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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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Live Review: Something For Kate Enmore Theatre
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Live Review: Something For Kate
The person who’s been waving the bright orange Pinstripe banner gets their wish.
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The Fights And Ping Pong That Carved Something For Kate’s Second Record
After 20 years on the scene, Something For Kate have just reissued their catalogue in conjunction with a national anniversary tour. In the second of a six-part series, we ask Paul Dempsey to reflect on their follow-up record 'Beautiful Sharks'.
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Live Review: Something For Kate - Astor Theatre
Something For Kate takes us down memory lane at the Astor Theatre.
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Paul Dempsey Reflects On Something For Kate’s Forward-Thinking Debut
The first part in this special reissue series
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Something For Kate Get Sneaky With A Melbourne Warm-Up Show
Comfort your bones in a personal engagement with the veteran heartbreakers
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Something For The Ages
Something For Kate's post-it note beginnings.
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Something For Kate Announce Third Melbourne Show
Twentieth-anniversary celebrations continue to grow
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Something For Kate Confirm Vinyl, Book, Tour & More For 20 Year Anniversary
One of the country's most artistically revered rock bands is turning 20.
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Something For Kate, Bodyjar Headline NYE At The Espy
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Live Review: Something For Kate, Courtney Barnett
The band does the obligatory encore, finishing with Déjà Vu and the rambunctious Electricity, the near-two hour set once again showing that Something for Kate can truly bring it.
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"The fans want to hear the obscure songs, the B-sides."
Stephanie Ashworth makes no apologies for being a hard taskmaster
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