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The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. The Whitlams have won three ARIA Music Awards from fourteen nominations. [26]
Best Group winners the Whitlams received their award from the group's namesake Gough Whitlam. [3] The former Prime Minister announced "It's my family." [ 4 ] Once on stage the members knelt at his feet. [ 4 ]
Eternal Nightcap – New Zealand Release was the first album released by The Whitlams specifically for a country other than Australia.Eternal Nightcap – New Zealand Release contained 17 tracks selected from the band's first three studio albums: Introducing The Whitlams, Undeniably The Whitlams and Eternal Nightcap.
The Guardian said, "No Aphrodisiac is a demarcation in the Whitlams’ sound: gone were the boyish songs about mates and girls, replaced by melancholic, clever songs about being lonely and drinking too much (and girls). In a neat encapsulation of the band’s shift, Lewis even swapped his double bass for an electric bass halfway through the track."
Prior to co-founding The Whitlams, Freedman was the front man of ska band Itchy Feet, and later the indie pop bands Penguins on Safari and The Olive Branch. [3] He had stints as sideman with Sunnyboys 1986–87 (who he would later manage), and The Hummingbirds 1989–90. [8]
"Thank You (for Loving Me at My Worst)" is a song by Australian band, The Whitlams. It was released in January 2000 as the lead single from their fourth album, Love This City . It peaked at number 63 on the ARIA charts.
Chit Chat co-wrote the lead singles off 4 albums in Rolling Stones Top 200 Aussies Albums of All Time including The Whitlams – "No Aphrodisiac" (Won the 1998 ARIA Award for Song of the Year). In 2003, Chit Chat and 3k Short wrote the original score for the Jonathon Teplitzky film Gettin' Square.
"Royal in the Afternoon" is a song by Australian band, The Whitlams. It was released in February 2003 as the third single from their fifth studio album, Torch the Moon.It received moderate success, peaking at number 66 in Australia in February 2003..