Chet Faker

Chet Faker

Chet Faker at the Rolling Stone Awards, 2013

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
Born 23 June 1988
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Associated acts Flume
Website www.chetfaker.com

Nicholas James Murphy (born 23 June 1988), better known by his stage name Chet Faker, 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] In April 2014 Built on Glass, Faker's debut album, was released to generally positive reviews and debuted at number 1 on the Australian ARIA Charts.[6][7] Three songs from the album were subsequently voted into the top ten of Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2014, including the number one spot for "Talk Is Cheap".[8]

Career beginnings

Murphy decided 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."[9] Other influences he has cited include Bob Dylan, as well as his mother's Motown albums and his father's "chilled out Ibiza CDs".[9][10]

He first rose to prominence after his cover of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" went viral online, reaching number 1 on the Hypemachine chart in May 2011.[9] 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".[11] The EP was also popular with fans, with its second single, "I'm Into You", landing at number 24 on radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2012.[12]

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 The 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.[13]

On 12 August 2013, Faker released a new single, "Melt", featuring American vocalist Kilo Kish.[14] In November 2013, Flume and Faker released an EP, titled Lockjaw. Faker's debut album,[15] Built on Glass, was released on 11 April 2014,[16] preceded by the release of its lead single, "Talk Is Cheap", and its accompanying music video on 11 February.[17] The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts.[7]

In January 2015, it was announced that Faker would perform at the Boston Calling Music Festival in May 2015.[18] Later that month, "Talk is Cheap" was named the number one song in the 2014 Triple J Hottest 100 countdown, while two of his other singles, "Gold" and "1998", also reached the top ten, placing at number 7 and 8 respectively.[19]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[7]		 AUS
Dance
[20]		 AUS
Indie
[21]		 BEL (FL)
[22]		 BEL (WA)
[23]		 FRA
[24]		 NL
[25]		 NZ
[26]		 SWI
[27]		 UK
[28]		 US
[29]
Built on Glass 1 1 1 31 38 76 51 6 49 87 158

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[7]
iTunes Session
  • Released: 28 November 2014 (AU)
  • Label: Future Classic
  • Format: Digital download
 18

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[7]		 AUS
Indie
[21]
Thinking in Textures
  • Released: 23 March 2012
  • Label: Opulent, Remote Control
  • Format: CD, 12", digital download
 38 4
Live Sessions
  • Released: 21 March 2013[31]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
 — —
Lockjaw EP
(Flume & Chet Faker)
  • Released: 22 November 2013 (AU)[32]
  • Label: Future Classic
  • Format: CD, 12", digital download
 — —
Dec 18, 2013 – Good Danny's Austin, TX
  • Released: 18 December 2013[33]
  • Label: Daytrotter
  • Format: Digital download
 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[34]		 AUS
Dance
[35]		 AUS
Indie
[36]		 BEL
(FL)
[22]		 CAN
Rock
[37]		 FRA
[38]		 US
Alt
[39]
"Terms and Conditions" 2012 — — — — — — — Thinking in Textures
"I'm Into You" — — — — — — —
"Love and Feeling" — — — — — — —
"Drop the Game"
(Flume & Chet Faker)		 2013 18 5 1 — — 125 — Lockjaw EP
"Talk Is Cheap" 2014 6 2 2 103 — — — Built on Glass
"1998" 55 16 6 — — 95 —
"Gold" 40 5 5 101 17 — 35
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[34]		 AUS
Indie
[36]
"Melt"
(featuring Kilo Kish)		 2013 60 4 Built on Glass

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[42]		 AUS
Dance
[43]
"This Song Is Not About a Girl"
(Flume & Chet Faker)		 2013 52 12 Lockjaw EP
"What About Us"
(Flume & Chet Faker)		 53 13

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) N/A
"Try It Over" (Yujen) No Aware Vocals
"On You" (Chet Faker and GoldLink)[44] 2014 N/A

Production

Title Year Artist Album
"Don't Regret Me" 2012 Rainy Milo Limey
"Deal Me Briefly" 2013 N/A

Remixes

Title Year Artist
"So Sorry" 2011 Geoffrey O'Connor
"North" [45] Phoenix
"Nude" [46] Radiohead
"Trembling Hands" 2012 The Temper Trap
"Dark Doo Wop"[47] MS MR
"Pretty Girls" 2015 Little Dragon

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"Terms and Conditions" 2011 Isabella Giovinazzo[48]
"I'm Into You" 2012 Josh Mckie[49]
"Drop the Game" (Flume & Chet Faker) 2013 Lorin Askill[50]
"Talk Is Cheap" 2014 Toby & Pete[51]
"1998" Domenico Bartolo[52]
"Gold" Hiro Murai[53]

As featured artist

Title Year Director(s)
"Left Alone" (Flume featuring Chet Faker) 2013 Rhett Wade-Ferrell[54]

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

Year Recipient Award Result
2012 Chet Faker Best Independent Artist style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated[55]
Breakthrough Independent Artist style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won[3]
Thinking in Textures Best Independent Single/EP style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won[3]
Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated[55]
"Terms and Conditions" Best Independent Dance/Electronica Single style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated[55]
2014 Chet Faker Best Independent Artist style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated[56]
Built on Glass Best Independent Album style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated[56]
Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated[56]

ARIA Awards

Chet Faker received nine nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2014,[57] on 7 October he won three Artisan Awards and on 26 November he won two more categories.[57][58]

Year Recipient Award Result
2014 Built on Glass Album of the Year style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
Flume & Chet Faker for "Drop the Game" Best Dance Release style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
Built on Glass Best Independent Release style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won
Best Male Artist style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won
Breakthrough Artist style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
Toby & Pete for "Talk Is Cheap" Best Video style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
Eric J Dubowsky for Built on Glass Engineer of the Year style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won
Nicholas Murphy for Built on Glass Producer of the Year style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won
Tin & Ed for Built on Glass Best Cover Art style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

Year Recipient Award Result
2012 Thinking in Textures Best Independent Release style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won[4]

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