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Use British English|date=February 2012Use dmy dates|date=February 2012Use Australian English|date=May 2011Infobox musical artist| name = Wolfmother| image = Wolfmother caribana.jpg| image_size = 250| caption = Wolfmother performing in Switzerland in 2011. From left to right: Aidan Nemeth, Andrew Stockdale , Will Rockwell-Scott and Ian Peres.| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| alias = White Feather (early 2009)cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_10000000/newsid_10002300/10002367.stm |title=Wolfmother weather 'insane' period |publisher= BBC Radio 1 |author=Greg Cochrane |date=14 October 2009 |accessdate=17 October 2009 | origin = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia| genre = Heavy metal music|Heavy metal ,cite web|last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p678485 |title=Wolfmother |publisher=AllMusic |date=2005-02-24 |accessdate=2012-04-03 hard rock , stoner rock , neo-psychedelia | years_active = start date|df=yes|2000–present| label = Modular Recordings|Modular , Interscope Records|Interscope , Island Records|Island , Universal Music Group|Universal | associated_acts = The Slew , The Mooney Suzuki , Resin Dogs , Pangaea (band)|Pangaea , Palace of Fire, Moon Duo, The Vines | website = URL|wolfmother.com| current_members = Andrew Stockdale
Ian Peres
Vin Steele
Elliott Hammond
Hamish Rosser | past_members = Chris Ross
Myles Heskett
Dave Atkins
Aidan Nemeth
Will Rockwell-Scott
Wolfmother is an Australian Rock music|rock band from Erskineville, New South Wales|Erskineville , Sydney. Formed in 2000, the group was originally a power trio|trio composed of vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale , bassist and keyboardist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett . Wolfmother released their Wolfmother (album)|self-titled debut album in October 2005, which reached number three on the Australian ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart . The album was also a critical success, winning the 2005 J Award and 2006 ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Awards for Best Breakthrough Album and Best Rock Album. " Woman (Wolfmother song)|Woman ", a single from the album, won the band their first Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance in 2007.

In August 2008, co-founding members Ross and Heskett left the band due to "irreconcilable personal and musical differences", after which Stockdale decided to continue using the Wolfmother moniker with new musicians. After a brief hiatus, Stockdale returned with a new four-piece band in January 2009 featuring bassist and keyboardist Ian Peres, rhythm guitarist Aidan Nemeth and drummer Dave Atkins . The new line-up's first album, entitled Cosmic Egg , was released in October 2009 and reached the same Australian chart peak as Wolfmother . Atkins left the band in April 2010 following extensive touring to be replaced by Will Rockwell-Scott of American garage rock band The Mooney Suzuki , and the follow-up to Cosmic Egg is expected in 2012.

In 2012 it was revealed that both Rockwell-Scott and Nemeth had left the band; they have temporarily been replaced with Hamish Rosser and Vin Steele respectively, and keyboardist Elliott Hammond has also joined the group.

History


Beginning years and debut album (2000–2006)


Wolfmother formed in 2000cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p678485|pure_url=yes |title=Wolfmother > Biography |accessdate=6 September 2008 |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |publisher=Allmusic and made their way into the public spotlight in 2004 after "years of jamming and anonymity".cite web |url= http://www.wma.com/wolfmother/Bio/wolfmother_bio.pdf |title=Wolfmother Bio |format=PDF |accessdate=13 October 2008 |publisher= William Morris Agency (originally published by Wolfmother) They were signed to Australian record label Modular Recordings at the beginning of August and throughout the year played a number of dates at various venues (including a tour with Cut Copy and Midnight Juggernauts ), before in September they finished recording and released their debut extended play (EP), Wolfmother (EP)|Wolfmother . The record was relatively successful for such a new band, reaching number thirty-five in the ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart .cite web |url= http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp? interpret=Wolfmother |title=Discography Wolfmother |accessdate=1 September 2008 |publisher=australian-charts.com

After "6 months of nonstop Australian and overseas chonging", Wolfmother began work on their first full-length album, for which they enlisted the help of David Sardy , producer of Undisputed Attitude ( Slayer ), '' Don't Believe the Truth ( Oasis (band)|Oasis ), Get Born ( Jet (band)|Jet ) and Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia '' ( The Dandy Warhols ). The band moved to Los Angeles in May 2005 and rented Hollywood recording studio Cherokee Studios|Cherokee , recording home of such artists as Aerosmith , Korn and Lenny Kravitz .cite web |url= http://www.cherokeestudios.com/ |title=Cherokee Studios |accessdate=15 August 2008 |publisher= Cherokee Studios After six weeks of rehearsals at the studio, work moved to Sound City where the album was recorded in just two weeks. Before the release of the album, the band first released their debut single; double A-side " Mind's Eye (song)|Mind's Eye/Woman " was released on 16 October 2005 in Australia and managed to reach number twenty-nine in the Singles Chart.cite web |url= http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp? key=251377& cat=s |title=Wolfmother – Mind's Eye / Woman |accessdate=15 August 2008 |publisher=australian-charts.com On 30 October, Wolfmother (album)|Wolfmother saw release in the trio's home country. The album entered the ARIA Albums Chart at its peak of number three and remained in the chart until mid-2007,cite web |url= http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp? key=33759& cat=a |title=Wolfmother – Wolfmother |accessdate=15 August 2008 |publisher=australian-charts.com by which time it had been certified five times platinum.cite web |url= http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Albums.htm |title=Accreditations – 2007 Albums |date=31 December 2007 |accessdate=15 August 2008 |publisher= Australian Recording Industry Association

