Fourth Floor Collapse
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| Fourth Floor Collapse | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Perth, Australia |
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| Genre(s) | Rock Indie rock |
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| Years active | 1998–present | |
| Label(s) | Phantom Records Creative Vibes (Australia) |
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| Website | Official website | |
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| Michael Miller Dan Forrestal Rhys Kealley Michael Parker Scott Mesiti |
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| Former members | ||
| Scott O'Donoghue Mike Rouse Nathan Gaunt Leigh Miller Nigel Bird Sean Pollard Russell Loasby Anto Smyth Trent McKenzie |
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Fourth Floor Collapse is a Melbourne-based rock band.
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[edit] History
Fourth Floor Collapse originated in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, playing their first show at the Rosemount Hotel in 1998. They quickly became the most awarded unsigned band in Australia, taking out the Next Big Thing Competition in 1999 and winning ten Western Australian Music Industry Awards, including Most Popular Local Original Rock Act (2002). The band released its debut recording Plans for Dream Homes in 2000 and its debut album, Half Deserted Streets in 2001.
In 2003 Fourth Floor Collapse released its sophmore album, From the Cold', for which it received extensive airplay on Triple J and public radio around the country with tracks such as "Made Believe", "Sun", "Stories Unglued", and "Drink 'til you Drown".
In 2005 the group signed to Creative Vibes and relocated to Melbourne, where they recorded their third album Books with Broken Spines in 2006 with the singles "Occupation" and "Ashes" enjoying high rotation on NOVA and Triple J.
[edit] Touring
They have performed with international acts such as The Tea Party, Badly Drawn Boy, Counting Crows, Teenage Fanclub and Turin Brakes, as well as Australian bands such as Augie March, You Am I, Jebediah, The Blackeyed Susans, John Butler Trio, iOTA, Eskimo Joe, The Superjesus, Shihad, Magic Dirt and The Sleepy Jackson. They have also played several festivals including the Big Day Out 2004.
[edit] Members
- Dan Forrestal – guitar, mandolin, piano, vocals
- Rhys Kealley – guitar, piano, melodica, vocals
- Michael Miller – lead vocal, acoustic guitar, piano
- Mick Parker – drums
[edit] Awards
- Books with Broken Spines nominated in top 25 of the 2006 Australian Music Prize
- 10 x West Australian Music Awards, including Most Popular Local Original Rock Act (2002)
- Next Big Thing - First prize (1999)
- Australian Live Music Award - Best Live Band WA
- WAMi songwriting contest - Best Rock Song "Resigned"
- Songworks songwriting competition - Best song "Old Enough"
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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[edit] EPs
- Plans for Dream Homes - QStik Records/MGM Distribution (March 2000)
- Godspeed - Congregation Records (November 2004)
[edit] Singles
- "Made Believe" (2001)
- "One Last Arrow" (2001)
- "Sun" - Congregation Records / MGM Distribution (February 2003)
- "Night Under Lights" - Congregation Records / MGM Distribution (2003)
- "Stories Unglued" - Congregation Records / MGM Distribution (February 2004)
- "Drink 'til you Drown" - Creative Vibes (January 2006)
- "Occupation" - Creative Vibes (June 2006)
- "Ashes" - Creative Vibes (November 2006)
