The Teskey Brothers

The Teskey Brothers are an Australian blues rock band from Melbourne, named after the two brothers who formed the group in 2008: Josh Teskey (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Sam Teskey (lead guitar).[6] The band also includes Brendon Love (bass guitar) and Liam Gough (drums). In 2019 they signed with Glassnote Records and Ivy League Records. They have released two albums, Half Mile Harvest (2017) and Run Home Slow (2019). At the 2019 ARIA Music Awards, The Teskey Brothers were nominated for seven awards.[7] They won three categories for the album, Run Home Slow, Best Group, Best Blues and Roots Album and Engineer of the Year (Sam Teskey).[8]

The Teskey Brothers
The Teskey Brothers 2018
Background information
OriginMelbourne, Australia
Genres
Years active2008–present
Labels
Websitetheteskeybrothers.com
Members
  • Josh Teskey (vocals, guitar)
  • Sam Teskey (guitar)
  • Brendon Love (bass)
  • Liam Gough (drums)[4]
  • Olaf Scott (Hammond organ)
  • Nathaniel Sametz (trombone)
  • Charlie Woods (trumpet)[5]

Career

The band was formed in 2008 by two brothers, Josh Teskey (vocals) and Sam Teskey (guitar), along with Brendon Love (bass) and Liam Gough (drums). They started by playing in the streets and at parties, Then playing larger venues and were soon attracting attention from record labels. The band began to experience success in 2017.[9][6] On 12 January 2017, The Teskey Brothers released their debut album, Half Mile Harvest, which was produced in their home studio.[5][1] Half Mile Harvest was in the Top 20 of the ARIA charts and eventually became number one on the ARIA Independent Album charts.[1]

In 2018, they signed a deal with Downtown Music Publishing.[3] In 2019, the band signed with Glassnote Records,[10] Ivy League Records,[1] and Mushroom Music Publishing.[2] In July 2019 won the Levi Music Prize; a prize to financially assist Australian and New Zealand acts to achieve their export goals.[11][12] The band contributed 7 songs for the 2019 Palm Beach soundtrack which was released in July 2019. On 2 August 2019, The Teskey Brothers released their second studio album, Run Home Slow which debuted at number 2 on the ARIA Charts. The album won Engineer of the Year for Sam at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019.[13] The album also won the ARIA Award for Best Group and Best Blues and Roots album.[14]

In April 2020, the band announced the release of their first live album, titled Live at the Forum, released on 15 May 2020.[15]

Style

Their music is in the style of Wilson Pickett, and Otis Redding.[16] The band plays soul music, with jazz and rhythm and blues influence.[17]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[18]		 GER
[19]		 NLD
[20]		 SWI
[21]		 UK
[22]
Half Mile Harvest
  • Release date: 12 January 2017
  • Label: Half Mile Harvest, Decca
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 18—49——
Run Home Slow
  • Release date: 2 August 2019[23]
  • Label: Half Mile Harvest, Ivy League
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 27497877

Live albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[24]
Live at the Forum
  • Release date: 15 May 2020[15]
  • Label: Ivy League Records
  • Format: CD, Digital download, LP streaming
 1

Extended plays
Title Details
The Teskey Brothers
  • Release date: 2012
  • Label: The Teskey Brothers
  • Format: CD

Singles
Title Year Peak

chart positions

 Album
US
AAA
[25]
"Pain and Misery" 2016 — Half Mile Harvest
"Louisa"[26] 2017 —
"Forever You and Me"[27] 2018 — non-album single
"I Get Up"[28] — Half Mile Harvest
"Right for Me"[29] 2019 — non-album single
"Hold Me"[30] — Run Home Slow
"Man of the Universe"[31] —
"So Caught Up"[32] 10

Awards

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. The Teskey Brothers have been nominated for three awards.[33][34]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 "I Get Up" Song of the Year Nominated
Most Performed Blues & Roots Work of the Year Nominated
Themselves Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year Nominated

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. The Teskey Brothers have been nominated for seven awards and have won three.[8]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Run Home Slow Album of the Year Nominated
Best Group Won
Best Blues & Roots Album Won
Breakthrough Artist Nominated
Best Independent Release Nominated
The Teskey Brothers - Intimate Venue Tour Best Australian Live Act Nominated
Sam Teskey for The Teskey Brothers – Run Home Slow Engineer of the Year Won

Music Victoria Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
Music Victoria Awards 2017 themselves Breakthrough Artist Won
Music Victoria Awards 2018[35] Half Mile Harvest Best Soul, Funk, RnB & Gospel Album Won
The Teskey Brothers Best Emerging Act Won
Music Victoria Awards 2019[36][37] Run Home Slow Best Album Won
Best Folk or Roots Album Nominated
"So Caught Up" Best Song Won
Themselves Best Band Won
Best Regional/Outer Suburban Act Won

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