By the end of the year, Wolfmother had won Triple J 's J Award for Australian Album of the Year,cite web |url= http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jaward/winner_2005.htm |title=The J Award 2005 |accessdate=15 August 2008 |publisher= Triple J and " Woman (Wolfmother song)|Woman " had been nominated for Single of the Year and Best Breakthrough Artist (Single) at the ARIA Music Awards .cite web |url= http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php? year=2005 |title=2005: 19th Annual ARIA Awards |work=History: Winners by Year |accessdate=15 August 2008 |publisher= ARIA Music Awards

International success (2006–2008)


The Triple J Hottest 100, 2005|2005 Triple J Hottest 100 , announced on 26 January 2006, featured a record six songs by Wolfmother: "Mind's Eye" (number six), " Joker & the Thief " (number nine), "Apple Tree" (number sixteen), " Dimension (song)|Dimension " (number thirty-seven), "Colossal" (number thirty-nine) and " White Unicorn " (number eighty-four).cite web |url= http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2005.htm |title=hottest 100 2005 |work=History |accessdate=15 August 2008 |publisher= Triple J On 6 March, Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone published their Annual Readers' and Critics' Poll results, in which Wolfmother were featured a number of times, namely in the following readers' lists: Top 10 Albums ( Wolfmother , number one), Top 10 Singles ("Mind's Eye", number one; "Woman", number nine), Artist of the Year (number two), Best Band (number one), Best Tour (number two), Best Album Cover (number one), Best Hard Rock/Metal Band (number one), Best Rock Artist (number one), Best New Artist (number one), Year's Biggest Hype (number one) and Best Video ("Mind's Eye", number two). Frontman Andrew Stockdale also featured in the poll for Best Dressed (number three).

The band's next single was "White Unicorn", released on 26 February, which charted lower than its predecessor, at number thirty-three.cite web |url= http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp? key=204538& cat=s |title=Wolfmother – White Unicorn |accessdate=15 August 2008 |publisher=australian-charts.com The band also released a second EP, Dimensions (EP)|Dimensions , on 2 March. Wolfmother was not released outside of Australia until 24 April in the United Kingdom, 2 May in the United States, and 12 June in Europe. In the UK it peaked at number twenty-fivecite web |url= http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php? id=558 |title=Wolfmother – Wolfmother |publisher=Chart Stats |accessdate=15 August 2008 and in the US at number twenty-two.cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp? cfi=305& cfgn=Albums& cfn=The+Billboard+200& ci=3066288& cdi=8612445& cid=05%2F20%2F2006 |title=The Billboard 200: Wolfmother – Wolfmother |accessdate=15 August 2008 |work= Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot

Thanks to the success of their album and singles, Wolfmother's music has been featured in many video games, films and commercials. " Love Train (Wolfmother song)|Love Train " featured in an iPod commercial; "Woman" was included on such video games as Guitar Hero II , MotorStorm , Pure , Saints Row 2 , '' Tony Hawk's Project 8 and NHL 07 ; "Dimension" featured in the film School for Scoundrels (2006 film)|School for Scoundrels , House (2008 film)|House , and in video games FlatOut 2 , and Rugby 06 ; and "Joker & the Thief" appeared in films Jackass Number Two , Shoot 'Em Up (film)|Shoot 'Em Up , Shrek the Third and The Hangover (2009 film) and video games Need for Speed: Carbon , Rock Band , and MLB 07: The Show , as well as commercials for both Mitsubishi and Peugeot cars.

The band performed at big-name local and international festivals in 2006, including SXSW , Big Day Out , Sasquatch& #33; Music Festival , Roskilde Festival , A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise|Lowlands , Splendour in the Grass , Fuji Rock Festival , Lollapalooza , Reading and Leeds Festivals , V Festival (North America)|V Festival , Download Festival and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival where they were cited as the 'breakout' band of the year.cite web |url= http://www.wolfmother.com/articles/nyp_feature_0604.htm |title=Heavy Duty |accessdate=2 August 2006 |author=Getlen, Larry |date=30 April 2006 |work=New York Post |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060721214750/ http://www.wolfmother.com/articles/nyp_feature_0604.htm |archivedate = 21 July 2006 On 25 September, bassist Chris Ross ' wife had a baby, which meant the band had to cancel or postpone many of their upcoming tour dates. During this break, Wolfmother released their final single from the self-titled album, " Joker and the Thief ", which peaked at No. 8 in Australia, their highest position to date. The band resumed touring on 4 November in the United Kingdom. Wolfmother also won three awards (Best Breakthrough Album, Best Rock Album and Best Group) from five nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006 ARIA Music Awards .cite web |url= http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php? year=2006 |title=2006: 20th Annual ARIA Awards |work=History: Winners by Year |accessdate=15 August 2008 |publisher= ARIA Music Awards On 14 November, when Led Zeppelin were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame , they asked Wolfmother to appear as their guests. The band covered Zeppelin's " Communication Breakdown ", a common song on the band's set lists of previous and subsequent.

