Street Chant
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Street Chant in 2013
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Mean Street |
| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genres | Indie rock, Punk |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Arch Hill |
| Website | streetchant |
| Members | Emily Littler Billie Rogers Christopher Varnham |
| Past members | Mikey Sperring Alex Brown |
Street Chant is a New Zealand indie rock band who are signed to Arch Hill Recordings.
The band formed in Auckland in late 2007 with Emily Littler on guitar and vocals, Billie Rogers on bass and backing vocals and Mikey Sperring on drums, originally with the name Mean Street. In 2009 Sperring left and was replaced by Alex Brown and the band changed their name to Street Chant.[1]
In 2010 the band released their debut album Means to critical acclaim,[2][3] and won the inaugural Critics Choice Prize at the 2010 New Zealand Music Awards.[4] In 2011 Means was shortlisted for the Taite Music Prize,[5] and nominated for "Best Alternative Album" at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards[6]
In 2011 Street Chant opened for The Lemonheads in their "It's a Shame About Ray" 20th anniversary American tour.[7]
In 2012 the band released the double A-side 7" single "Frail Girls" / "Salad Daze".[8]
In 2013 Street Chant released a 5 track cassette/free download EP called Isthmus of One Thousand Lovers.
In late 2013 Street Chant performed a New Zealand tour as backing band for David Saunders of the 90's Flying Nun Records band The 3D's, performing a selection of 3Ds songs and covers.
In early 2015 it was announced that Alex Brown had left the band, and was replaced by Christopher Varnham of Auckland post-punk band Wilberforces.
Street Chant are expected to release their second album "Hauora" in 2015.
Contents
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| NZ | |||
| 2010 | Means [9] |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||
EPs
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ | |||
| 2013 | Isthmus of One Thousand Lovers[10] |
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— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ | |||
| 2012 | "Frail Girls" / "Salad Daze"
Double A-side 7"[8] |
— | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||
Music videos
| Year | Music video | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Scream Walk" | Thom Burton[11] |
| 2010 | "Yr Philosophy" | Rover[12] |
| 2011 | "Less Chat More Sewing" | Rover[13] |
| "Stoned Again" | Andrew Moore[14] | |
| 2012 | "Frail Girls" | Levi Beamish[15] |
| "Salad Daze" | Damian Golfinopoulos[16] | |
| "Sink" | Claire Littler[17] | |
| 2013 | "Tear My Whole Face Off" | Anna Littler, Emily Littler[18] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organisation | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | New Zealand Music Awards | Means | Critics' Choice Prize | Won[19] |
| New Zealand Music Awards | ||||
| 2011 | Means | Best Alternative Album | Nominated | |
| Taite Music Prize | Means | Taite Music Prize | Nominated |
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