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  Landscape Yes
  Background group_or_band
  Origin Perth , Australia
  Genre Rock <br /> Indie Rock
  Years Active 1998 &ndashpresent
  Label Phantom Records <br> Creative Vibes (Australia)
  URL Official website
  Current Members Mat Brooker<br />Dan Forrestal<br />Rhys Kealley<br />Michael Miller<br />Michael Parker <br />
  Past Members Scott O'Donoghue<br />Mike Rouse<br />Nathan Gaunt<br />Leigh Miller<br />Nigel Bird<br />Sean Pollard<br />Russell Loasby<br />Anto Smyth<br />Trent McKenzie<br /> Scott Mesiti


Fourth Floor Collapse is a Melbourne -based rock band.


HISTORY


Fourth Floor Collapse originated in the northern suburbs of Perth , Western Australia , playing their first show at the Rosemount Hotel in 1998. They quickly became the most awarded unsigned band in Australia, taking out the Next Big Thing Competition in 1999 and winning ten Western Australian Music Industry Awards , including Most Popular Local Original Rock Act (2002). The band released its debut recording ''Plans for Dream Homes'' in 2000 on the QStik label and its debut album, ''Half Deserted Streets'' in 2001 on Congregation Records.

In 2003 Fourth Floor Collapse released its second album, ''From the Cold''', for which it received extensive airplay on Triple J and public radio around the country with tracks such as "Made Believe", "Sun", "Stories Unglued", and "Drink 'til you Drown".

In 2005 the group signed to Creative Vibes and relocated to Melbourne , where they recorded their third album ''Books with Broken Spines'' in 2006 with the singles "Occupation" and "Ashes" enjoying high rotation on Nova and Triple J .


TOURING


They have performed with international acts such as The Tea Party , Badly Drawn Boy , Counting Crows , Teenage Fanclub and Turin Brakes , as well as Australian bands such as Augie March, You Am I , Jebediah , The Blackeyed Susans , John Butler Trio , iOTA, Eskimo Joe , The Superjesus , Shihad , Magic Dirt and The Sleepy Jackson . They have also played several festivals including the Big Day Out 2004.


MEMBERS

  • Mat Brooker - bass

  • Dan Forrestal – guitar, mandolin, piano, vocals

  • Rhys Kealley – guitar, piano, melodica, vocals

  • Michael Miller – lead vocal, acoustic guitar, piano

  • Mick Parker – drums



AWARDS


  • ''Books with Broken Spines'' nominated in top 25 of the 2006 Australian Music Prize

  • 10 x West Australian Music Awards , including 'Most Popular Local Original Rock Act' (2002)

  • Next Big Thing - First prize (1999)

  • Australian Live Music Award - Best Live Band WA

  • WAMi songwriting contest - 'Best Rock Song' - "Resigned"

  • Songworks songwriting competition - 'Best Song' - "Old Enough"



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Albums


  Image:Bbs 4fcjpg <center>''''Books With Broken Spines''''<br><center> "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Creative_Vibes" class="copylinks">Creative Vibes <br><center>(January 2006)