Butterfingers (Australian band)
{{short description|Australian rap rock group}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2007}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Butterfingers
| image =
| caption =
| origin = Brisbane, Australia
| genre = {{Hlist|Rap rock{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p806127|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography of Butterfingers |access-date=August 4, 2008 |website=Allmusic}}|hip hop|alternative rock}}
| years_active = 2001–2009, 2017–present
| label = Valley Trash, Festival Mushroom, Warner
| website = http://www.butterfingers.info
| current_members = Eddie Mark Jacobson
Olly Thomas
Tony McCall
| past_members = Dave Crane
Damien Green
Brad Cochrane
}}
Butterfingers are an Australian rap rock group from Brisbane, Queensland. Most of their releases are on their own label, Valley Trash Records. They are currently signed to New World Artists.
History
The group was formed when lead vocalist 'Evil' Eddie Mark Jacobson booked himself in for a gig at The Zoo, a bar in Brisbane, without a band or any intentions of performing solo. The venue held Jacobson's booking to him, and a backing band was assembled featuring DJ/percussionist Olly Thomas, bassist Dave Crane, and drummer Damien Green.
Their first two singles "Everytime" and "I Love Work", reached No. 38 and No. 15 respectively in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003.{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2003.htm |title=Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=26 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202021102/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2003.htm |archive-date=2 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Their next single "Yo Mama" also receiving airplay on Triple J with the group's debut album, Breakfast at Fatboys, on its national release, 3 May 2004, awarded Triple J 'Album of the Week'. The album debuted at No. 15 on the ARIA Album charts and was also nominated for the 'Best Independent Release' at the 2004 ARIA Music Awards[http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search?q=butterfingers Butterfingers] at the ARIA Music Awards website "Yo Mama" charted at No. 17 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004.{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2004.htm |title=Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004 |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=8 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224003051/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2004.htm |archive-date=24 December 2012 |url-status=dead }} In October 2004 Butterfingers scored a Guest Programming spot on rage.{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2004/butterfingers.htm |title=Rage Guest Programmers - Butterfingers (25 September 2004) |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=9 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807021405/http://abc.net.au/rage/guest/2004/butterfingers.htm |archive-date=7 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}
In March 2005 Butterfingers aligned themselves with Festival Mushroom Records through a licensing deal between FMR and Valley Trash, the bands in-house label. Their first (and last) co-release was in June 2005 with the release of the single, "Figjam (Fuck I'm Good, Just Ask Me)". The song peaked at No. 50[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Butterfingers&titel=Fig+Jam&cat=s "Figjam"] at Australian-charts.com and in October 2005, "Figjam" was nominated for 'Best Urban Release' at the 2005 ARIA Music Awards. "Figjam" and the preceding single, "Jesus I Was Evil" (a Darcy Clay cover) charted at No. 11 and No. 69 respectively in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005.{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2005.htm |title=Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005 |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=8 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111161310/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2005.htm |archive-date=11 November 2007 |url-status=dead }}
The band released a new album, The Deeper You Dig... on 27 May 2006, which peaked at No. 14 on the album chart.[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=41715&cat=a The Deeper You Dig...] at Australian-charts.com A single from the album, "Get Up Outta the Dirt", was released on 3 June 2006. The single peaked at No. 36,[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Butterfingers&titel=Get+Up+Outta+The+Dirt&cat=s "Get Up Outta the Dirt"] at Australian-charts.com and charted at No. 83 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006.{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2006.htm |title=Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=7 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080806060340/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2006.htm |archive-date=6 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}
In June 2007 the band won an APRA award - 'Most Performed Urban Work' for "Get Up Outta the Dirt".[http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/media_releases/070606_Winners.pdf 2007 APRA Award winners] The group then released "Nothin Much Happens" as a single in October 2007,{{cite web|url=http://www.theblurb.com.au/Issue82/TheScoop.htm|title=Butterfingers & Warners split|work=The Scoop|publisher=The Blurb Magazine|date=October 2007|accessdate=4 May 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721103032/http://www.theblurb.com.au/Issue82/TheScoop.htm|archivedate=21 July 2011}} which landed on Triple J's "hit list" of songs receiving medium to high rotation.[http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/music/hitlist_artist.htm 2007 Triple J hitlist], access date: 7 January 2008. A music video was produced for this song and was played on jtv,[https://web.archive.org/web/20071028052712/http://www.abc.net.au/jtv/txt/2007/2063977.htm jtv playlist (October 2007)] and on rage,[http://www.abc.net.au/rage/archive/s2080273.htm rage playlist (November 2007)] and also Video Hits.{{Citation needed|date=December 2007}}
With the band on a presumed hiatus, lead vocalist Eddie Jacobson began performing with Brisbane-based punk band, SpitFireLiar.{{cite web |url=http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/interviews/eddie_jacobson_butterfingers_and_beyond |title=Eddie Jacobson: Butterfingers and beyond |date=20 July 2009 |last=Millman |first=Audrey |publisher=TheDwarf.com.au |accessdate=4 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911092036/http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/interviews/eddie_jacobson_butterfingers_and_beyond |archivedate=11 September 2010}} Jacobson also went on to a solo single under the name Evil Eddie, entitled "Queensland".{{cite web|url=http://theaureview.com/the-goss/former-butterfingers-front-man-evil-eddie-releases-new-single-queensland|title=Former Butterfingers front-man Evil Eddie releases new single 'QUEENSLAND'|publisher=The AU Review|first=Tony|last=Lendrum|date=11 November 2010|accessdate=2012-12-13}}{{cite web |url=http://www.evileddie.com/ |title = Evil Eddie News}}
