The Teskey Brothers
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Origin | Melbourne, Australia | ||||
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Years active | 2008–present | ||||
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Website | theteskeybrothers |
The Teskey Brothers are an ARIA Award winning blues rock band from Melbourne, Australia, named after the two brothers who formed the group in 2008: Josh Teskey (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Sam Teskey (lead guitar).[6] The band also includes Brendon Love (bass guitar) and Liam Gough (drums). in 2019 they signed with Glassnote Records and Ivy League Records. They have released two albums, Half Mile Harvest (2017) and Run Home Slow (2019). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 The Teskey Brothers were nominated for seven awards.[7] They won three categories for the album, Run Home Slow, Best Group, Best Blues and Roots Album and Engineer of the Year (Sam Teskey).[8]
Career
The band was formed in 2008 by two brothers, Josh Teskey (vocals) and Sam Teskey (guitar), along with Brendon Love (bass) and Liam Gough (drums). They started by playing in the streets and at parties, Then playing larger venues and were soon attracting attention from record labels. The band began to experience success in 2017.[9][6] On 12 January 2017, The Teskey Brothers released their debut album, Half Mile Harvest, which was produced in their home studio.[5][1] Half Mile Harvest was in the Top 20 of the ARIA charts and eventually became number one on the ARIA Independent Album charts.[1]
In 2018, they signed a deal with Downtown Music Publishing.[3] In 2019, the band signed with Glassnote Records,[10] Ivy League Records,[1] and Mushroom Music Publishing.[2] In July 2019 won the Levi Music Prize; a prize to financially assist Australian and New Zealand acts to achieve their export goals.[11][12] The band contributed 7 songs for the 2019 Palm Beach soundtrack which was released in July 2019. On 2 August 2019, The Teskey Brothers released their second studio album, Run Home Slow which debuted at number 2 on the ARIA Charts. The album won Engineer of the Year for Sam at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019.[13] The album also won the ARIA Award for Best Group and Best Blues and Roots album.[14]
Style
Their music is in the style of Wilson Pickett, and Otis Redding.[15] The band plays soul music, with jazz and rhythm and blues influence.[16]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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AUS [17] |
GER [18] |
NLD [19] |
SWI [20] |
UK [21] | ||
Half Mile Harvest |
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18 | — | 49 | — | — |
Run Home Slow |
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2 [23] |
74 | 9 | 78 | 77 |
Extended plays
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The Teskey Brothers |
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Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Pain and Misery" | 2016 | Half Mile Harvest |
"Louisa"[24] | 2017 | |
"Forever You and Me"[25] | 2018 | non-album single |
"I Get Up"[26] | Half Mile Harvest | |
"Right for Me"[27] | 2019 | non-album single |
"Hold Me"[28] | Run Home Slow | |
"Man of the Universe"[29] | ||
"So Caught Up"[30] |
Awards
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. The Teskey Brothers have been nominated for seven awards and have won three.[8]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2019 | Run Home Slow | Album of the Year | Nominated |
Best Group | Won | ||
Best Blues & Roots Album | Won | ||
Breakthrough Artist | Nominated | ||
Best Independent Release | Nominated | ||
The Teskey Brothers - Intimate Venue Tour | Best Australian Live Act | Nominated | |
Sam Teskey for The Teskey Brothers – Run Home Slow | Engineer of the Year | Won |
Music Victoria Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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Music Victoria Awards 2017 | themselves | Breakthrough Artist | Won |
Music Victoria Awards 2018[31] | Half Mile Harvest | Best Soul, Funk, RnB & Gospel Album | Won |
The Teskey Brothers | Best Emerging Act | Won | |
Music Victoria Awards 2019[32][33] | Run Home Slow | Best Album | Won |
Best Folk or Roots Album | Nominated | ||
"So Caught Up" | Best Song | Won | |
Themselves | Best Band | Won | |
Best Regional/Outer Suburban Act | Won |
References
- ^ a b c d Scott, Jason. "Popdust Presents: Forget Your "Pain & Misery" with Josh Teskey of The Teskey Brothers". Popdust. Pop Dust. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ a b "The Teskey Brothers". mushroommusic. Mushroom Music Publishing. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ a b "The Teskey Brothers x Downtown". dmpgroup. Downtown Music Publishing LLC. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "The Teskey Brothers". allmusic. All Music. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ a b Maiden, Malcolm. "Teskey Brothers reap well-earned harvest, but also plant new seeds". The Age. theage. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Saturday Sessions: The Teskey Brothers perform "Hold Me"". CBS. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b "2019 ARIA Award Winners Announced". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Francis, Hannah (29 January 2018). "The Teskey Brothers review: Killer band with an even more promising future". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "The Teskey Brothers: AND SO IT GOES, THE TEN-YEAR OVERNIGHT SUCCESS STORY". glassnotemusic. Glassnote Records. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "The Teskey Brothers take out the $30,000 Levi's Music Prize". happymag. Happy Mag. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Teskey Brothers wins $30k Levi's Music Prize". The Music Network. Radio Today Pty. Ltd. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Awards: 2019 Fine Arts & Artisan Winners Announced". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Verdouw, Emily. "The Teskey Brothers: A New Aussie Soul Band With An Unbelievable Sound". The Huffington Post Australia Pty Ltd. huffingtonpost. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Parkinson, Al. "THE TESKEY BROTHERS EXPLORE HEARTACHE'S DESTRUCTIVE DEPTHS WITH "PAIN AND MISERY"". Atwood Magazine. atwoodmagazine. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "The Teskey Brothers at Australian Charts". Australian Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Discographie The Teskey Brothers". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Discografie The Teskey Brothers". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Discographie The Teskey Brothers". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Teskey Brothers | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Run Home Slow". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "The Teskey Brothers - Louisa". YouTube. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Forever You and Me - Single on iTunes". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "The Teskey Brothers - I Get Up". YouTube. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Right for Me - Single on iTunes". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "The Teskey Brothers - Hold Me". YouTube. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Man of the Universe (Official Video)". YouTube. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "So Caught Up (Official Video)". YouTube. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "The Age Music Victoria Awards - 2017 Winners". musicvictoria. Music Victoria. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "And The Music Victoria Awards Nominees Are …". noise11. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Music Victoria Awards 2019". Music Victoria. Retrieved 1 December 2019.