Cry Club is a queer pop-punk duo from

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, Australia, who formed as a group in 2018. They released their debut album ''God I'm Such a Mess'' in November 2020. Their second ''Spite Will Save Me'' was released on June 23, 2023.

Biography

The duo was formed in

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in 2018, when vocalist Heather Riley wanted to form a Siouxsie and the Banshees/

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cover band. Riley had known Jono Tooke since 2014, when they met during a university-organised trip to Japan and bonded over the animated series ''

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''. The band's debut single, released in 2018, was a response to the 2017 same-sex marriage plebiscite in Australia, inspired by conversations with relatives who accepted and loved them as family members, but were adamantly voting against same-sex marriage. The group's follow-up single "DFTM", a song about people not respecting physical boundaries at concerts, was added to full rotation at

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in April 2019, and the duo became the most played act on Triple J Unearthed in 2019. The band relocated to Melbourne, and in 2019 released their debut

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''Sad, But Make It Fashion''. The duo released their debut album ''God I'm Such a Mess'' in November 2020. The album was nominated for Best Independent Punk Album or EP at the AIR Awards of 2021, and the band was nominated for best breakthrough act at the

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. Cry Club's second studio album ''Spite Will Save Me'' is scheduled for release in June 2023. In an album review, Ellie Robinson from ''

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'' said "It's brash, dramatic and camp, but also beautiful and empowering."

Personal lives

The members of the band identify as queer. Riley identifies as

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, and uses they/them pronouns.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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Music Victoria Awards

The

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References

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* {{Authority control 2018 establishments in Australia Australian pop punk groups Musical groups established in 2018 Musical groups from Melbourne People from Wollongong Queer musicians