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Strawpeople

{{Short description|New Zealand band}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2012}}

{{more citations needed|date=October 2011}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Strawpeople

| image =

| caption =

| image_size = 250

| background = group_or_band

| origin = New Zealand

| genre =

| years_active = 1985–present

| label = Sony BMG
Bigpop

| associated_acts =

| website =

| current_members = Paul Casserly
Fiona McDonald

| past_members = Mark Tierney
Stephanie Tauevihi
Fiona McDonald

}}

Strawpeople are a New Zealand band. They were created by Paul Casserly and Mark Tierney after they had met while working at the Auckland university radio station now known as 95 bFM. Over the years, Strawpeople has brought together various New Zealand songwriters, vocalists and musicians in a collaborative effort and achieved some success.

Early years

Strawpeople was created by Paul Casserly and Mark Tierney in 1985 when they were both working at 95bFM.

In 1990, Strawpeople released the single "One Good Reason", a cover of The Swingers' song from 1981, which was followed by their debut studio album Hemisphere.

In 1992, Strawpeople released Worldservice, which included a cover of "Have a Little Faith", which became their first single and album on the New Zealand charts. The album also contained "Wings of Desire", which includes sound clips of Jane Fonda from Klute; the song was prominently featured in the 1995 film To Die For.

The third album Broadcast was released in September 1994 and reached number seven on the New Zealand charts. The single "Sweet Disorder" won the 1995 APRA Silver Scroll Award as well as winning the duo the Songwriting award at the 1996 New Zealand Music Awards.[http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/26.html Strawpeople | Artists at muzic.net.nz][http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1996-winners 1996 Winners Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards at nzmusicawards.co.nz] "Sweet Disorder" was voted one of the APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time, and was included on the related Nature's Best 2 CD.

In 1996 Tierney left Strawpeople. Casserly began writing with Victoria Kelly. In August 1996, the group released their fourth studio album, Vicarious, which became their most commercially successful album, peaking at number four on the New Zealand albums chart and winning Album of the Year at the 1997 New Zealand Music Awards.[http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1997-winners 1997 Winners Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards at nzmusicawards.co.nz]

In 1997, the group released the remix album, 100 Street Transistors.

In April 2000, the group released their fifth studio album No New Messages, followed by the compilation The Best Of 1990>2000 in November of the same year. Their cover of The Cars' "Drive", featured vocals from fellow New Zealand musician Bic Runga and peaked at number 7 on the singles chart.{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=s&search=strawpeople|title=Search for: Strawpeople songs|accessdate=2 June 2018}}

Recorded over a 3 year period, the group released their sixth studio album Count Backwards from 10 in August 2004.

In August 2023, Strawpeople released their first album in 20 years, titled Knucklebones recorded at Bigpop studios with long time collaborators Joost Langeveld & Chris van de Geer{{cite web | url=https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/strawpeople-part-two | title=Strawpeople - part two - Article | AudioCulture }}

Vocalists

The Strawpeople, being a studio based recording outfit, have had a revolving door lineup of vocalists, normally female and from New Zealand. Notable vocalists include Leza Corban, Stephanie Tauevihi, Fiona McDonald (a vocalist from New Zealand band The Headless Chickens).

Discography

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions

! rowspan="2"|Title

! rowspan="2"|Details

! colspan="2"|Peak positions

scope="col"| NZ
{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=a&search=strawpeople|title=Search for: Strawpeople albums|accessdate=2 June 2018}}

! scope="col"| AUS
{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Strawpeople|title=Discography Strawpeople|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=19 October 2022}}

scope="row"| Hemisphere

|

  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Pagan Records
  • Catalogue number: PACD1067

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

scope="row"| Worldservice

|

  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Pagan Records
  • Catalogue number: PACD1086

|align="center"|30

|align="center"|—

scope="row"| Broadcast

|

  • Released: September 1994
  • Label: Epic
  • Catalogue number: 477675.2 / 477676.2 (2CD)

|align="center"|7

|align="center"|46

scope="row"| Vicarious

|

  • Released: August 1996
  • Label: Columbia
  • Catalogue number: 485270.2

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|—

scope="row"| No New Messages

|

  • Released: April 2000
  • Label: Epic
  • Catalogue number: 495498.2

|align="center"|10

|align="center"|—

scope="row"| Count Backwards from 10

|

  • Released: August 2004
  • Label: Epic/CRS
  • Catalogue number: 5173692000

|align="center"|20

|align="center"|—

scope="row"| Knucklebones

|

  • Released: 4 August 2023{{Cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/news/strawpeople-unveil-their-first-new-album-in-nearly-20-years/1-1ly8rNzM8/04-08-23|title= Strawpeople Unveil Their First New Album In Nearly 20 Years|website=The Music|date= 4 August 2023|access-date=6 August 2023}}
  • Label: Bigpop

|align="center"|21
{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2023-09-08|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=14 August 2023|access-date=12 August 2023}}

|align="center"|—

align="center" colspan="4" style="font-size: 85%"| "—" denotes a release that did not chart.

