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Evelyn Ida Morris, also known as Pikelet, is a musician from the outer suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.[1] Morris does not identify as either male or female and prefers to use "they", "them" and "their" as pronouns.[2]
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Morris in 2018 | |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
They released four albums; Pikelet (2007), Stem (2010), Calluses (2013) and Tronc (2016).
Morris began playing piano from a young age.[3]
Their music career began as a hardcore/punk-obsessed drummer, performing in many bands but mostly including Baseball[3] and True Radical Miracle.
In 2003 Morris switched from drum kit to a mix of instruments and a loop pedal for recordings as Pikelet.[4] The project employs delay pedals, piano accordion, guitar, drums, and other forms of percussion.[5]
The name "Pikelet" comes from Evelyn's mother, who used to spoil her kids with pikelets (Australian pancake) when she was a little short of money. "She always had eggs, she always had flour and powdered milk in the cupboard, so she would just throw together pikelets", Evelyn told Mess+Noise in 2007. "It was a really big deal for me, but I found out later that it was just what she did when she had nothing else".[6]
Pikelet released their self-titled album in 2007.[1] They have toured throughout Australia, Europe and New Zealand playing with acts including Frida Hyvönen,[7] Jens Lekman,[8] Beirut, Camera Obscura, Darren Hanlon, The Blow, Sufjan Stevens, Broadcast and Ned Collette.[citation needed]
From 2010 Pikelet has frequently referred to a band consisting of Morris, Shags Chamberlain, Tarquin Manek and Matthew Cox. Later releases have been described as "deep psych pop", and songs have been written collaboratively.[9]
In April 2018, Morris issued a predominantly wordless, piano-based self-titled album.[2]
In August 2018, Morris provided the score for the Australian film Acute Misfortune, an adaptation of the biography of Adam Cullen by Erik Jensen, directed by Thomas M. Wright.[10]
On 18 March 2019, Morris released the final Pikelet release, the EP Goodbye.[11]
| Title | Album details |
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| Pikelet |
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| Stem |
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| Calluses | |
| Tronc |
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| Evelyn Ida Morris (as Evelyn Ida Morris) |
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| Acute Misfortune (as Evelyn Ida Morris) |
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| Pre-Flight Jitters |
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| Not So Still |
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| Goodbye |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Acute Misfortune (Original Soundtrack) | Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album | Nominated | [19] |
The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2010[20] | Stem | Australian Music Prize | Nominated |
The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
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.
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