Opshop is a New Zealand rock band who formed in 2002.[3] They released their first album, You Are Here in 2004,[4] their second album Second Hand Planet in 2007,[5] and their third album Until The End of Time, which debuted at number one on the New Zealand Album Charts, in 2010.[6]
Opshop | |
|---|---|
 Opshop at the TechFest, Auckland in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | |
| Labels | Siren Records |
| Past members | Jason Kerrison |
In 2008, the band won the 2008 APRA Silver Scroll for Song of the Year for their song "One Day".[7][8]
Jason Kerrison, the lead member of the group appeared on The Masked Singer NZ as a Tuatara, winning the first season. In 2011 (leading up to 2012), Jason Kerrison built a bunker after watching the 2009 film 2012. He said that John Cusack's performance was convincing, forcing him to think the end of the world was upon us.[9]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ[10] | ||||
| 2004 | You Are Here |
|
17 | platinum (NZ)[6] |
| 2007 | Second Hand Planet |
|
1 | 3× platinum (NZ)[6] |
| 2010 | Until the End of Time |
|
1 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ[10] | ||||
| 2003 | "Nothing Can Wait" | — | You Are Here | |
| "Secrets" | — | |||
| 2004 | "Saturated" | 39 | ||
| "No Ordinary Thing" | 22 | |||
| "Levitate" | — | |||
| 2005 | "Being" | — | ||
| 2006 | "Oxygen" | — | You Are Here - Special Edition | |
| 2007 | "Maybe" | 3 | Second Hand Planet | |
| "Waiting Now" | — | |||
| "One Day" | 4 | |||
| 2008 | "Big Energy in Little Spaces" | — | ||
| 2010 | "Pins and Needles" | 20 | Until the End of Time | |
| "Madness and Other Allergies" | 29 | |||
| 2011 | "Love Will Always Win" | 11 | ||
| 2012 | "Never Leave Me Again" | 21 | Non-album single |
References
External links
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