Temper City is an Israeli alternative rock band that comprises vocalist Eytan Peled and producers Chen Kordova and Aviv Barenholtz. They first came to public attention in 2026 with their debut single “Self Aware" which went viral.
The band's musical style has been described as reminiscent of 2000s indie rock bands such as Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, and Tame Impala.
History In 2021, singer-songwriter Eytan Peled met the production duo Sync comprising Aviv Barenholtz and Chen Kordova. The three friends had previously enjoyed success working behind the scenes, writing songs for pop and EDM artists such as Zeds Dead, Dimitri Vegas, and Barns Courtney. After composing songs together as a trio, they decided to turn their collaboration into a band of their own.
Initial success On February 15, 2026, the band released its debut single, "Self Aware," under the Thirty Knots label. The song went viral on social media, and climbed to number one on the viral charts of Spotify and TikTok in 42 countries, including the United States, the UK, Israel, and Australia. Additionally, the song entered the US Billboard chart, peaking at number 60 making the band the first Israeli band to appear on that chart. This success was accompanied by millions of uses of the song's audio on TikTok and tens of millions of streams across various platforms.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album ISR AUSPeak chart positions for singles in Australia: "Self Aware" AUT CANPeak chart positions for singles in Canada: "Self Aware": GER INDInt.Peak chart positions for singles in the India International chart: "Self Aware": IRE UK USPeak chart positions for singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "Self Aware": WW Peak chart positions for singles on the Billboard Global 200: "Self Aware": "Self Aware" 2026 28 10 8 25 4 8 23 23 35 12 RMNZ: Gold AFP: Gold rowspan="2" "Reverse Psychology" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. Music videos + List of music videos, showing director(s) and year released Title Year Director "Self Aware" 2026 Temper City and Tsuf Kazaz "Reverse Psychology" Temper City and Ryan Simmons
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