Chet Faker
| Chet Faker | |
|---|---|
 Chet Faker at The Rolling Stone Awards in January 2013 at Beach Road Hotel, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nicholas James Murphy |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Electronica, downtempo, soul |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Opulent, Remote Control, Downtown (United States), MapleMusic (Canada) |
| Associated acts | Ta-ku, Flume |
| Website | http://www.chetfaker.com/ |
Chet Faker (born Nicholas James Murphy) is an Australian electronica musician. In 2012 he signed to Downtown Records in the United States and issued an extended play, Thinking in Textures.[1][2] In October that year he won 'Breakthrough Artist of the Year' and Thinking in Textures won 'Best Independent Single/EP' at the Australian Independent Records Awards.[3] In January 2013 the work won 'Best Independent Release' at the Rolling Stone Australia Awards for 2012.[4] His cover of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" was featured in a 2013 Super Bowl commercial for Beck's Sapphire.[5]
History
Murphy decided he needed to play under a stage name after people came to his shows thinking he was a different and already established musician named Nick Murphy. He settled on the name Chet Faker as an homage to Chet Baker: "I listened to a lot of jazz and I was a big fan of ... the way he sang, when he moved into mainstream singing. He had this really fragile vocal style—this really, broken, close-up and intimate style. The name is kind of just an ode to Chet Baker and the mood of music he used to play—something I would like to at least pay homage to in my own music."[6] Other influences he has cited include Bob Dylan, as well as his mother's Motown albums and his father's "chilled out Ibiza CDs."[6][7]
He first rose to prominence after his cover of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" went viral online, reaching #1 on the Hypemachine chart in May 2011.[6] He released his first EP Thinking In Textures on 22 March 2012 to positive reviews, being described as "wonderfully loungey" and praised for its ability to "mix subtlety with impressive beauty."[8] The EP was also popular with fans, with single "I'm Into You" landing at number 24 on the 2012 Triple J Hottest 100 chart.[9]
Faker has worked with several other artists since the release of his debut EP, including collaborations with Flume and remixes of songs by MS MR and Temper Trap. He was a featured vocalist on Say Lou Lou's "Fool of Me," which was named Best New Track by Pitchfork in May 2013.[10]
He released a new single featuring Kilo Kish on 12 August 2013.[11] In September of 2013, Flume announced that he and Faker had recorded an EP, stating that the final result "doesn't sound particularly like Flume or specifically like, you know, a Chet Faker record it really is kinda like a hybrid of both sounds going to one" and he feels like everything they did with the EP "was collaborative about the whole effort, and I think that shines through."[12] Faker is currently working on his debut album.[13]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [14] |
AUS Indie [15] | ||
| Thinking in Textures |
|
44 | 4 |
| Live Sessions |
|
— | — |
| Lockjaw EP (Flume & Chet Faker) |
|
— | — |
| Dec 18, 2013 – Good Danny's Austin, TX |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [18] |
AUS Indie [19] | |||
| "Terms and Conditions" | 2012 | — | — | Thinking in Textures |
| "I'm Into You" | — | — | ||
| "Love and Feeling" | — | — | ||
| "Melt" (featuring Kilo Kish) |
2013 | — | 4 | TBA |
| "Drop the Game" (Flume & Chet Faker) |
21 | 1 | Lockjaw EP | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Mahal" (Ta-ku featuring Chet Faker) | 2011 | LATENYC | |
| "Fear Like You" (Chet Faker and The Royal Swazi Spa) | 2012 | The Key of Sea — Volume 2 | |
| "Left Alone" (Flume featuring Chet Faker) | Flume | ||
| "Moon Plain" (The Coober Pedy University Band featuring Chet Faker) | 2013 | Moon Plain | |
| "Fool of Me" (Say Lou Lou featuring Chet Faker) | Julian | ||
| "Rock On" (Nkechi Anele & Chet Faker; David Essex cover) | Non-album release | ||
| "Try It Over" (Yujen) | No Aware | Vocals |
Production
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Don't Regret Me" | 2012 | Rainy Milo | Limey |
| "Deal Me Briefly" | 2013 | Non-album single |
Remixes
| Title | Year | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| "So Sorry" | 2011 | Geoffrey O'Connor |
| "Trembling Hands" | 2012 | The Temper Trap |
| "Dark Doo Woop" | MS MR |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Terms and Conditions" | 2011 | Isabella Giovinazzo[20] |
| "I'm Into You" | 2012 | Josh Mckie[21] |
| "Drop the Game" (Flume & Chet Faker) | 2013 | Lorin Askill[22] |
Awards and nominations
AIR Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated artist/work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Best Independent Artist | Chet Faker | Nominated[23] |
| Breakthrough Independent Artist | Won[3] | ||
| Best Independent Single/EP | Thinking in Textures | Won[3] | |
| Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album | Nominated[23] | ||
| Best Independent Dance/Electronica Single | "Terms and Conditions" | Nominated[23] |
Rolling Stone Australia Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated artist/work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Best Independent Release | Thinking in Textures | Won[4] |
References
- ↑ Mann, Tom (10 January 2013). "The Rise and Rise of Melbourne's Soul Scene". Faster Louder.
- ↑ "Tame Impala Win At Rolling Stone Awards". The West. 16 January 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Roberts, Jo (16 October 2012). "Chet Faker wins big at music awards". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rolling Stone Awards 2012". Sky News. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "Beck's Sapphire Commercial - Super Bowl 2013". 31 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Brown, Emma. "Discovery: Chet Faker". Interview. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ Emery, Patrick (6 December 2011). "Chet Faker". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ Carrow (29 March 2012). "Chet Faker - Thinking In Textures EP". The Blue Walrus. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "Chet Faker Interview". Rip It Up. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ Zoladz, Lindsay (6 May 2013). "Say Lou Lou: "Fool of Me" [ft. Chet Faker]". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ Crax (12 August 2013). "Chet Faker Ft. Kilo Kish - "Melt"". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "Flume & Chet Faker To Release EP Together". The Music. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ Baggs, Michael (21 May 2013). "Chet Faker: 'I Finished My Album - Then Scrapped It'". Gigwise. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "Discography Chet Faker". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "Independent Label Albums Charts: The Week Beginning 11 Feb 2013". AIR. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "Lockjaw – Single". iTunes. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ↑ "Dec 18, 2013 – Good Danny's Austin, TX". Daytrotter. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "Discography Chet Faker". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ Independent Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
- "Melt": "Independent Label Singles Charts: The Week Beginning 16 Sep 2013". AIR. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- "Drop the Game": "Independent Label Singles Charts: The Week Beginning 02 December 2013". AIR. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "Chet Faker – Terms And Conditions (HD)". Vimeo. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ↑ "Chet Faker – I'm Into You (HD)". Vimeo. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ↑ "Flume & Chet Faker – Drop The Game". Vimeo. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "CHET FAKER NOMINATED FOR FIVE JAGERMEISTER INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS". Remote Control Records. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2013.