The Tenants (band)

The Tenants
The Tenants
Background information
Origin	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Australian pub rock; ska;
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Modern/Sony BMG
Members	Jeff Moore; Jason Rooke; Anthony Layton;
Past members	Dean Bakota; Gregory Thorsby;
Website	Official website

The Tenants are an Australian pub rock band from Bathurst, New South Wales, which formed in 1998. The band won a regional final for Triple J Unearthed in 1998 with the song, "You Shit Me to Tears",^[1] which was listed at No. 3 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1999 radio listeners' poll.^[2] They issued one full length album, Everything You Know Is Wrong (27 January 2006).

Members

Jeff Moore (a.k.a. JJ LaMoore) – bass guitar (1998–present)
Jason Rooke (a.k.a. Jase the Ace) – vocals, guitar (1998–present)
Anthony Layton (a.k.a. Ant Layton) – drums (2002–present)
Dean Bakota (a.k.a. Deanie B) – drums (1998–2002)
Gregory J Thorsby – guitar (1998–2001)

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
Everything You Know is Wrong	Released: January 2006 Label: Modern Music (MM0031) Format: CD

Extended plays

Title	Details
Caucasian Overbite	Released: 2002 Label: MGM Distribution (DVDA69) Format: Enhanced CD

Singles

Title	Year	Chart peak positions	Album
Title	Year	AUS ^[3]	Album
"You Shit Me to Tears"	1999	54
"Boredom"	2000	-	Caucasian Overbite
"Pub Girl"	2001	-	Caucasian Overbite
"Ready to Rumble"	2003	-	Everything You Know Is Wrong

References

^ Coppack, Nick. "An Interview with the Tenants". Oz Music Project – Australian Music Resource and Webzine. Archived from the original on 7 August 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
^ "1999 | history | triple j hottest 100 – 2008". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

External links

The Tenants (Facebook Account)
The Tenants (YouTube)
The Tenants (Bandcamp)
The Tenants official website The Tenants official website will be back up Mid 2020
The Tenants ReverbNation

[Coppack-1] Coppack, Nick. "An Interview with the Tenants". Oz Music Project – Australian Music Resource and Webzine. Archived from the original on 7 August 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

[Triple_J_1999-2] "1999 | history | triple j hottest 100 – 2008". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 29 September 2017.

[3] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

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