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The Whitlams

The Whitlams is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nirvana, Paul Mac and Tina Arena. Those roots explain a lot about how The Whitlams arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Powderfinger, You Am I, Regurgitator, Sarah Blasko and Birds of Tokyo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around The Whitlams, reaching back through Nirvana. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Whitlams are an Australian Indie rock band formed in late 1992. The original line-up was Tim Freedman on keyboards and lead vocals, Andy Lewis on double bass and Stevie Plunder on guitar and lead vocals. Other than mainstay Freedman, the line-up has changed numerous times. From 2001 to 2022, he was joined by Warwick Hornby on bass guitar, Jak Housden on guitar and Terepai Richmond on drums – forming the band's longest-lasting and best-known line-up. Four of their studio albums have reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 20: Eternal Nightcap, Love This City, Torch the Moon and Little Cloud. Their highest-charting singles are "Blow Up the Pokies" and "Fall for You" – both reached number 21. The group's single, "No Aphrodisiac" was listed at number one on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1997 by listeners of national radio station, Triple J. In January 1996 Stevie Plunder was found dead at the base of Wentworth Falls. Andy Lewis died in February 2000.

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The WhitlamsNirvanaPaul MacTina ArenaPowderfingerYou Am IRegurgitatorSarah BlaskoBirds of TokyoEnd of FashionGrinspoonThirsty Merc

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The Whitlams connections

The Whitlams grew out of Nirvana, Paul Mac and Tina Arena, shares an orbit with Powderfinger, You Am I, Regurgitator and Sarah Blasko. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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