The Triple J Hottest 100, 2006|2006 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2007, in which Wolfmother appeared twice ("Woman (MSTRKRFT Remix)", #55; "Love Train", #80).cite web |url= http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2006.htm |title=hottest 100 2006 |work=History |accessdate=15 August 2008 |publisher= Triple J At the 49th Grammy Awards|49th Annual Grammy Awards held in February, Wolfmother won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for "Woman".cite web |url= http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx? title=& winner=wolfmother& year=0& genreID=0& hp=1 |title=2007 Grammy Award Winner – Best Hard Rock Performance |accessdate=19 July 2008 |publisher=The Recording Academy On 30 March it was announced that Wolfmother had written a new song entitled "Pleased to Meet You" especially for upcoming film Spider-Man 3 , for which it was featured in the Spider-Man 3 (soundtrack)|official soundtrack .

On 28 May, the band performed on Pinkpop 's main stage. The band played on the first day (8 June) of the Download Festival . On 28 June, the band headlined at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee , Wisconsin. Finishing up their US Tour in Detroit, Michigan on 30 June. On 7 July, they performed on the Live Earth concert, Sydney|Australian leg of the Live Earth concerts in Sydney. Stockdale said in an interview "That will be our last show for this album. We will find out what a green note sounds like on the next record."cite news |url= http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2007/03/30/1174761796385.html |title=Now rock plugs into solar |accessdate=7 April 2007 |author=Dunn, Emily |date=31 March 2007 |publisher=Brisbane Times

Wolfmother released their first DVD on 1 September in Australia, 10 September in the UK and 20 November in the US; Please Experience Wolfmother Live features footage from the band's performance at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney. Other live shows, music videos and an interview are included in the bonus features.cite web |url= http://www.wolfmother.net/2007/08/20/please-experience-wolfmother-live-dvd/ |title=Please Experience Wolfmother Live DVD |accessdate=24 August 2007

Hiatus and line-up change (2008–2009)


On 12 April 2008, Wolfmother played at the Andy Warhol Up Late programme after taking a nine month break from touring. Four new songs were played: "Back Round", "Violence of the Sun", "Monolith", and "Inside the Mountain".

Despite an earlier article by Rolling Stone magazine which stated that the band was currently recording their new album and that 10 songs had been chosen,cite news |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/11/19/wolfmother-hard-at-work-on-cinematic-epic-new-album/ |title=Wolfmother Hard at Work on "Cinematic, Epic" New Album |date=19 November 2007 |accessdate=15 August 2008 |work=Rolling Stone it was confirmed on a http://www.wolfmother.net Wolfmother fan site that the band had not begun proper recording sessions for the album yet.citation needed|date=February 2009When|date=February 2011
On 4 August, following the band's performance at Splendour In The Grass , popular Australian radio station Triple J speculated that rumours about the band were true, with a line-up change imminent. An interview was scheduled by the station, though later cancelled by the band's manager, stating "The band is dealing with some internal issues at the moment. They’re hoping to resolve them in the next few weeks but in the meantime it just wouldn't be appropriate for any member to be doing any interviews – even with Triple J." On 5 August, in a statement to Undercover, manager John Watson announced that a change was coming, explaining "Unfortunately I can't make any comment other than to say that as soon as the band has clear future plans they will issue a statement and we hope to be able to do that in the next week or two".cite news |url= http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx? id=5872 |title=Is It All Over For Wolfmother' |date=5 August 2008 |accessdate=15 August 2008 |publisher=undercover.com.au |author=Cashmere, Paul

