The Tenants (band)

The Tenants
Background information
OriginBathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Years active1998 (1998)–present
LabelsModern/Sony BMG
Members
  • Jeff Moore
  • Jason Rooke
  • Anthony Layton
Past members
  • Dean Bakota
  • Gregory Thorsby
WebsiteOfficial website

The Tenants are an Australian pub rock band from Bathurst, New South Wales, which formed in 1998. The band won a regional final for Triple J Unearthed in 1998 with the song, "You Shit Me to Tears",[1] which was listed at No. 3 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1999 radio listeners' poll.[2] They issued one full length album, Everything You Know Is Wrong (27 January 2006).

Members

  • Jeff Moore (a.k.a. JJ LaMoore) – bass guitar (1998–present)
  • Jason Rooke (a.k.a. Jase the Ace) – vocals, guitar (1998–present)
  • Anthony Layton (a.k.a. Ant Layton) – drums (2002–present)
  • Dean Bakota (a.k.a. Deanie B) – drums (1998–2002)
  • Gregory J Thorsby – guitar (1998–2001)

Discography

Albums

Album, with selected details
Title Details
Everything You Know is Wrong
  • Released: January 2006
  • Label: Modern Music (MM0031)
  • Format: CD

Extended plays

Extended play, with selected details
Title Details
Caucasian Overbite
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: MGM Distribution (DVDA69)
  • Format: Enhanced CD

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Chart peak positions Album
AUS
[3]
"You Shit Me to Tears" 1999 54
"Boredom" 2000 — Caucasian Overbite
"Pub Girl" 2001 —
"Ready to Rumble" 2003 — Everything You Know Is Wrong

References

  1. ^ Coppack, Nick. "An Interview with the Tenants". Oz Music Project – Australian Music Resource and Webzine. Archived from the original on 6 August 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ^ "1999 | history | triple j hottest 100 – 2008". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 277.