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Something For Kate

Something for Kate are an Australian alternative rock band, which formed in 1994 with Paul Dempsey on lead vocals and guitar, and Clint Hyndman on drums. They were joined in 1998 by Stephanie Ashworth on bass guitar and backing vocals. The group have released seven studio albums: both The Official Fiction (2003) and Desert Lights (2006) topped the ARIA Albums Chart; while Beautiful Sharks (1999), Echolalia (2001) and Leave Your Soul to Science (2012) reached the top 10. Two of their singles have reached the ARIA top 20: "Monsters" (2001) and "Déjà Vu" (2003). The band have received a total of 11 nominations for ARIA Music Awards in 1999, 2001 and 2003.

Albums

1997 Elsewhere for 8 Minutes
1999 Beautiful Sharks
2001 Echolalia
2003 The Official Fiction
2006 Desert Lights
2012 Leave Your Soul to Science
2020 The Modern Medieval
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Need Something For Drinking? Good, Because Something For Kate Have Released A Beer
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Live Review: Scene And Heard
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Festival Artist Focus: Something For Kate
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Helping out Aussie farmers doing it tough.
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Good Saturday Unveils Food & Drink Line-up Amid Exciting Format Changes
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EXCLUSIVE: You Am I, Something For Kate & More Lead Inaugural Good Saturday Line-up
Presented by The Music
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A Day On The Lawn Unleashes Massive 2018 Line-up
Something For Kate, Vera Blue and more
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Something For Kate, Slowly Slowly
"The full throttle intro of 'Anarchitect' signalled Something For Kate were in Perth once again and brought instant delight."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Something For Kate, Slowly Slowly
"There's no 'Deja Vu', but the parting promise of more shows and an album next year is a solid consolation."
News / Music
Something For Kate Announce Five Date Spring Tour
It's the first run of Australian club shows for the band in over four years.
Features / Premiere
PREMIERE: Something For Kate - 20th Anniversary Short Film
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"I thought by the time we hit Spain there would be less of a theatre crowd, but no, we're definitely theatre."