Thundamentals are an Australian hip hop group originating from the Blue Mountains region bordering the metropolitan area of Sydney. The members are currently Tuka, Jeswon, and Morgs. They have released five studio albums.
History Band origins: 2008–2010 Before becoming Thundamentals, the band consisted of Morgan Jones, Tommy Fiasko, Jesse Ferris, MC Tuksnatch, MC Ruthless and DJ Clockwork, and was called Connect 4. Today, the group consists of Morgan Jones, Jesse Ferris, Brendan Tuckerman and Kevin Kerr. In 2009, they released their first album Sleeping On Your Style. DJ Lee Hartney from The Smith Street Band went to one band practice in 2009, but decided to give up his DJ career in favour of playing guitar. In 2010, Thundamentals featured at Festival First Night in Sydney.
In the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012, Thundamentals' Like a Version recording of fellow Australian Matt Corby's "Brother" came in at number 49. The original "Brother" placed number 3 the previous year in Triple J Hottest 100, 2011. In the Triple J Hottest 100, 2014, three of their tracks were voted into the countdown: "Something I Said", "Quit Your Job" and "Got Love". In December 2016 the group announced their new record label, High Depth. they also announced that their fourth studio album, Everyone We Know, would be released in February 2017 as the first release on the label produced by Dave Hammer. Thundamentals' track "Think About It" came in at number 82 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016. Their track "Sally" came in at number 8 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2017.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions AUSAll except noted: For "Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom": For "Late Nights": For "Quit Your Job": For "Think About It": For "I Love Songs": Sleeping on Your Style Released: 18 September 2009 Label: Obese Formats: CD, digital download — Foreverlution Released: 29 July 2011 Label: Obese Formats: CD, digital download 64 So We Can Remember Released: 2 May 2014 Label: Obese Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl 3 Everyone We Know Released: 10 February 2017 Label: High Depth Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl 2 I Love Songs Released: 21 September 2018 Label: High Depth 9 All This Life Released: 11 November 2022 Label: High Depth, Virgin —
Live albums Title Details Iso Tapes (Vol 1) Released: 10 June 2020 Label: High Depth, Island, Universal Music Australia Formats: Digital download, streaming Iso Tapes (Vol 2) Released: 29 July 2020 Label: High Depth, Island, Universal Music Australia Formats: Digital download, streaming
Extended plays Title Details Thundamentals Released: 20 September 2008 Label: Obese Formats: CD, digital download iTunes Live from Sydney Released: 15 December 2009 Label: Obese Format: Digital download
Singles +List of singles released, with year released and album name shown Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album AUS "Move It Up" 2009 — Sleeping on Your Style "Thunda" 2010 — "Paint the Town Red" 2011 — Foreverlution "How You Been" 2012 — "Smiles Don't Lie" 2013 — ARIA: Gold So We Can Remember "Something I Said" 2014 66 ARIA: Gold "Quit Your Job" 91 "Got Love" — "Missing You" — "Late Nights" 2016 97 "Never Say Never" — Everyone We Know "Think About It" 93 ARIA: Platinum "Ignorance Is Bliss" — "Wolves" 2017 — "Sally" — ARIA: 3× Platinum "Déjà Vu" — "I Miss You" 2018 — ARIA: 2× Platinum I Love Songs "All I See Is Music" — "Everybody but You" — ARIA: Platinum "Eyes on Me" 2019 — ARIA: Gold "Catch Me If You Can" — "All I See"/"Sally" (live) 2020 — Iso Tapes (Vol 2) "Top of the World" 2022 — All This Life "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
+List of singles released as featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album AUS "Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom" 2012 64 ARIA: Gold Drinking from the Sun
Music videos Title Year "Move It Up" 2009 "Thunda" 2010 "Paint the Town Red" 2011 "How You Been"(featuring Jace Excell) 2012 "My Favourite Song" "Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom"(Hilltop Hoods) "Smiles Don't Lie" 2013 "Noodle Soup" "#YearOfTheThundakat"(with Geedo Co.) 2014 "Something I Said"(featuring Thom Crawford) "Quit Your Job" "Got Love"(featuring Solo) "Missing You" "Late Nights with Thundamentals" 2016 "Never Say Never" "Think About It"(featuring Peta & The Wolves) "Wolves" 2017 "Sally"(featuring Mataya) "Milk and Honey" "Deja Vu" "My Friends Say"(featuring Wallace) 2018 "I Miss You" "All I See Is Music" "Everybody But You" "Eyes On Me" 2019 "Catch Me If You Can"(featuring Eves Karydas)
Guest appearances Year Song Album 2008 "Payday"(The Tongue featuring Thundamentals) Redux "Timeless"(Dialectrix featuring Thundamentals) Cycles of Survival "Jack n the Box"(Two Toes featuring Thundamentals & Dialectrix) Cooking with Caustic 2010 "Make Mine"(Crate Creeps featuring Thundamentals) It's About That Time 2012 "Brother"(originally by Matt Corby) Like a Version Eight "Better Alive"(The Herd featuring Thundamentals & Sky'High) Better Alive EP "All the Above"(Illy featuring Thundamentals) Bring It Back "Thunda Heights High" Summer Heights High – Remixes 2013 "Just You Wait"(The Tongue featuring Thundamentals & Ngaiire) Surrender to Victory 2014 "Modern Day Messenger"(Daily Meds featuring Thundamentals) Sour Milk 2015 "Cosby Sweater (Jaytee remix)"(Hilltop Hoods featuring K21 & Thundamentals) The Cold Night Sky
Awards and nominations AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
| 2014 |So We Can Remember | Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album
J awards The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
| 2013 | "Smiles Don't Lie" | Australian Video of the Year
| 2014 |So We Can Remember | Australian Album of the Year
| 2017 | Everyone We Know | Australian Album of the Year
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