On 7 August, the band's record label, Universal Records , announced that drummer Myles Heskett and bassist/keyboardist Chris Ross had decided to leave the band due to "irreconcilable differences," and that Stockdale planned on searching for a new line up over the coming months as well as continue working on new material.cite news |url= http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/wolfmother_disband.html |title=Wolfmother Disband |accessdate=8 July 2008 |date=8 July 2008 |work= Ultimate Guitar Ross and Heskett played a one-off show as "Doom Buggy". Ross and Heskett are now working on their new band, Palace of Fire, adding the guitar and vocals of Matt Blackman.cite web|url= http://www.myspace.com/palaceoffire |title=Palace of Fire & #124; Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's |publisher=Myspace.com |date=3 January 2011 |accessdate=18 October 2011cite news |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/08/11/former-wolfmother-members-turn-focus-to-doom-buggy-side-project/ |title=Former Wolfmother Members Turn Focus to Doom Buggy Side Project |date=11 August 2008 |work= Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone |accessdate=11 August 2008 A new four-piece band featuring Stockdale, a second guitarist Aidan Nemeth and Ian Peres as bassist and keyboardist (in the same mould as Chris Ross) and a drummer, Dave Atkins from the Resin Dogs all performed on 6 February.cite news |url= http://www.wolfmother.net/2009/02/07/new-members-new-songs-new-wolfmother/ |title=New members, new songs, new Wolfmother& #33; |publisher=The Original Wolfmother Fan Site |date=6 February 2009 |accessdate=7 February 2009 The band, billed as White Feather performed again, in Sydney, on 8 February.cite web |url= http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=music.showDetails& Band_Show_ID=38533996& friendid=18035203 |title=Show Details |publisher=Wolfmother |accessdate=7 February 2009 During both performances, the band played four previously unheard songs: "Pilgrim", "Phoenix", "Far Away" and the band's cover name "White Feather". The band booked Brisbane's Valley Studios to complete writing and recording the album.

Second line-up and Cosmic Egg (2009–2010)


The session players started officially on 5 January 2009cite video |date=31 July 2009 |url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=nA9mURqzYEo |title=Wolfmother Talks About Cosmic Egg, Band Member Changes |publisher=Artisan News Service (YouTube) |accessdate=1 August 2009 and were confirmed as guitarist Aidan Nemeth, bassist and keyboardist Ian Peres and drummer Dave Atkins in February.cite news |url= http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s2489299.htm |title=Wolfmother unleash new lineup |work= Triple J |date=12 February 2009 |accessdate=17 February 2009 The new line-up began recording the album Cosmic Egg in March.cite news |url= http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s2502024.htm |title=Wolfmother exclusive: Andrew Stockdale on old tensions and new album |publisher= Triple J |date=27 February 2009 |accessdate=27 February 2009 Regarding the album title, Stockdale said, "I did a yoga class and one of the poses we were doing was called 'cosmic egg', and I thought yeah, that's it. It's like the fetal pose".cite web |url= http://www.nme.com/news/wolfmother/44199 |title=NME The band performed at two benefit concerts in Melbourne and Sydney on 14 March for Sound Relief , supporting victims of the February 2009 Victorian bushfires|Victorian bushfires .cite web |url= http://www.soundrelief.com.au/melb/index.php |title=Latest News |work=Sound Relief |accessdate=24 February 2009 Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot The reformed group also headlined the Clipsal 500 event in Adelaide in March.

The new Wolfmother played a new song, " Back Round ", live at the MTV Australia Awards on 27 March. "Back Round" was released as a free digital download on the Wolfmother official site. The song was the first single off Cosmic Egg . Australia's triple j radio played the worldwide radio exclusive of Wolfmother's first single "New Moon Rising" from Cosmic Egg on Thursday 13 August 2009. The track was then released for streaming on AOL 's Spinner site.cite web|url= http://www.idiomag.com/peek/97178/wolfmother|title=Wolfmother premiere new video|accessdate=21 August 2009|date=16 August 2009|publisher= idiomag

On 18 June 2009, Beck announced his second Record Club covers album, Songs of Leonard Cohen . Andrew Stockdale will contribute, alongside Devendra Banhart , MGMT and Binki Shapiro of Little Joy .cite web|url= http://stereokill.net/2009/09/04/beck-mgmt-banhart-cover-leonard-cohen|title=Beck, MGMT & Banhart cover Leonard Cohen|author=Andrew Lindsay On 4 October 2009, Wolfmother performed at the 2009 NRL Grand Final . Wolfmother will be playing Voodoo Fest 2009 held at City Park in New Orleans, Louisiana over Halloween weekend.cite web|url= http://www.nme.com/news/eminem/45776|title=Eminem to headline New Orleans' Voodoo Experience

On 25 January 2010 it was confirmed, via the official Download Festival website, that Wolfmother will play at Download Festival in June 2010. However, on 30 May 2010 it was announced that due to illness, Wolfmother would have to cancel their entire European tour, including their performance at Download Festival. http://downloadfestival.co.uk/news/article.aspx? aid=daefbe87-e16a-404a-bb3d-880f742fd51d dead link|date=October 2011

In February 2010, the band supported AC/DC on their Australian tour. Following the first show in Melbourne, a fan said to The Border Mail, "Wolfmother supported them and they were excellent, too."cite web|url= http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/local/news/general/acka-made-8hour-trip-worth-it/1749922.aspx|title=Acka made 8-hour trip worth it|work= Border Mail . News Limited |accessdate=13 February 2010

Departure of Dave Atkins and third album (2010–2012)


