Dune Rats are an Australian

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band from

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. Originally, the band formed as a duo, with Danny Beus on guitar and lead vocals and BC Michael Marks on drums and backing vocals. The band later became a three-piece, with Brett Jansch (formerly a touring member of Bleeding Knees Club) joining as bassist. Brad Heald, originally from

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and The Vines, also made touring appearances on bass from 2011 to 2012. The band uploaded "Colour Television" onto Triple J Unearthed in October 2010, before officially releasing it the following month. On 30 May 2014, the band released their self-titled debut album through their label Ratbag Records. They supported the release with a global and national tour. The following year they announced that they were officially launching Ratbag Records as a record label that would take on other performers. On 11 February 2017, their second album '' The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit'' debuted at number one on the

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. The group's fourth studio album, ''Real Rare Whale'' was announced on 11 February 2022 and was scheduled for release on 24 June 2022, before being delayed to July 29 due to vinyl manufacturing issues. In May 2024, the group announced the release of their fifth studio album, '' If It Sucks, Turn It Up''.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As featured artist

Music videos

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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APRA Music Awards

The

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were established by

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(APRA) in 1982 to honour the achievements of songwriters and music composers, and to recognise their song writing skills, sales and airplay performance, by its members annually. ! , - ,

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ARIA Music Awards

The

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are a set of annual ceremonies presented by

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(ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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