Little Sea were an Australian pop-rock band formed in late 2013, signed to Sony Music Australia. Based in Sydney, Australia, the band consisted of Andy Butler (lead vocals, guitar), Oliver Kirby (guitar), Dylan Clark (bass, piano), and Leighton Cauchi (drums). They released three EPs: Wake the Sun (2014), With You, Without You (2015), and On Loop (2016). They separated on 26 September 2016.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2013–2016 |
| Labels | Sony Music Australia (2014–2016) |
| Members | management: Luke Girgis (2013-2016) |
| Past members |
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| Website | web |
History
editThe group formed when Andrew Butler and Leighton Cauchi met through mutual friends and played in a progressive metal band. They later formed a new band and were joined by Oliver Kirby in late 2013 and starting posting covers on YouTube. Dylan Clark completed the line-up in February 2014.[1]
The band's first single, "Thank You", was released in May 2014, following which, the band toured Australia, including a support slot for 5 Seconds of Summer at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney and the Tivoli Theatre in Brisbane.[1][2] In July, the group was signed to Careless Management, part of Be Like Children, a recently founded joint venture between Luke Girgis and Matt Cannings.[3][4] They debuted at number 1 on the Australian iTunes music chart with their EP Wake the Sun, before touring Australia as main support for international stars 5 Seconds of Summer.[5] This led to the group signing to Universal Music Publishing in August 2014,[6] before being signed to Sony Music Australia record label.[7]
In April 2015, Little Sea joined the Australian national Amplify tour, which also featured YouTube acts Troye Sivan, Connor Franta, Andrea Russett, Jai Waetford, and Jamie's World, among others.[citation needed]
In 2015, the band released the single "Change for Love" along with an EP, With You Without You. The EP consists of 6 tracks: "Red Lights", "Change for Love", "I Don't Wanna Leave", "Friends", an acoustic version of "I Don't Wanna Leave" and "Back to You". On 1 July 2015, Little Sea began their Australian headline tour.[citation needed]
On 16 September 2016, the band released the EP On Loop. Shortly afterwards, on 26 September 2016, the band announced their breakup on all of their social medias.[8]
Discography
editExtended plays
edit| Year | Details | Chart positions |
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| AUS [9] | ||
| 2014 | Wake the Sun[10]
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| 2015 | With You Without You
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| 2016 | On Loop
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
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| AUS [9] | |||
| 2014 | "Thank You" | — | Wake the Sun EP |
| "The Lucky Ones" | — | ||
| 2015 | "Change for Love" | 46 | With You Without You EP |
| 2016 | "Cut It Out"
"Revolve" |
On Loop EP |
Awards and nominations
editChannel V
edit| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Oz Artist of the Year | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b Aquilina, Jessica (1 May 2014). "Little Sea is making great waves". Penrith City Gazette. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Little Sea Concert & Tour History". Concert Archives. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Sydney upstarts Little Sea sign management deal". The Music. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Careless Management". Be Like Children. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Interview Little Sea". Student Edge. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Little Sea Signs Global Deal With Universal Music Publishing". The Music. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ Fitzsimons, Scott (19 October 2014). "Sony Win Race To Sign Little Sea". The Music. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Little Sea have called it quits". The Music. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ a b "australian-charts.com - Discography Little Sea". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Wake the Sun - EP by Little Sea". iTunes. 18 November 2014.
External links
edit- Official website (archived)