THESE NEW SOUTH WHALES
The Melbourne foursome of Jamie Timony (vocals), Todd Andrews (guitar), Will Shepherd (bass), and Frank Sweet (drums) have honed their blend of undeniable artistry and self-effacing comedy to runaway success across multiple disciplines. From their cult Comedy-Central mockumentary TV series These New South Whales and satirical talk show TNSW Tonight!, to their hit podcast What A Great Punk, which is rapidly approaching 500 episodes over its five-year history, there remains a distinct separation between These New South Whales’ comedy and their music. As a band, any notion of parody was put to bed with the critical success of their last album, TNSW, which was nominated for a ‘Best Heavy Album’ ARIA after debuting at #9 on the ARIA charts. They’ve shot the shit with rock royalty — Tame Impala, Amy Taylor (Amyl & The Sniffers), Tom Coll (Fontaines D.C.), Rodger O’Donnell (The Cure) among them. But TNSW’s live show resume is just as significant, sharing stages with the likes of Shame, Soft Play, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, The Garden and Grinspoon, while also gracing triple j’s seminal Like A Version.
