Thundamentals

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.^[1][2] They have released five studio albums.

Thundamentals
Background information
Also known as	Connect 4
Origin	Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Australian hip hop
Years active	2008 (2008)–present
Labels	High Depth Obese
Members	Morgs (Morgan Jones) Jeswon (Jesse Ferris) Tuka (Brendan Tuckerman)
Past members	Poncho (Kevin Kerr) Tommy Fiasko MC Ruthless DJ Clockwork
Website	thundamentals.com.au

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. ^[2] In 2009, they released their first album Sleeping On Your Style.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[3]

In the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012, Thundamentals' Like a Version recording of fellow Australian Matt Corby's "Brother" came in at number 49.^[4] 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.^[5] Their track "Sally" came in at number 8 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2017.^[6]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [7]
Sleeping on Your Style	Released: 18 September 2009[8] 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[9] Label: High Depth	9
All This Life	Released: 11 November 2022[10] Label: High Depth, Virgin	—

Live albums

Title	Details
Iso Tapes (Vol 1) (with Queensland Symphony Orchestra)	Released: 10 June 2020[11] Label: High Depth, Island, Universal Music Australia Formats: Digital download, streaming
Iso Tapes (Vol 2) (with Queensland Symphony Orchestra)	Released: 29 July 2020[12] 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 [7]
"Move It Up"[13]	2009	—		Sleeping on Your Style
"Thunda"[14]	2010	—
"Paint the Town Red"[15]	2011	—		Foreverlution
"How You Been" (featuring Jace Excell)[16]	2012	—
"Smiles Don't Lie"[17]	2013	—	ARIA: Gold[18]	So We Can Remember
"Something I Said" (featuring Thom Crawford)	2014	66[19]	ARIA: Gold[20]
"Quit Your Job"[21]		91
"Got Love" (featuring Solo)[22]		—
"Missing You"[23]		—
"Late Nights"[24]	2016	97		Non-album single
"Never Say Never"[25]		—		Everyone We Know
"Think About It" (featuring Peta & The Wolves)[26]		93	ARIA: Platinum[27]
"Ignorance Is Bliss"[28]		—
"Wolves"[29]	2017		—
"Sally" (featuring Mataya)[30]		—	ARIA: 3× Platinum[27]
"Déjà Vu"[31]		—
"I Miss You"[32]	2018	—	ARIA: 2× Platinum[27]	I Love Songs
"All I See Is Music"[9]		—
"Everybody but You"[33]		—	ARIA: Platinum[34]
"Eyes on Me"	2019	—	ARIA: Gold[35]
"Catch Me If You Can" (featuring Eves Karydas)[36]		—
"All I See"/"Sally" (live)[37]	2020	—		Iso Tapes (Vol 2)
"Top of the World"[38]	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 [7]
"Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom" (Hilltop Hoods featuring Thundamentals)	2012	64	ARIA: Gold[20]	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.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014[39]	So We Can Remember	Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album	Nominated

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.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2013[40]	"Smiles Don't Lie"	Australian Video of the Year	Nominated
2014[41]	So We Can Remember	Australian Album of the Year	Nominated
2017[42]	Everyone We Know	Australian Album of the Year	Nominated

References

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External links

• Official website