On 23 April 2010 it was announced that Dave Atkins had left Wolfmother, with the official statement reading as follows:

cquote|...Dave Atkins has decided to leave the band to spend much-needed time at home with his family. Dave has had a great experience touring and recording with the band, though in time, it’s proven to be too exhausting and taxing on his home life. ... All is good between the band, everyone is cool, this is more of a life change decision for Dave. ... So at this point Will Rockwell-Scott will be with us for the rest of the Cosmic Egg touring cycle...cite news |url= http://www.undercover.fm/news/10689-dave-atkins-departs-wolfmother |title=Dave Atkins Departs Wolfmother |author=Paul Cashmere |publisher=Undercover.fm |date=23 April 2010 |accessdate=12 June 2011
In the summer of 2010 the band had to withdraw from a number of festival appearances, including Download Festival , Hard Rock Calling and T in the Park , due to "illness".cite news |url= http://www.nme.com/news/wolfmother/51303 |title=Wolfmother cancel summer festival appearances |work=NME |location=UK |date=1 June 2010 |accessdate=12 June 2011

In March 2011 it was announced on the band's official website that the third album was being recorded in their home studio.cite news |url= http://wolfmother.com/news/208/ |title=In the Studio |publisher=Wolfmother |date=1 March 2011 |accessdate=12 June 2011 On their European tour, which included three shows in the United Kingdom,cite news |url= http://www.nme.com/news/wolfmother/55523 |title=Wolfmother announced three UK shows |work=NME |location=UK |date=17 March 2011 |accessdate=12 June 2011 Wolfmother debuted some of the new material from the upcoming album.cite news |url= http://www.gigwise.com/photos/63555/Wolfmother-Play-To-Fans-At-Liverpool-Academy |title=Wolfmother Play To Fans At Liverpool Academy |publisher=Gigwise |date=1 June 2011 |accessdate=12 June 2011 Interviewed in June 2011, Stockdale revealed that approximately "12 or 13 songs" had been completed and that the album is being produced by Stockdale and engineered by Nemeth, and hinted towards a 7 November 2011 release date.cite interview |subject=Andrew Stockdale |subjectlink=Andrew Stockdale |interviewer= |title=Siesta& #33; 2011 – Wolfmother Intervju |url= http://www.vimeo.com/24816624 |program=Livestage TV |date=8 June 2011 |accessdate=12 June 2011 The scheduled release date for the album has since been moved to early 2012.cite web|url= http://wolfmother.com/news/road-testing-new-tracks-this-december/ |title=Road-testing new tracks this December |publisher=wolfmother.com |date= 11 November 2011 |accessdate=18 November 2011 Rumored song titles, obtained from live performance videos and set lists, include "The Year of the Dragon",cite news |url= http://www.wolfmother.net/2011/06/03/third-album-preliminary-details/ |title=Third album: preliminary details |publisher=The Original Wolfmother Fan Site |date=3 June 2011 |accessdate=12 June 2011 "Meridian" and "Every Day Drone/On the Beach".cite web |url= http://forums.wolfmother.net/showpost.php? p=149793& postcount=27 |title=Backstage Blog: Single Post No. 27 |publisher=The Original Wolfmother Fan Site Forums |date=8 June 2011 |accessdate=12 June 2011 In October, the band revealed that they had completed the album and it was now being mixed, describing it as "one beastly sounding record".cite news |url= http://www.wolfmother.com/news/zz-top/ |title=ZZ Top |publisher=Wolfmother |date=14 October 2011 |accessdate=22 October 2011

More lineup changes and recent history (2012–present)


It was revealed in February 2012 that Will Rockwell-Scott and Aidan Nemeth had left the band, replaced by Hamish Rosser cite news |url= http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/31901/Vines-drummer-joins-Wolfmother-claims-The-Vines-have-broken-up |title=Vines drummer joins Wolfmother; claims The Vines have "broken up" |publisher=FasterLouder.com.au |date=16 March 2012 |accessdate=21 March 2012 and Vin Steele respectively, while new keyboardist Elliott Hammond has also joined the group. Furthermore, the third album was said to be further delayed because their record labels, Modular Recordings | Modular , Universal Music Group | Universal and Interscope Records | Interscope , are not interested in releasing it.cite news |url= http://www.wolfmother.net/2012/02/24/wolfmother-in-turmoil-again/ |title=Wolfmother in Turmoil Again: Members Leave and Records Labels Run |publisher=The Original Wolfmother Fan Site |author=André Pusey |date=24 February 2012 |accessdate=25 February 2012
The band are going to re-record the album and release the album independently.

