Ball Park Music are an Australian five-piece

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, who formed in 2008. The band consists of Sam Cromack, Jennifer Boyce, Paul Furness, Dean Hanson and Daniel Hanson. Their debut studio album '' Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs'' was released in 2011 and was nominated for Australian Album of the Year at the

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, peaking at number 36 on the

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. In 2012, the band released ''

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,'' followed by '' Puddinghead'', their third studio album in 2014, which peaked at number two. It spawned the certified platinum single " She Only Loves Me When I'm There", becoming the band's first song to chart on the ARIA Singles chart. Their sixth studio album '' Ball Park Music'' was released in 2020, spawning the single " Cherub" which polled at number four in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020. The album was nominated for multiple awards and won Album of the Year at the

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. '' Weirder & Weirder'' (2022) is the band's most recent album, nominated for Best Independent Album and

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at the 2022 ARIA Awards. Preceding single "Stars In My Eyes" polled at number eight in the Hottest 100 of 2022.

Career

Formation and early years

Ball Park Music was originally the name given to Sam Cromack's solo work. The band all met while they were studying music together at the Queensland University of Technology. Ball Park Music independently released their debut EP ''Rolling on the Floor, Laughing Ourselves to Sleep'' in April 2009. The EP was quickly championed by

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presenter Steph Hughes who gave an early version of "All I Want Is You" and "Black Skies" their first national airplay.

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called. He wants his song back. So he should. This is a pretty good one" about their song "Black Skies" and gave it four out of five stars.

2010: ''Conquer the Town, Easy as Cake'' and "iFly"

In 2010, Ball Park Music released their second EP ''Conquer the Town, Easy as Cake''. The EP spawned their first Triple J hit in "iFly" which immediately was added to high rotation and gained a five star rating from Richard Kingsmill. Another song, "Western Whirl", was nominated for both Best Alternative and

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People's Choice Awards at the 2010 Q Song Awards. In October 2010, the band embarked on their first Australian tour in October with Hungry Kids of Hungary and Big Scary and released a brand new single "Sad Rude Future Dude" which was placed on rotation by Triple J. In November 2010, they were named as a Triple J New Crop artist – "one of the 20 best new bands in Australia" – and was also offered a slot at the Triple J Ausmusic Month Party in Brisbane where they collaborated with Custard's

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on a cover of Custard's hit song "Apartment". Following this, the band was announced as the Queensland winner of a

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competition and won the chance to play at

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2011 on the Gold Coast. Additionally, the band played several festivals in summer of 2010/11 including

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, South Bound, Sunset Sounds and Good Vibrations.

2011: ''Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs''

In June 2011, Ball Park Music released "Rich People Are Stupid" which was put on high rotation on Triple J. On 24 June 2011, Ball Park Music signed to Sydney label Stop Start Music to release their debut album. "It's Nice to Be Alive" was released in July 2011 and was once again supported by Triple J. The video for the song achieved a Channel Ripe Clip of the Week, beating out competition from

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' "Junk of the Heart" and

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& Jay-Z's " Otis". "It's Nice to Be Alive" was featured in the film '' Blended'' (2014) and the fifth season of ''

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''. The track reached

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status in Australia in 2021. The band's debut studio album '' Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs'' was released in Australia and New Zealand on 9 September and debuted on the Australian ARIA Album Chart the following week at No. 36. Ball Park Music embarked on a four-date headline tour with Adelaide rock outfit City Riots on the How I Met Ball Park Music Tour which was followed by another headline tour to launch their debut album in October with Northeast Party House and The Jungle Giants. Immediately following that, they embarked as main support for Boy & Bear on their "Moonfire Tour". In November, Ball Park Music were named the Unearthed Artist of the Year at

's J Awards. They were also nominated for the 2011 J Award but were beaten by

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's Top 10 Albums of 2014 and No. 2 in ''The AU Review''s album poll. The third single, "Literally Baby", was serviced to radio and TV, and it quickly achieved rotation on Nova Brisbane and Channel To finish off the year, the band played Peats Ridge Festival, Pyramid Rock and No Years on New Year's Eve in Brisbane.

2012: ''Museum''

Ball Park Music began 2012 by announcing The 180° Tour; "their most ambitious tour yet". They were initially to play 14 dates with supports Nantes and

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. On 23 March 2012, Ball Park Music were invited to do Triple J's Like a Version, where they performed their single "All I Want Is You" followed by a cover of the

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at the time. On 20 July 2012, it was announced that the band would release new music in the form of a single called "Surrender" leading into their set at

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, Cromack revealed that band were working on a new album, and they'd be releasing something "soon enough". ''Museum'' was released in Australia on 5 October 2012 and it was named Triple J's Feature Album the following week. The album peaked at number 9 on the ARIA charts.

