Grafton Primary

Grafton Primary
Grafton Primary
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	New wave, synth-pop, electronica
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Independent
Members	Benjamin Garden; Joshua Garden

Grafton Primary is an Australian electro-noir band from Sydney.^[1] The band consists of brothers Benjamin and Joshua Garden who attended primary school in Grafton, New South Wales.^[1] They select drummers and bass players for live shows.^[2] Grafton Primary has independently released an EP, Relativity (2007), and two albums, Eon (2008) and Neo (2013).^[3] The group has been picked up by Triple J^[4] and has toured widely.^[5]

Members

Joshua Garden – Vocals
Benjamin Garden – Keyboards, synthesizer and programming

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	AUS (Hit Seekers) ^[6]
Eon	Released: October 2008 Label: Resolution Music (RESGP009) Format: CD, digital download	5
Neo	Released: 2013 Label: Grafton Primary Format: digital download	-

Extended plays

Title	Details
Relativity	Released: 2007 Label: Resolution Music (RESGP004) Format: CD

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2008	"She Knows It"	Eon
	"Relativity"	non album singles
	"I Can Cook"
2009	"All Stars"
2010	"The Eagle"
2012	"When the Evolution Comes"
2017	"The Silence"

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2008^[7]^[8]	Relativity	Best Independent Single/EP	Nominated
2008^[7]^[8]	Relativity	Best Independent Dance/Electronic Album	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b "Electro noir storytellers" by Kylie Northover, The Age (5 September 2008)
^ Grafton Primary – Eon Archived 4 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine at FasterLouder
^ "Grafton brings back the '80s" by Polly Coufos, Perth Now (15 October 2008)
^ "Relativity in Motion". Perth Now. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008.
^ "Grafton Primary" by George Palathingal, The Sydney Morning Herald (22 May 2009)
^ "The ARIA Report: ARIA Hitseekers Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 29 September 2008. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ "2008 AIR AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". Music NSW. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^ "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[Age-1] "Electro noir storytellers" by Kylie Northover, The Age (5 September 2008)

[2] Grafton Primary – Eon Archived 4 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine at FasterLouder

[3] "Grafton brings back the '80s" by Polly Coufos, Perth Now (15 October 2008)

[4] "Relativity in Motion". Perth Now. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008.

[5] "Grafton Primary" by George Palathingal, The Sydney Morning Herald (22 May 2009)

[ARIA_Reports-6] "The ARIA Report: ARIA Hitseekers Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 29 September 2008. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

[08noms-7] "2008 AIR AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". Music NSW. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

[AIRwins-8] "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

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