Ceres were an Australian rock band, formed in 2012 in Melbourne[1] and signed by record label Cooking Vinyl Australia. The band released their debut studio album, I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here in 2014 and released a further two studio albums.
Ceres | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie pop |
| Years active | 2012–2020 |
| Labels | Hobbledehoy, Cooking Vinyl Australia |
| Past members | Tom Lanyon Sean Callanan Grant Young Frank Morda Stacey Cicivelli Rhys Vleugel |
Ceres formed in mid-2012 and recorded and released the EP Luck in February 2013. This garnered them enough interest to secure a spot on the Melbourne leg of the 2014 Soundwave Festival. A couple of months later, in April 2014, the band released their debut studio album, I Don't Want to Be Anywhere But Here which was played on triple j.[2]
Over the next two years, the band worked on their second studio album.[3] In September 2016, the band's second album, Drag it Down on You, was released.
Following three single released, Ceres released We Are a Team in April 2019. It became the band's first charting album, debuting at number 55 on the ARIA Charts. The band became inactive the following year.
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS | ||
| I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here |
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| Drag it Down on You |
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| We Are a Team |
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55[7] |
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Luck | |
| Selfish Prick | |
| Stretch Ur Skin |
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Syllables"[14] | 2014 | I Don't Want to Be Anywhere But Here |
| "Collarbone"[15] | Selfish Prick | |
| "Ceres is for Lovers"[16] | 2015 | non-album single |
| "Happy In Your Head"[17] | 2016 | Drag It Down On You |
| "Laundry Echo"[18] | ||
| "Choke"[19] | ||
| "'91, Your House"[20] | 2017 | |
| "Stretch Ur Skin" (featuring Wil Wagner)[21] | Stretch Ur Skin | |
| "Loner Blood" (featuring Japanese Wallpaper)[22] | ||
| "Viv in the Front Seat"[23] | 2018 | We Are a Team |
| "Kiss Me Crying"[24] | ||
| "Me & You"[25] | 2019 | |
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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Awards of 2014[26] | themselves | Unearthed Artist of the Year | Nominated |
The Music Victoria Awards (previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Victoria Awards of 2014 | I Don't Want to Be Anywhere But Here | Best Heavy Album | Nominated | [27][28] |
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Live Music Awards of 2020[29] | Ceres | Victorian Live Act of the Year | Won |
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