The Medics

This article is about the Australian rock band. For the Dutch rock band, see The Medics (Dutch band).

The Medics are an Australian rock band formed in Cairns, Queensland in 2007.^[1] In April 2010 they moved to Brisbane.^[2] The band were formed by Emma Andrews, Jhindu Lawrie, Charles Thomas and Kahl Wallis. They later expanded to a five-piece with Andrew Thomson joining.^[3] Andrews left the band, reducing it back to four members. They are mentored by Lawrie's father, Coloured Stone's Bunna Lawrie.^[4]

The Medics
Origin	Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Genres	Rock
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Starving Kids, Footstomp/Warner
Members	Jhindu Lawrie Charles Thomas Kahl Wallis Andrew Thomson
Past members	Emma Andrews

They released their self-titled debut extended play in 2008^[5] and followed with a second EP in 2010.^[6] The Medics won a Deadly award in 2010 for Band of the Year.^[7] They won a Triple J Unearthed competition, getting a spot at the Groovin' the Moo festival in Townsville.^[8] The band were featured in the Foxtel documentary, Who We Are, broadcast during NAIDOC Week.^[9]

They released their debut album, Foundations, on 18 May 2012, via Footstomp.^[10] The album was a featured album on Triple J^[11] and reached No. 29 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart on 28 May 2012.^[12][13][14]

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [12][15]
Foundations	Released: May 2012 Label: Footstomp (STOMPER004) Format: CD, digital download	29

Extended plays

Title	Details
The Medics	Released: 2008 Label: Format: digital download
This Boat We Call Love	Released: 2010 Label: Format: digital download

Awards and nominations

The Deadly Awards

The Deadly Awards, commonly known simply as The Deadlys, was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. The ran from 1995 to 2013.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
Deadly Awards 2010	themselves	Band of the Year	Won

National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia. They commenced in 2004.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2011	"Beggars"	Song of the Year	Nominated
2012	themselves	Best New Talent of the Year	Won
	Foundations	Album of the Year	Won
	"Griffin"	Song of the Year	Won

Queensland Music Awards

The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.^[16]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result (wins only)
2011[17][18]	"Beggars"	Indigenous Song of the Year	Won
2015[19][20][21]	"Wake Up"	Indigenous Song of the Year	Won