=Remix albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ List of remix albums, with selected details and chart positions

! rowspan="2"|Title

! rowspan="2"|Details

! colspan="1"|Peak positions

scope="col"| NZ
scope="row"| 100 Street Transistors

|

  • Released: July 1997
  • Label: Columbia
  • Catalog number: 487709.2

|align="center"|19

=Compilation albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ List of compilation albums, with selected details and chart positions

! rowspan="2"|Title

! rowspan="2"|Details

! colspan="1"|Peak positions

! rowspan="2"|Certification

scope="col"| NZ
scope="row"| The Best of 1990–2000

|

  • Released: November 2000
  • Label: Epic
  • Catalog number: 5011412000

|align="center"|26

|

  • RMNZ: Gold{{cite web|title=Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/42563/gold-and-platinum-new-zealand-albums-to-2013|access-date=13 September 2023|website=Te Ara|publisher=Encyclopedia of NZ}}

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions

! rowspan="2" | Title

! rowspan="2" | Year

! colspan="2" | Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" | Album

scope="col"| NZ

! scope="col"| AUS
{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg|title=RE: ARIA Chart Peaks|publisher=Imgur.com|access-date=11 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/bTDbh9b.jpg|title=ARIA Hit Seekers – Week Ending 19th November, 1995 (from The ARIA Report No. 301)|publisher=ARIA, via Imgur.com|access-date=11 January 2020}}

scope="row" | "Blue"

| 1988

| — || —

| rowspan="2" | Hemisphere

scope="row" | "One Good Reason"

| 1990

| — || —

scope="row" | "The Slide"

| 1991

| — || —

| rowspan="3" | Worldservice

scope="row" | "Love Explodes"

| rowspan="2" | 1992

| — || —

scope="row" | "Have a Little Faith"

| 36 || —

scope="row" | "Trick with a Knife"

| rowspan="2" | 1994

| 16 || 37

| rowspan="5" | Broadcast

scope="row" | "Crying"

| 26 || —

scope="row" | "Sweet Disorder"

| rowspan="3" | 1995

| 27 || —

scope="row" | "Beautiful Skin"

| — || —

scope="row" | "Under the Milky Way"

| — || 113

scope="row" | "Taller Than God"

| rowspan="2" | 1996

| 19 || —

| rowspan="3" | Vicarious

scope="row" | "Boxers"

| 44 || —

scope="row" | "Spoiler"

| rowspan="2" | 1997

| 47 || —

scope="row" | "Sun Comes Up"

| — || —

| 100 Street Transistors

scope="row" | "Scared of Flying"

| 1999

| 45 || —

| rowspan="4" | No New Messages

scope="row" | "Drive"

| rowspan="3" | 2000

| 7 || —

scope="row" | "It's Not Enough"

| — || —

scope="row" | "City Lights"

| — || —

scope="row" | "You've Been on My Mind"

| rowspan="2" | 2004

| — || —

| rowspan="3" | Count Backwards From 10

scope="row" | "Love My Way"

| — || —

scope="row" | "Wire"

| 2005

| — || —

Awards and nominations

= Aotearoa Music Awards =

The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards) recognise achievements in New Zealand music.

{{awards table}}

! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

|-

| rowspan="3"|1990

| Hemisphere

| Engineer of the Year

| {{won}}

| rowspan="17"| {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusicawards.nz/awards-history/ |title=Awards History|website= Aotearoa Music Awards|access-date=22 September 2023}}

|-

| Paul Middleditch - "One Good Reason" (Strawpeople)

| Music Video of the Year

| {{nom}}

|-

| Strawpeople

| Most Promising Group

| {{won}}

|-

| rowspan="4"|1994

| World Service

| Album of the Year

| {{nom}}

|-

| Strawpeople

| Group of the Year

| {{nom}}

|-

| Strawpeople - World Service

| Producer of the Year

| {{won}}

|-

| "Love Explodes"

| Single of the Year

| {{nom}}

|-

| rowspan="1"|1995

| Wayne Conway - Broadcast (Strawpeople)

| Album Cover of the Year

| {{won}}

|-

| rowspan="2"|1996

| Mark Tierney / Paul Casserly / Anthony Ioasa - Sweet Disorder (Strawpeople)

| Songwriter of the Year

| {{won}}

|-

| "Sweet Disorder"

| Single of the Year

| {{nom}}

|-

| rowspan="5"|1997

| Vicarious

| Album of the Year

| {{won}}

|-

| Chris Van Der Geer (Strawpeople)

| Engineer of the Year

| {{nom}}

|-

| Fiona McDonald (Strawpeople)

| Female of the Year

| {{nom}}

|-

| Greg Johnson - "Boxers" (Strawpeople)

| Songwriter of the Year

| {{nom}}

|-

| "Taller Than God"

| Single of the Year

| {{nom}}

|-

| rowspan="2"|2001

| The Best of 1990-2000

| Film Soundtrack / Cast Recording / Compilation of the Year

| {{won}}

|-

| Paul Casserly & Joost Langveld - No New Messages (Strawpeople)

| Producer of the Year

| {{nom}}

|-

{{end}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.strawpeople.co.nz}}

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Category:Musical groups from Auckland

Category:New Zealand electronic music groups

Category:Electronic music duos