Critical response


Since the release of their first album, the band has gained much success, with reviews being mostly favourable.cite web|url= http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/wolfmother/wolfmother |title=Wolfmother Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |accessdate=18 October 2011 James Gange of music magazine Maelstrom favourably noted the band to be similar to psychedelic rock group Blue Cheer , that they were "more like Blue Cheer put in ten times the effort and creativity" partly disagreeing with comparisons to blues/hard rock bands like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath .cite web|url= http://maelstrom.nu/ezine/review_iss30_2129.php |title=Album Review WOLFMOTHER-Wolfmother :: Maelstrom :: Issue No 30 |publisher=Maelstrom.nu |accessdate=18 October 2011
Chris Nixon of the San Diego Union-Tribune also responded favourably to the band's rock sound comparing it to "the pre-punk angst of MC5 and Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf 's hard-edged psychedelia" and that they add "sparkle with modern recording techniques", comparing them with Kyuss , early Queens Of The Stone Age .cite web|url= http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060608/news_lz1w08wolf.html|title=Wolfmother howls with the best of them|author=Chris Nixon Allmusic 's Eduardo Rivadavia notes the similarities between Wolfmother's original power trio and Blue Cheer's sound. E.C. Gladstone of Rhino Entertainment 's ''The R'Zine thought the Sabbath, Led Zeppelin comparisons were partly vague and "pretty limiting", noting Wolfmother to be influenced by a mix of "bluesrock ooze", including Yes (band)|Yes , MC5, The Nice , Blue Cheer, Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull and Grand Funk , and "the best version of great rock available at the moment."E.C. Gladstone, Wolfmother Debut Album, Rhino Zine Review, Issue No. 806, Rhino Records, http://www.rhino.com/rzine/storykeeper.lasso? StoryID=806 A review by Total Guitar 's'' Phil Ascott calls Wolfmother's music "ruddy marvellous",cite web | url = http://www.wolfmother.com/articles/total_guitar.html | title = Total Guitar (UK) – Album | publisher = Total Guitar | author = Ascott, Phil | accessdate =4 June 2007 and '' Pitchfork Media 's Cory Byroum praises them for "how capably they strike a balance between meaty vintage metal and crisp, stoner-rock melodies".cite web | url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/23309-wolfmother | title = Wolfmother: Wolfmother: Pitchfork Record Review | publisher = Pitchfork Media | author = Byroum, Cory | date =25 April 2006 | accessdate =4 June 2007 Others hold that their music is too derivative of 70s rock; a Stylus Magazine '' review by Patrick McNally states "everything there is to say about them is best said by immediate reference to another band and Wolfmother always come up short in the comparison".cite web | url = http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/wolfmother/wolfmother.htm|title=Wolfmother: Review|work= Stylus Magazine |last=McNally|first=Patrick|date=2 May 2007|accessdate=4 June 2007cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/album_review_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1002424827|title=Wolfmother|work= Billboard (magazine)|Billboard |last=Philip|first=Sven|accessdate=4 June 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070203111416/ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/album_review_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1002424827 |archivedate = 3 February 2007 Another Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine is more critical, calling their music "precious, inarticulate, and confused" when compared to that of their musical influences, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple , Cream (band)|Cream and Black Sabbath.cite web|url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r822374|pure_url=yes|title=Wolfmother: Review|publisher=Allmusic|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|accessdate=4 June 2007 During an Interview with ITV at Chicago's lollapalooza in 2007, Mike Patton , frontman of Faith No More was mid-way through the interview when a Wolfmother performance began blaring loudly in the background earning a response from Patton to say "What year are we in? Jeez& #33; Sorry, but Wolfmother you suck!" There was no further immediate comment from the band, but the clip became viral through YouTube.cite web|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=ZKDvJTxZDbA |title=Mike Patton Puts Wolfmother In Their Place |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=18 October 2011 In a later interview with an Australian radio station, Patton stated he was "in a bad mood" when he made his comments and, although he was not a fan, wished Wolfmother well.

Wolfmother has responded to the accusations about the perceived derivative nature of their music, "We don't pretend that we're Led Zeppelin/Black Sabbath& hellip; There's similarities in our sound, but we're not trying to emulate them at all."cite web|url= http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/video_news/wolfmother_react_to_people_comparing_them_to_led_zep.html |title=Wolfmother React To People Comparing Them To Led Zep & #124; News @ |publisher=Ultimate-guitar.com |accessdate=18 October 2011 Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke stated in a 2006 interview with Mojo (magazine)|Mojo magazine that he is a fan of Wolfmother.cite web|url= http://www.citizeninsane.eu/s2006-08Mojo.htm |title=Ghost in the Machine |publisher=Citizeninsane.eu |date=10 May 2006 |accessdate=18 October 2011 In 2007, Alice Cooper described Wolfmother's sound to Guy Blackman of The Sydney Morning Herald , stating that they are "like a teenage Jimi Hendrix , Steppenwolf kind of band".cite news| url= http://www.smh.com.au/news/gig-reviews/alice-cooper/2007/07/02/1183229014162.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Alice Cooper | date=2 July 2007

In his 'List of the Day', Yahoo& #33; critic Rob O'Connor noted them as number 15 on his list of 'The Greatest Australian Acts'.cite web|url= http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/100064/the-25-greatest-australian-acts|title=The 25 Greatest Australian Acts Furthermore, he compared their sound to be more reminiscent of psychedelic rock bands like Blue Cheer, Toe Fat|Toe Fat Revival , Bloodrock and Frijid Pink , rather than comparing them to straightforward hard rock bands like Black Sabbath. Despite previous criticisms of the band, The EG magazine section of The Age newspaper listed Wolfmother's debut album at number 4 on its list of Top 10 Australian Albums, with each of the selections dubbed the best 'highlights of the decade'.The EG, in THE AGE, 18 April 2008, pg. 13

