Snakadaktal

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Snakadaktal

Snakadaktal performing at Federation Square, Melbourne, January 12, 2012
Background information
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres Indie pop, dream pop
Years active 2010-present
Labels

I OH YOU Records

Liberation
Website

www.snakadaktal.com

Facebook site
Members Sean Heathcliff
Phoebe Cockburn
Joseph Clough
Jarrah Mccarty-Smith
Barna Nemeth

Snakadaktal is an Australian five-piece indie pop/dream pop band, which formed in 2009 in Melbourne, Victoria. The band consists of Sean Heathcliff (guitar, vocals, synthesizers), Phoebe Cockburn (vocals, synthesizers) Joseph Clough (guitar), Jarrah Mccarty-Smith (bass), and Barna Nemeth (drums).

Biography

Snakadaktal were named the Triple J Unearthed High winners for 2011. Following their success on Triple J, the band signed a record deal with I OH YOU Records.

On November 25, 2011, Snakadaktal released their debut EP Snakadaktal with I OH YOU Records. The two singles "Chimera" and "Air" from their self titled EP achieved high rotation on Triple J, with "Air" becoming the third-most played track on Triple J the week it premiered.[citation needed]

Snakadaktal's debut EP reached number 26 on the digital ARIA Charts in 2011. Their track "Air" was ranked #22 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2011 and their song "Dance Bear" was voted #93 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012.

The band's debut LP, Sleep in the Water, was released on 2 August 2013. "Hung on Tight" was the first official single from the album, released 24 June 2013. "Fall Underneath" was released as the second single in November 2013.

Band members

  • Phoebe Cockburn – vox, synthesizers
  • Sean Heathcliff – vox, guitar
  • Joseph Clough – guitar, synthesizers
  • Jarrah Mccarty-Smith – bass
  • Barna Nemeth – drums

Discography

EPs

  • Snakadaktal (25 November 2011, I OH YOU Records)
  • The Sun II (3 January 2014, 2014 Liberation Music)

Albums

  • Sleep In The Water (2 August 2013)

References

    1. http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/media/s3478465.htm
    2. http://reviewedmusic.com/2012/interview-phoebe-cockburn-snakadaktal/
    3. http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Snakadaktal

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