Effigy were an Australian three-piece indie pop/synth band, formed in Perth[1] in 1994. The band originally consisted of Peter Hardman (vocals, guitar, harmonica), and Annie Beckerling (bass), and Jason Stacey (drums).[2] The band signed to US label, Roadrunner Records, one of the label's first Australian signings, and relocated to Melbourne.
Effigy | |
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| Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 1994–1998 |
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The group released their debut self-titled album, Effigy, in 1997, with the track, "I Give In", placing at No. 100 in the Triple J Hottest 100 for 1997.[3]
Beckerling left the band during the earlier stages of recording their second album and was replaced by Cobina Crawford (ex-Sourpuss). Their second album, Century Collapsing, produced by Kalju Tonuma (The Sharp, Nick Barker, The Mavis's) and Hardman, was released in August 1998 and debuted at No. 68 on the Australian album charts, peaking at No. 65. The first single from the album, "Suspicion Bells", reached No. 90 on the Australian singles chart but the second single, "Caught", failed to chart. They toured nationally in support of The Mavis's and broke up shortly afterwards.
Hardman subsequently moved back to Perth and formed a new version of Effigy as a four-piece, with Rob T (drums), Micheal Boddington (guitar, keyboards) and Peter Twilby (bass).
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Album | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
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| AUS [4][5] | |||||
| Effigy |
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108 | |||
| Century Collapsing |
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65 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| AUS [4][5] | |||||||||
| 1996 | "Lovers" | 114 | Effigy | ||||||
| 1997 | "Small" | 148 | |||||||
| 1998 | "Suspicion Bells" | 90 | Century Collapsing | ||||||
| "Caught" | 201 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Way Out West: The Best of Perth's Forgotten '90s Indie Rock". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ The ARIA Report. Vol. 442. ARIA. 16 August 1998. p. 2.
- ^ "Hottest 100 1997". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 91.
- ^ a b "Effigy ARIA chart history to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 28 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.