Musical style and influences


Guitarist Andrew Stockdale noted in a Triple J interview, that '90s Stoner rock|stoner metal band Kyuss was highly influential on their sound, noting the band's second album would follow with "Kyuss-kinda riffs".Andrew Stockdale interview, Triple J Breakfast, Robbie, Brian Davenport, Marieke and The Doctor, 29 February 2009, Triple J.
The works of Jimi Hendrix have been influential in the works of Wolfmother, with lyrical references to " Purple Haze " in their song " Dimension (song)|Dimension ."Purple Haze, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Are You Experienced, 1967, Track Records While Wolfmother has been identified as being primarily influenced by '70s rock bands such as Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep , Budgie , Black Sabbath and fellow Australians AC/DC , their official MySpace profile lists their influences to include mostly '60s groups such as: Pink Floyd , The Beatles , Led Zeppelin and The Who , as well as newer acts, including The Avalanches , Radiohead , The White Stripes and Kings of Leon .

Andrew Stockdale also lists The Doors as a major influence, stating they were one of his favourite bands growing up.cite web|url= http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/the-hard-fast-rise-of-wolfmoth/ |title=The Hard, Fast Rise of Wolfmother: Gibson Interviews Andrew Stockdale |publisher=Gibson.com |date=24 June 2008 |accessdate=18 October 2011 During Stockdale's appearance on ABC's My Favourite Album , Stockdale stated AC/DC's T.N.T. (album)|T.N.T. to be a favourite, claiming it gave him "shivers". http://www.abc.net.au/myfavouritealbum/top100.htm My Favourite Album, 12 December 2006, Australian Broadcasting Corporation(ABC).
Andrew Stockdale has described the band's sound as "a mix of the playfulness of Earth Wind and Fire with the intensity of Black Flag (band)|Black Flag ".

Band members


col-begincol-2;Current members
  • Andrew Stockdale – Singing|vocals , lead guitar (2000–present)

  • Ian Peres – Bass guitar|bass , Keyboard instrument|keyboard s, Backing vocalist|backing vocals (2009–present)

  • Vin Steele – rhythm guitar (2012–present)

  • Elliott Hammond – keyboards, Percussion instrument|percussion , backing vocals (2012–present)

  • Hamish Rosser – Drum kit|drums (2012–present)

  • col-2;Former members
  • Chris Ross – bass, keyboards (2000–2008)

  • Myles Heskett – drums (2000–2008)

  • Dave Atkins – drums (2008–2010)

  • Aidan Nemeth – rhythm guitar (2009–2012)

  • Will Rockwell-Scott – drums (2010–2012)

  • col-end;Timeline

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    Discography


    Main|Wolfmother discography
  • Wolfmother (album)|Wolfmother (2005)

  • Cosmic Egg (2009)


  • Awards and nominations


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    Upon its release, Wolfmother's debut album won the 2005 J Award for Best Australian Album.cite news |accessdate=22 July 2008 |url= http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/howling-with-joy/2005/12/02/1133422116543.html |title=Wolfmother take out inaugural J Award |work=The Age |location=Australia | location=Melbourne | date=3 December 2005 Also in 2005, the song " Woman (Wolfmother song)|Woman " was nominated for Single of the Year and Best Breakthrough Artist – Single at the ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Awards , eventually losing out to Ben Lee 's " Catch My Disease " and End of Fashion 's " O Yeah ", respectively.cite web |accessdate=22 July 2008 |url= http://www.ariaawards.com.au/content/downloads/ARIA_winners_2005.pdf |format=PDF |title=2005 ARIA Awards Nominees & Winners |publisher= Australian Recording Industry Association In 2006 Wolfmother's Australian success continued – they received nominations for Spankin' New Aussie Artist, Best New Group and Best Rock Video (for " Mind's Eye (song)|Mind's Eye ") at the MTV Australia Awards ;cite news |title=MTV Australia Awards nominees |work=The Sunday Mail |date=5 February 2006 and were nominated for the Jack Awards|Jack Award for Best Live Band. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006 ARIA Awards , the band won Best Breakthrough Album, Best Rock Album (both for Wolfmother ) and Best Group, and received nominations for Album of the Year (for Wolfmother ) and Single of the Year (for "Mind's Eye") – a total of three wins from five nominations.cite web |url= http://www.ariaawards.com.au/archives/media-centre/2006/Media%20Release%20-%202006%20ARIA%20Awards%20-%20Everyone's%20a%20Winner!.pdf |format=PDF |title=Media Release – 2006 ARIA Awards – Everyone's a Winner& #33; |accessdate=4 June 2007 |publisher= Australian Recording Industry Association cite news |accessdate=22 July 2008 |url= http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20408715-5003421,00.html |title=Urban hops as pop |work= The Courier-Mail |date=14 September 2006 |last=McLean |first=Sandra

