000) within six months of its release.
The song "Don't Fight It" was featured in an episode of the Australian television drama series, Underbelly
Underbelly (TV series)
Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,...
and appears on the soundtrack album
Underbelly (soundtrack)
The soundtrack from the controversial Australian TV series, Underbelly was released on 29 March 2008. It features some of the songs from various artists that played in episodes, and includes elements of the score by Burkhard Dallwitz.-CD Release:...
. It was also used for the end scene of the Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
episode, "Tornado Girl
Tornado Girl
"Tornado Girl" is the eighth episode in the third season, the 49th episode overall, of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on November 13, 2008. The episode was written by Peter Elkoff and directed by John Terlesky.-Plot:...
" (which was the eighth episode in the third season of the show).
The album was nominated for four 2008 ARIA Awards including 'Best Adult Contemporary Album', 'Best Breakthrough Artist - Single', as well as two artisan awards for 'Best Engineer' - Scott Horscroft and 'Best Producer' - Scott Horscroft. The band won its first ARIA for 'Best Adult Contemporary Album'
The Panics are already working on their next album and plan to tour the UK and the US in 2009.
At the beginning of 2010, The Panics played a show at Kings Park, Perth backed by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra features many performers not unaccustomed to this form of cross-over with many, notably Michael Ingle, having previously played with 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...
and The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire are an Australian ska and jazz band formed in 1999. Core members are Harry James Angus , Will Hull-Brown , Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala , Ollie McGill , Ryan Monro and Felix Riebl...
.
In 2011 they have released the new album "Rain on the Humming Wire". Written in the UK and recorded in New York. This is a more rich and lush sounding record, slightly less jaunty than past efforts. It should consolidate them as the next big thing.
Members
- Jae Laffer - vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Drew Wootton - guitar
- Myles Wootton - drums
- Paul Otway - bass
- Jules Douglas - keyboard, guitar, vocals
Albums
- A House on a Street in a Town I'm FromA House on a Street in a Town I'm FromA House On A Street In A Town I'm From is the debut full length album from The Panics, released on August 4, 2003 by LittleBIGMAN Records....
- LittleBIGMAN Records (August 2003) - Sleeps Like a CurseSleeps Like a CurseSleeps Like a Curse is the second full length album by The Panics, released on 8 August 2005 by littleBIGMAN Records. The album was produced by Tim Whitten...
- LittleBIGMAN Records (August 2005)#40 ARIA Top 100 - Cruel GuardsCruel GuardsCruel Guards is the third studio album by Australian indie rock band The Panics, released on 13 October 2007 on Dew Process.-Background:...
- Dew ProcessDew ProcessDew Process is an Australian independent record label based in Brisbane, Queensland founded by Paul Piticco. The label essentially develops talent from Australia as well as provide promotional, marketing and distribution services for foreign artists looking for a home for their music in Australia...
(13 October 2007) #18 ARIA Top 100 Gold Certification - Rain on the Humming Wire - Dew Process (29 July 2011) #7 ARIA Top 100
EPs
- The Panics (EP 1)The Panics (EP 1)The Panics is the first EP by The Panics, released on 14 January 2002 by littleBIGMAN Records."My Brilliant Career" and "Four Walls" were recorded by Adam Keane at Survival Studios, with strings recorded in Gooseberry Hill by a friend of Jae Laffer. "Give Me Some Good Luck" and "Wake Up" were...
- LittleBIGMAN Records (January 2002) - The Panics (EP 2)The Panics (EP 2)The Panics is the second EP by The Panics, released on July 5, 2002 by littleBIGMAN Records. Like their first EP, this release is self-titled....
- LittleBIGMAN Records (July 2002) - Crack in the WallCrack in the WallCrack in the Wall is an EP by The Panics, released on April 5, 2004 by littleBIGMAN Records. The EP was recorded in the summer of 2003/2004 at Kingdom Studio...
- LittleBIGMAN Records (April 2004) - Factory Girl - LittleBIGMAN Records (October 2006)
Singles
- "Kid You're a DreamerKid You're A Dreamer-History:With the release of Kid You're a Dreamer the band broke the format of the prior string of EP releases. It was released as a single b/w two tracks. "Kid You're a Dreamer" was recorded at Kingdom Studios by Dom Monteleone and at The Hit Factory with Stephen Bond...
" - LittleBIGMAN Records (February 2003) - "Don't Fight It" - LittleBIGMAN Records (February 2008)
- "No More Tears" (July 2010)
Compilation appearances
- Home & Hosed - Freshly Plucked - (October 2004)
- Kiss My WAMiWest Australian Music Industry AwardsThe 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...
2006 - (February 2006)
Awards
- 2002 WAMi AwardsWest Australian Music Industry AwardsThe 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...
- 'Most Popular Local Original Single/EP' - The PanicsThe Panics (EP 1)The Panics is the first EP by The Panics, released on 14 January 2002 by littleBIGMAN Records."My Brilliant Career" and "Four Walls" were recorded by Adam Keane at Survival Studios, with strings recorded in Gooseberry Hill by a friend of Jae Laffer. "Give Me Some Good Luck" and "Wake Up" were... - 2002 WAMI Awards - 'Most Popular New Band'
- 2003 WAMi Awards - 'Most Popular Local Original Act'
- 2007 J AwardJ AwardThe J Award is an award given by influential Australian youth radio station Triple J to Australian Album of the Year. It is judged by a panel of members of the music industry, led by Richard Kingsmill...
- Cruel GuardsCruel GuardsCruel Guards is the third studio album by Australian indie rock band The Panics, released on 13 October 2007 on Dew Process.-Background:... - 2008 WAMi Awards - 'Best Popular Act'
- 2008 WAMi Awards - 'Best Commercial Pop Act'
- 2008 ARIA Awards - 'Best Adult Contemporary Album' - Cruel Guards
Nominations
- 2005 J Award - Sleeps Like a CurseSleeps Like a CurseSleeps Like a Curse is the second full length album by The Panics, released on 8 August 2005 by littleBIGMAN Records. The album was produced by Tim Whitten...
- 2008 WAMi Awards - 'Most Popular Album' - Cruel Guards
- 2008 ARIA Awards - 'Best Breakthrough Artist - Single' - "Don't Fight It"
- 2008 ARIA Awards - 'Best Engineer' - Scott Horscroft
- 2008 ARAI Awards - 'Best Producer' - Scott Horscroft