2013–2014: ''Puddinghead''

On 14 February 2014, the band issued the lead single to their third studio album. " She Only Loves Me When I'm There" debuted at number 70 on the ARIA Singles Chart and reached certified platinum status in 2021. Second single "Trippin' the Light Fantastic" was released in May 2014. Ball Park Music's first self-produced album, '' Puddinghead'' was released on 4 April 2014. It peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and was nominated for

at the 2014 ARIA Awards. At the 2014 J Awards, the record was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.

2015–2016: ''Every Night the Same Dream''

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,'' was released on 19 August 2016. It was preceded by seven-minute single "Pariah" and "Nihilist Party Anthem". The album, which sonically takes on a more psychedelic rock sound, was met with acclaim. It debuted at number 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

2017–2018: ''Good Mood''

In September 2017, Ball Park Music released "Exactly How You Are", the lead single to their fifth studio album. The song would later poll at number 18 in the Hottest 100 of 2017, and reach certified platinum status in Australia in 2021. "The Perfect Life Does Not Exist" was released in December 2017 as the second single. '' Good Mood'' was released on 16 February 2018, supported by a national tour in February and March with

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2019–2020: ''Ball Park Music''

The band's sixth album was announced with the title of ''Mostly Sunny'' in March 2020, alongside the release of single "Spark Up!". The following month, the band announced they were changing the title of the upcoming album to '' Ball Park Music''. A scheduled tour was cancelled due to the

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, although the release of the self-titled album in October 2020 was followed by a

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at a venue in Brisbane. The album included the track "Cherub", which was considered a strong contender to reach #1 in the lead-up to the Triple J Hottest 100, 2020. It placed on the list at #4, beating their previous best, "Exactly How You Are", from 2017.

2021–2022: ''Weirder & Weirder''

On 26 October 2021, the band released single "Sunscreen". It later polled at number 21 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2021. The band's seventh studio album was announced on 14 February 2022 with the title of '' Weirder & Weirder,'' originally set for release on 3 June 2022, however, it was pushed forward a week to 27 May 2022''.'' The announcement came with dates for a new Australian tour. The album's second single "Stars In My Eyes" was released on 24 February. The song has been favoured by various publications to win the Hottest 100 of 2022. The third single, "Manny" was released on 6 May. The band performed live in Sydney for the ABC's New Years' Eve concert on 31 December 2022. They performed originals "Stars In My Eyes", "Trippin' the Light Fantastic" and "It's Nice to Be Alive", as well as "

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Band members

* Sam Cromack – lead vocals,

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(2008–present) * Jennifer Boyce –

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, backing vocals (2008–present) * Paul Furness – keyboards,

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(2008–present) * Dean Hanson – rhythm guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals (2008–present) * Daniel Hanson – drums, backing vocals (2008–present) Former members * Brock Smith – lead and rhythm guitar (2008–2011)

Other projects

Sam Cromack records his solo work under the moniker My Own Pet Radio and has released three solo albums, ''Suburban Lemon Shops and the Bruxer in My Bed'' (2009), ''Unidentified Flying Collection of Songs'' (2010) and ''Goodlum'' (2015). Jennifer Boyce records solo work under the moniker Little Planes Land.

Discography

* '' Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs'' (2011) * ''

'' (2012) * '' Puddinghead'' (2014) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Good Mood'' (2018) * '' Ball Park Music'' (2020) * '' Weirder & Weirder'' (2022)

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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APRA Awards

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ARIA Music Awards

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J Awards

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National Live Music Awards

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Queensland Music Awards

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Triple J Hottest 100 and 200 Performance

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Concert tours

Headlining

* How I Met Ball Park Music Tour (2011) * ''Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs'' Tour (2011) * 180° Tour (2012) * ''Museum'' Tour (2012) * Thank Ewes Tour (2013) * All I Want Is USA • UK • Europe Tour (2013) * ''Puddinghead'' Tour (2014) * Trippin' the Light Fantastic Tour (2014) * ''Every Night The Same Dream'' Tour (2016) * Exactly How You Are Tour (2018) * The Good ''Good Mood'' Tour (2019) * The Residency (2020) ;Joint tours * The Triple Rainbow Tour (2011) (with Eagle & The Worm & We Say Bamboulee) * Super Commuter Tour (2011) (with Guineafowl) * Australian Tour (2018) (with

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Opening act

* Hungry Kids of Hungary's '' Escapades'' Tour (2010) (with Big Scary) * Boy & Bear's '' Moonfire'' Tour (2011) *

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's Australian Tour (2013) (with

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References

External links

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