    In 2007, Wolfmother received their first award nominations from outside of their home country. At the 2007 BRIT Awards , they were nominated for the award for International Breakthrough Act,cite news |accessdate=22 July 2008 |url= http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21210645-5006009,00.html |title=Wolfmother tastes Grammy glory |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=Australia |date=12 February 2007 |last=McCabe |first=Kathy ultimately losing out to American band Orson (band)|Orson . In the United States, the band won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards|2007 ceremony for their song "Woman".cite news |url= http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200702/s1845609.htm |title=Wolfmother wins Grammy Award |date=12 February 2007 |accessdate=4 June 2007 |publisher= ABC News (Australia)|ABC News Wolfmother were re-nominated for Best Live Band at the 2007 Jack Awards, and this time the trio won it.cite news |accessdate=22 July 2008 |url= http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx? StoryName=382337 |title=Wolfmother wins at Jack Awards |work= The West Australian Several nominations were again received at the MTV Australias, this time for Best Group, Viewer's Choice Award, Best Rock Video and Video of the Year (both for " Joker & the Thief ").cite news |accessdate=22 July 2008 |url= http://www.sonybmg.com.au/news/details.do? newsId=20030829004294 |title=Justin Timberlake + Pink Dominate Noms For 2007 MTV Video Music Awards |publisher= Sony BMG In 2008 Wolfmother received one award from one nomination – the APRA Awards|APRA Award for Most Played Australian Work Overseas, for their song "Woman".cite news |accessdate=22 July 2008 |url= http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/media_releases/080617_Winners-Announced.asp |title=Silverchair's Daniel Johns Makes APRA History& #33; |publisher= Australasian Performing Right Association |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080720035516/ http://apra.com.au/awards/music/media_releases/080617_Winners-Announced.asp |archivedate = 20 July 2008

    ;APRA Awards
    The annual APRA Awards are presented by the Australasian Performing Right Association . Wolfmother has received three awards from three nominations.

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    | APRA Awards of 2006|2006 || rowspan="2" | Andrew Stockdale
    Chris Ross
    Myles Heskett || Breakthrough Songwriter Awardcite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2006Winners.aspx | title = 2006 Winners – APRA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | accessdate =5 May 2010 || won|-
    | APRA Awards of 2007|2007 || Songwriter of the Yearcite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2007Winners.aspx | title = 2007 Winners – APRA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | accessdate =1 May 2010 || won|-
    | APRA Awards of 2008|2008 || " Woman (Wolfmother song)|Woman " || Most Played Australian Work Overseascite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2008Winners.aspx | title = 2008 Winners – APRA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | accessdate =28 April 2010 || wonend
    ;ARIA Music Awards
    The annual ARIA Music Awards are presented by the Australian Recording Industry Association . Wolfmother has received three awards from ten nominations.

    awards table|-
    |rowspan="2"| ARIA Music Awards of 2005|2005 ||rowspan="2"| "Woman" || Single of the Year || nom|-
    | Best Breakthrough Artist – Single || nom|-
    |rowspan="5"| ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006 ||rowspan="3"| Wolfmother (album)|Wolfmother || Best Breakthrough Album || won|-
    | Best Rock Album || won|-
    | Album of the Year || nom|-
    | Wolfmother || Best Group || won|-
    | " Mind's Eye (song)|Mind's Eye " || Single of the Year || nom|-
    | rowspan="2"| ARIA Music Awards of 2007|2007 || Wolfmother || Best Group || nom|-
    | " Joker & the Thief " || Highest Selling Single || nom|-
    | ARIA Music Awards of 2008|2008 || Please Experience Wolfmother Live || Best Music DVD || nomend
    ;BRIT Awards
    The annual BRIT Awards are presented by the British Phonographic Industry . Wolfmother has received one nomination.

    awards table|-
    | brit|2007 || Wolfmother || International Breakthrough Act || nomend
    ;Grammy Awards
    The annual Grammy Award s are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Wolfmother has received one award from one nomination.

    awards table|-
    | grammy|2007 || "Woman" || Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance || wonend
    ;J Award
    The annual J Award is presented by Australian radio station Triple J . Wolfmother has received one award from one nomination.

    awards table|-
    | 2005 || Wolfmother || Best Australian Album || wonend
    ;Jack Awards
    The annual Jack Awards are presented in Australia and sponsored by American Tennessee whiskey company Jack Daniel's . Wolfmother has received one award from two nominations.

    awards table|-
    | 2006 || Wolfmother || Best Live Band || nom|-
    | 2007 || Wolfmother || Best Live Band || wonend
    ;MTV Australia Awards
    The annual MTV Australia Awards are presented by television channel MTV Australia . Wolfmother has received seven nominations.

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    | Best Group || nom|-
    | "Mind's Eye" || Best Rock Video || nom|-
    |rowspan="4"| 2007 ||rowspan="2"| Wolfmother || Best Group || nom|-
    | Viewers' Choice Award || nom|-
    |rowspan="2"| "Joker & the Thief" || Best Rock Video || nom|-
    | Video of the Year || nomend

    References


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