Children Collide is an Australian

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band from

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, Australia. The band consisted of bassist Heath Crawley and vocalist/guitarist Johnny Mackay throughout its initial run. Their former drummer, Ryan Caesar, quit the band in February 2012.

History

Children Collide released their debut EP ''We Three, Brave and True'' in 2005. Their debut album, '' The Long Now'' was released on 11 October 2008 and was produced by David Sardy. "Farewell Rocketship" came in at number 66 on the

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The trio appeared at

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2009 held in

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, Australia, alongside

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. Their song "Social Currency" was the theme song for the

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's Friday Night Football coverage of the

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. Children Collide appeared at the second annual Coaster Music Festival on 12 September 2009, at Gosford Showground on the NSW Central Coast. They appeared alongside Eskimo Joe,

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, and

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. Their track "Skeleton Dance", remixed by

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, has been included in a downloadable soundtrack for the

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''. The band premiered their single "Jellylegs" with

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. It had premiered on the 20 May 2010 show. ''Theory of Everything'' was voted Triple J listeners 18th favorite album of 2010. The band appeared twice more in the

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" at 60 and "Jellylegs" at 22. The band ended in 2012, with the departure of drummer Ryan Caeser, weeks before the launch and national tour for their third album ''Monument'', stating, "touring as a unit is no longer pleasant, and that is that". In August 2021, Children Collide released their fourth studio album ''Time Itself''. It's the first album from the trio since reuniting in 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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, ''Theory of Everything'' ,

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, ''Monument'' , Best Rock Album ,

J Award

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are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the

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's youth-focused radio station

. They commenced in 2005. , - ,

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References

External links

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entry at The Indie Music Database Australian indie rock groups Musical groups established in 2005 Dine Alone Records artists Musical groups from Melbourne {{Australia-band-stub