{{quote|To be honest, I’m really gonna focus on the solo thing as much as possible, the other things are all collaborative; the solo thing is gonna be similar to what Butterfingers has previously sounded like. I was submitting a lot of the music for Butterfingers, I haven’t finished it all yet.|Eddie Jacobson}}
Jacobson's debut solo album, Welcome to Flavour Country, was released in November 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.theaureview.com/albums/evil-eddie-welcome-to-flavour-country|title=Album Review: Evil Eddie - Welcome To Flavour Country (2012 LP)|publisher=The AU Review|first=Jason|last=Strange|date=28 November 2012|accessdate=2012-12-13}}
Butterfingers announced their reformation, alongside releasing a new single "Big Night Out," in March 2017.[http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2017/03/10/butterfingers-reveal-new-single-and-sign-to-new-world-artists Butterfingers Reveal New Single And Sign To New World Artists]
They then went on tour to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of Breakfast at Fatboys in 2019, supported by Fresh Violet.{{cite web |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/butterfingers-15-years-fatboys-anniversary-tour/ |title = Butterfingers announce '15 Years Of Fatboys' anniversary tour| date=8 November 2018 }}
The band released a new album, Bad News, in April 2020.{{cite web |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/butterfingers-release-album-reschedule-tour/ |title = Butterfingers release new album 'Bad News', drop rescheduled tour dates| date=8 April 2020 }}
Members
;Current members
- "Evil Eddie" Jacobson − lead vocals, guitar, samples (2001–2009, 2017–present)
- Olly Thomas − keyboards, percussion, samples, turntables, backing vocals (2001–2009, 2017–present)
- Tony McCall − drums, backing vocals (2017–present)
;Former members
- Dave Crane – bass guitar (2001–2009)
- Damien Green − drums (2001–2009)
- Brad "Bradzilla" Cochrane − bass guitar (2017–2021)
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2" |Title
! rowspan="2" |Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|pages=46}} |
| scope="row" |Breakfast at Fatboys
|
| style="text-align:center;"|61 |
| scope="row" |The Deeper You Dig...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|14 |
| scope="row" |Bad News
|
| style="text-align:center;"| — |
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year
! style="width:240px;" rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="3"|Chart peak positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications ! style="width:240px;" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| style="width:3em;font-size:75%"|ARIA Charts !style="width:3em;font-size:75%"|AIR Charts !style="width:3em;font-size:75%"|Hottest 100 |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2003
|"Everytime" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="text-align:center;"| 38 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Breakfast at Fatboys |
| "I Love Work"
| style="text-align:center;"| 98 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 15 | |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2005
| style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|69 | | style="text-align:left;"|non-album single |
| "Figjam"
| style="text-align:center;"| 50 | style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| — | style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|11 |
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|The Deeper You Dig... |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2006
|"Get Up Outta the Dirt" | style="text-align:center;"| 36 | style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| — | style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| 83 | |
| "I Like Em When They're Trouble
| style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| — | style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| — | |
| style="text-align:center;"|2007
|"Nothin' Much Happens" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | style="text-align:left;"|non-album single |
| style="text-align:center;"|2017
|"Big Night Out" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | style="text-align:left;"|non-album single {{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/20mDmZWoAVMy9F7OsdA8Dx |title = Big Night Out - song by Butterfingers {{!}} Spotify| website=Spotify }} |
| style="text-align:center;"|2018
|"Bullet to the Head" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | style="text-align:left;"|non-album single |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2020
|"Dancing (To the Beat of My Own Drum)" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Bad News |
| "Bad News"
| style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |
| colspan="16" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Awards and nominations
=ARIA Awards=
The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually since 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2004 || Breakfast at Fatboys || Best Independent Release{{cite web | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2004 | title = 2004 Winners - ARIA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | accessdate = 1 November 2013 }} || {{nom}}
|-
| 2005 || "Figjam" || Best Urban Release{{cite web | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2005 | title = 2005 Winners - ARIA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | accessdate = 1 November 2013 }} || {{nom}}
{{end}}
=APRA Awards=
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |title=APRA History |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |accessdate=2 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |archivedate=20 September 2010}}
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2007 || "Get Up Outta the Dirt" – Eddie Jacobson || Most Performed Urban Work{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2007Winners.aspx | title = 2007 Winners - APRA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | accessdate = 3 May 2010 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140419052509/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2007Winners.aspx | archivedate = 19 April 2014}} || {{won}}
{{end}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.butterfingers.info Official site]
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