The Whitlams | |
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 The Whitlams in 2016. L-R: Warwick Hornby, Terepai Richmond, Jak Housden, Tim Freedman | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Indie rock, jazz, piano rock, pop |
| Years active | 1992–2011, 2013–present |
| Labels | |
| Spinoffs | The Whitlams Black Stump |
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| Members | |
| Past members | See Band members |
| Website | thewhitlams |
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 (September 1997, No. 14), Love This City (November 1999, No. 3), Torch the Moon (July 2002, No. 1) and Little Cloud (March 2006, No. 4). Their highest charting singles are "Blow Up the Pokies" (May 2000) and "Fall for You" (June 2002) – 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.