| Short Stack | |
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| Origin | Budgewoi, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Pop, pop rock, power pop |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Sunday Morning |
| Website | www.shortstack.com.au |
| Members | |
| Shaun Diviney Bradie Webb Andy Clemmensen |
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Short Stack is a band from Budgewoi (on the 'Central Coast', New South Wales, Australia. The band consists of members, Shaun Diviney (lead vocals, electric guitar), Andy Clemmensen (backing vocals, bass), and Bradie Webb (drums, programming). Formed in 2005, the three members met on the train while attending Hunter School of the Performing Arts in Newcastle. Short Stack have twice being named channel [v]'s Oz Artist of the year, and produced two gold-selling albums, three top ten singles, an ARIA number one chart award and a platinum-selling single. They have also shared the stage with many big name artists such as McFly, Hellogoodbye, Simple Plan, Good Charlotte and The Veronicas, many of which while still completing their HSC.
They are named after commonly used term for a small layer of pancakes.[1]
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The same year the band members met, they entered Youthrock, a competition for school-based bands. They failed to pass the first round in 2005, but then returned in 2006 to place 3rd. This was where they met Trevor Steel and Chris Johns of indie label "Sunday Morning Records", who then signed the band in 2007. Over time Short Stack accumulated a dedicated fanbase of teenagers through social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Their YouTube channel, well known for "Short Stack TV", has gained some attention on YouTube, including becoming the 29th most-viewed of all time Australian YouTube channel.
In 2008, Short Stack was awarded Channel V's Oz Artist of the Year Award, beating other popular acts such as The Getaway Plan, The Living End, The Veronicas and Kisschasy.[1]
On 14 August 2009, Short Stack released their debut album, Stack Is the New Black. The band has released four singles, "Shimmy a Go Go",[2] "Princess", "Sway, Sway Baby!" and "Ladies & Gentlemen". "Sway, Sway Baby!" debuted at number 2 on the ARIA singles chart, making it the highest ranking debut on the week of its release; it dropped 25 places during the following week.[3]
Short Stack was awarded runner-up of the Oz Artist of the Year 2009, losing the award to Kisschasy.
It was announced that Short Stack would release "Ladies & Gentlemen" and "Sweet December" as well as songs remixed by Bradie, on an EP. The EP was released on 11 December.[4] "Sweet December" debuted at number 8 on the ARIA singles chart. Both the Album and the single releases were Mastered by Paul Stefanidis at Viking Lounge Mastering.
On 29 July 2010 on his Twitter, Shaun Diviney announced that the first single from their second album would be titled "Planets" and it would be released as an EP. This EP includes the songs "I Will. I Will. I Will.", "Electric Romantics" and "In My Hands".[5] On 24 September, to coincide with the release of "Planets", Short Stack performed the song live at Federation Square in Melbourne. The event was televised live on Sunrise.[6]
In an interview with The Music Network, the band revealed the new album was produced by Lee Groves and would be released in November. Shaun Diviney also announced a new orchestral sound, stating: "We've been having fun looking backward through music rather than going down the electro-pop route which everybody seems to be doing now." Drummer Bradie Webb added: "It's a lot more laid back. Less thrashy, more sexy."[7]
Their second album, This Is Bat Country, was released on 12 November 2010. "Planets" was included on the album.[8]
The second single that was released from This Is Bat Country is titled "We Dance to a Different Disco, Honey".[5]
On 18 October, Short Stack performed "Planets" live on The X Factor. On the same day, This Is Bat Country became available for pre-order, with a collector's limited edition pack including an action figure of the band and an exclusively signed poster.[9]
On 2 November, Universal Music Australia confirmed that Short Stack would appear on the cover of issue #709 of the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine.[10]
In November, Short Stack won their second Oz Artist of the Year Award from Channel V, beating artists such as Bliss n Eso, the John Butler Trio and Amy Meredith.[11]
Also in November, Short Stack went on a meet and greet tour around the country to promote the release of This Is Bat Country. On 14 November, they performed Planets and We Dance to a Different Disco, Honey on Telethon.
The third single from This Is Bat Country, "Heartbreak Made Me a Killer", was released as an EP on 25 March 2011.
Short Stack opened for Good Charlotte as part of their Cardiology Tour in Australia in April 2011.
Short Stack toured Australia on their This Is Bat Country tour in July 2011.
On 18 May 2011, Diviney appeared on the panel of the ABC game show Spicks and Specks.
Their new single "Bang Bang Sexy" was released late September and the video came out at 8:30pm 10 October 2011. This single (also featuring "Wherever You Are" on iTunes) is featured in an upcoming EP and a new album.
Short Stack were nominated to win Channel V's Oz Artist Of The Year. They made the Top 4 alongside 360 , Guy Sebastian and New Empire. Pre- Winner Announcement, 360 posted a video on YouTube explaining why people shouldn't vote for Short Stack and why he hates them, entitled "F**k Short Stack". One of the many attacks on Short Stack included him saying "Everytime I hear a Short Stack song, I want to chop of my c**k and throw it on heavy traffic". Diviney then fought back by posting a video on YouTube, "Short Stack Oz Artist 2011" where he impersonates the rapper and changing what 360 said into why you should vote for Short Stack and how good they are. He called the rapper a "munted dopey c**t on the internet". Diviney also accused 360 of his clothing in his video and his tattoos in a rap of his.
The band also released their first documentary, "The Story Of Short Stack" based on their road to success.
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| AUS | ||||
| 2009 | Stack Is the New Black
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| 2010 | This Is Bat Country
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6 |
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| Year | Single | Chart peak positions | Album |
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| AUS | |||
| 2008 | "Shimmy a Go Go" | 31 | Stack Is the New Black |
| 2009 | "Princess" | 11 | |
| "Sway, Sway Baby!" | 2 | ||
| "Ladies & Gentlemen" | — | ||
| "Sweet December" | 8 | Sweet December (EP) | |
| 2010 | "Planets" | 4 | This Is Bat Country |
| "We Dance to a Different Disco, Honey" | 43[13] | ||
| 2011 | "Heartbreak Made Me a Killer" | 93[14] | |
| "Bang Bang Sexy" | 98[15] |
| Year | Single | Director |
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| 2008 | "Sway, Sway Baby!" | N/A |
| "Drop Dead Gorgeous" | ||
| "Shimmy a Go Go" | ||
| 2009 | "Princess" | Straighty180 |
| "Sway, Sway Baby!" (remake) | Dan Reisinger | |
| "Ladies & Gentlemen" | Straighty180 | |
| "Sweet December" | ||
| 2010 | "Planets" | |
| "We Dance to a Different Disco, Honey" | ||
| 2011 | "Heartbreak Made Me a Killer" | Benn Jae & Tony Prescott |
| "Bang Bang Sexy"[16] | Dan Resigner |
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