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Northeast Party House
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels Sony Music Australia [1]
Members
  • Sean Kenihan
  • Jack Shoe
  • Zachary Hamilton-Reeves
  • Mitch Ansell
  • Malcolm Besley
  • Oliver Packard
Website northeastpartyhouse.com

Northeast Party House is an Australian electronic band formed in Melbourne in 2009. The band's six members are Jack Shoe (guitar), Malcolm Besley (drums), Sean Kenihan (synth), Zach Hamilton-Reeves (vocals), Mitch Ansell (guitar) and Oliver Packard (bass).

Musical career

2011–2016: Career beginnings and Any Given Weekend

In early 2010 Northeast Party House began playing warehouse parties and local venues and quickly gained a following based on their reputation for delivering high energy live shows.

A demo version of the band's track 'Dusk' gained local airplay, eventually winning Triple J's Unearthed [2] competition and being invited to play at the Pyramid Rock Festival 2010.

In 2011 the band played alongside acts such as Does It Offend You, Yeah? (UK), The Go! Team (UK), Kimbra and Ball Park Music as well as finishing the year with a stand out set at Falls Festival. [3]

The group released their debut self titled EP through Stop Start/EMI in November 2011, featuring four tracks including single "Empires".

In 2014 Northeast Party House released their debut record Any Given Weekend which also led to their international debut performing shows in Los Angeles as part of Culture Collide Festival and New York at CMJ Music Marathon.

2016–2021: Dare and Shelf Life

Early 2016 saw the band complete the writing and recording for album number two – titled Dare. Dare's recording was split across Melbourne and London while the band was touring the UK and Europe in May, where they also played The Great Escape Festival and Dot to Dot Festival. The self-produced Dare was mixed and mastered by in house drummer Malcolm Besley. The album was preceded by single "For You". [4] "For You" was certified Gold in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 2021. [5]

In 2017, North East Party House covered Childish Gambino's Redbone for Triple J's Like a Version. [6]

In February 2020, the band released their third studio album, Shelf Life via Sony Music Australia. [7]

2022: "Cranky Boy" and Enhancer

On 5 August 2022, Northeast Party House released the standalone single "Cranky Boy". [8]

In March 2024, the group released "Dark Boy", the third single from their fourth studio album, Enhancer. [9]

Tours and festivals

  • Headline 'Kick Ons' Tour (2014)
  • Headline 'Double Darts' Tour (2015)
  • Headline 'Later Straya' Tour (2015)
  • Headline US, EU, UK Tour (2015)
  • Headline 'Dare' Tour (2016)
  • Darwin Festival (2016)
  • Headline 'Calypso Beach' Tour (2017)
  • The Hills Are Alive Festival (2017)
  • Groovin' the Moo (2017) [10]
  • Snowtunes (2017)
  • Yours and Owls (2017) [11]
  • Big Pineapple Music Festival (2018)

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[12]
Any Given Weekend
  • Released: 16 May 2014
  • Label: Stop Start
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 62
Dare
  • Released: 9 September 2016
  • Label: Stop Start
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 38
Shelf Life
  • Released: 28 February 2020 [13]
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 59
Enhancer
  • Released: 17 May 2024 [9]
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 TBA

Extended plays

Title Details
Northeast Party House
  • Released: 2 December 2011
  • Label: Stop Start
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

Title Year Certifications Album
"Empires" 2011 Northeast Party House
"Pascal Cavalier" 2012 Non-album singles
"Stand Tall"
"The Haunted" 2014 Any Given Weekend
"Perfect Lines" 2015 Non-album single
"For You" 2016 Dare
"Heartbreaker"
"Calypso Beach"
  • ARIA: Platinum [5]
"Magnify" [14] 2019 Shelf Life
"Dominos" [16]
"Shelf Life" 2020
"The Desert"
"Cranky Boy" [8] 2022 Non-album single
"Brain Freeze" [17] 2023 Enhancer
"Wish We Could" 2024
"Dark Boy" [9]
"Enhancer" [18]

Award and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. [19] [20]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 Shelf Life ARIA Award for Best Dance Release Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Northeast Party House Sony".
  2. ^ "Northeast Party House". triple j Unearthed. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  3. ^ "More acts announced for Falls Festival 2017". Secret Sounds. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  4. ^ "Northeast Party House 2". thebrag.com.
  5. ^ a b c "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Watch Northeast Party House Childish Gambino Lcd Soundsystem Mashup Like A Version". Music Feeds.
  7. ^ "How Northeast Party House created their best record yet by learning who they are". Purple Sneakers. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Northeast Party House Return with Cranky Boy". Milky Milky. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Northeast Party House announce their new album and share new single 'Dark Boy'". Broken 8 Records. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  10. ^ "2017". Groovin the Moo. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  11. ^ "Yours and Owls - YOURS & OWLS SET TIMES 2017". yoursandowls.com.au. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  12. ^ Peak chart positions in Australia:
  13. ^ "Shelf Life by Northeast Party House on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  14. ^ English, Laura (26 July 2019). "Northeast Party House release new banger of a single 'Magnify', produced by The Presets' Kim Moyes". Music Feeds. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Northeast Party House release new single 'Dominos'". Sony Music Australia. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Northeast Party House announce 'Brain Freeze' tour - triple j". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Northeast Party House - Enhancer (Visualiser)". YouTube. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  19. ^ "ARIA Awards 2020 Nominees". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  20. ^ "And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To…". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

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