Seeker Lover Keeper
| Seeker Lover Keeper | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | Folk, Indie pop, Indie rock |
| Years active | 2010–2011 |
| Website |
seekerloverkeeper |
| Members |
Sarah Blasko Sally Seltmann Holly Throsby |
Seeker Lover Keeper is an Australian indie rock music supergroup formed by Sarah Blasko, Sally Seltmann and Holly Throsby in August 2010. The trio each have separate solo careers as singer-songwriters. The group's first album, which is self-titled, was released on 3 June 2011 through Dew Process/UMA.
On 12 June 2011, the album debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[1] The album was a surprise success, peaking higher than any former release from Blasko, Seltmann or Throsby. According to The Official ARIA Charts, the album has since been certified gold for shipment of over 35,000 copies. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, Seeker Lover Keeper was nominated for 'Best Adult Alternative Album'.
Seeker Lover Keeper also scored two songs in Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011. "Light All My Lights" came in at #86 and "Even Though I'm A Woman" came in at #17.
Biography
In August 2010 indie rock trio, Seeker Lover Keeper, was formed by Australian solo artists Sarah Blasko, Sally Seltmann and Holly Throsby.[2] Each has a separate solo career as a singer-songwriter. They recorded material in New York and issued the self-titled album on 3 June 2011, which peaked at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart.[3][4] The group issued three singles, each with an accompanying music video, that featured each individual as the lead singer, "Light All My Lights" (Blasko), "Even Though I'm a Woman" (Throsby) and "On My Own" (Seltmann).[5]
In November, Seltmann, Blasko and Throsby each provided a cover version of songs by Neil Finn and Tim Finn on the They Will Have Their Way Tour (see They Will Have Their Way) with various artists including Clare Bowditch, Lior, Paul Dempsey and Alexander Gow (of Oh Mercy) also appearing. Seltmann accompanied herself on a piano for her rendition of "Four Seasons in One Day", later Seeker Lover Keeper performed "Sinner" from Neil's 1998 album Try Whistling This.[6] By year's end each had returned to their respective solo careers. In March 2012, Seltmann supported an Australian tour by Bon Iver.[7]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | |||
| Seeker Lover Keeper |
|
3 |
|
| — denotes releases that failed to chart. | |||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [9] | |||
| 2011 | "Light All My Lights" | — | Seeker Lover Keeper |
| "Even Though I'm a Woman" | 80 | ||
| "On My Own" | — | ||
| — denotes releases that failed to chart. | |||
References
- ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart: 13/06/2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ↑ Shedden, Iain (21 May 2011). "Seeker, Lover, Keeper". The Australian (News Limited (News Corporation)). Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ "Seeker Lover Keeper – Bio". Seeker Lover Keeper Official Website. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Medien, Steffen. "Discography Seeker Lover Keeper". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ "Seeker Lover Keeper". Seeker Lover Keeper. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ Kempnich, Clare (16 November 2011). "Review: They Will Have Their Way @ QPAC". [News] Unlimited. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ Wright, Emma (15 December 2011). "Tour Updates: Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Yukon Blonde, Thee Oh Sees, Guttermouth, Jay & Silent Bob, Ronan Keating and J Mascis". Health Media & the AU Review. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums
- ↑ The ARIA Report - Issue 1111