Singer Of Indigenous Rock Band The Lonely Boys Passes Away

The singer of Indigenous rock band The Lonely Boys has passed away after "a pedestrian accident" on the weekend. 

In a statement released today, Skinnyfish Music confirmed that the accident occurred on Saturday night on the Roper Highway near the 36-year-old’s hometown of Ngukurr in the Northern Territory.

"We lost a big singer, writer and performer on the weekend," Skinnyfish Music's Michael Hohnen said.

"He was extremely talented, and artistic. He was everything a frontman can be - exhilarating, entertaining, commanding, chaotic, wild and confident.

"We are distressed and upset and are thinking of all the families in the South East Arnhem region as they process this loss."

The six-piece outfit garnered national attention after being announced as the support act at Queens Of The Stone's Darwin concert last year, while they also performed at this year's Barunga Festival. 

In 2016, Lonely Boys won the NT Rock Song of the Year for Murray Island from their acclaimed EP, The Hunter.

The band's song, Lonely Boys Anthem, was remixed in 2019 in support of Skinnyfish's Sound System project.

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The artist's name has been suppressed for cultural reasons