{{Short description|Australian hip hop group}} {{more citations needed|date=November 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Thundamentals | image = File:Thundamentals.jpg | alt = | caption = | alias = Connect 4 | origin = Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia | genre = Australian hip hop | years_active = {{start date|2008}}–present | label = {{plainlist| *High Depth *Obese }} | website = {{URL|thundamentals.com.au}} | current_members = {{plainlist| *Morgs (Morgan Jones) *Jeswon (Jesse Ferris) *Tuka (Brendan Tuckerman) }} | past_members = {{plainlist| *Poncho (Kevin Kerr) *Tommy Fiasko *MC Ruthless *DJ Clockwork }} }}
'''Thundamentals''' are an Australian hip hop group originating from the Blue Mountains region bordering the metropolitan area of Sydney. The members are currently Tuka, Jeswon, and Morgs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-features/artists/2011/08/10/thundamentals-painting-the-world-red/ |title=Thundamentals: Painting the world red - Artists - the Music Network |website=www.themusicnetwork.com |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216214840/http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-features/artists/2011/08/10/thundamentals-painting-the-world-red/ |archive-date=16 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="mrd-aussie12">{{Cite web|url=https://mixeryrawdeluxe.tv/|title=Mixery Raw Deluxe|website=Mixeryrawdeluxe.tv|access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref> They have released five studio albums.
==History== ===Band origins: 2008–2010=== Before becoming Thundamentals, the band consisted of Morgan Jones, Tommy Fiasko, Jesse Ferris, MC Tuksnatch, MC Ruthless and DJ Clockwork, and was called Connect 4. Today, the group consists of Morgan Jones, Jesse Ferris, Brendan Tuckerman and Kevin Kerr.<ref name="mrd-aussie12"/> In 2009, they released their first album ''Sleeping On Your Style''.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} DJ Lee Hartney from The Smith Street Band went to one band practice in 2009, but decided to give up his DJ career in favour of playing guitar. In 2010, Thundamentals featured at Festival First Night in Sydney.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/festival-first-night-20100101-gdtub3.html|title=Festival First Night|first=Rachel|last=Olding|date=1 January 2010|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref>
In the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012, Thundamentals' Like a Version recording of fellow Australian Matt Corby's "Brother" came in at number 49.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/34748/The-winners-and-losers-of-the-Hottest-100|title=The Winners and Losers of the Hottest 100|website=Fasterlouder.com.au|date=27 January 2012}}</ref> The original "Brother" placed number 3 the previous year in Triple J Hottest 100, 2011. In the Triple J Hottest 100, 2014, three of their tracks were voted into the countdown: "Something I Said", "Quit Your Job" and "Got Love". In December 2016 the group announced their new record label, High Depth. they also announced that their fourth studio album, ''Everyone We Know'', would be released in February 2017 as the first release on the label produced by Dave Hammer. Thundamentals' track "Think About It" came in at number 82 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/16/|title=Countdown | Hottest 100 2016 | triple j|date=11 November 2016|website=Abc.net.au|access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref> Their track "Sally" came in at number 8 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/17/countdown/1-100/|title=1-100 | Hottest 100 2017 | triple j|date=11 November 2017|website=Abc.net.au|access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br /><ref name="ARIA Peaks">All except noted: {{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Thundamentals |title=australian-charts.com – Discography Thundamentals |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=25 January 2015}} * For "Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom": {{cite web |url=http://www.noise11.com/news/guy-sebastian-psy-fid-off-top-of-aria-chart-20120930 |title=Guy Sebastian PSY fi'd off top of ARIA Chart |publisher=Noise11 |date=30 September 2012 |access-date=5 May 2020 |author=Ryan, Gavin}} * For "Late Nights": {{cite web |url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2016/07/chart-watch-377 |title=ARIA Chart Watch #377 |publisher=auspOp |date=16 July 2016 |access-date=16 July 2016}} * For "Quit Your Job": {{cite web |url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2014/07/chart-watch-27/ |title=ARIA Chart Watch #27 |publisher=auspOp |date=12 July 2014 |access-date=11 July 2021}} * For "Think About It": {{cite web |url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2016/11/aria-chart-watch-396 |title=ARIA Chart Watch #396 |publisher=auspOp |date=26 November 2016 |access-date=26 November 2016}} * For "I Love Songs": {{cite web |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/albums-chart |title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |date=1 October 2018 |access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Sleeping on Your Style'' | * Released: 18 September 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/sleeping-on-your-style/1473553362|title=Sleeping On Your Style (DD)|website=Apple Music|access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref> * Label: Obese * Formats: CD, digital download | — |- ! scope="row" | ''Foreverlution'' | * Released: 29 July 2011 * Label: Obese * Formats: CD, digital download | 64 |- ! scope="row" | ''So We Can Remember'' | * Released: 2 May 2014 * Label: Obese * Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl | 3 |- ! scope="row" | ''Everyone We Know'' | * Released: 10 February 2017 * Label: High Depth * Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl | 2 |- ! scope="row"| ''I Love Songs'' | * Released: 21 September 2018<ref name="I Love Songs">{{cite web |url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2018/08/07/thundamentals-announce-new-album-and-tour |title=Thundamentals announce new album & tour |work=The Music |date=7 August 2018 |access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref> * Label: High Depth | 9 |- ! scope="row"| ''All This Life'' | * Released: 11 November 2022<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-thundamentals-all-this-life-cd |title=All This Life |work=JB Hi-Fi |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref> * Label: High Depth, Virgin | — |}
===Live albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! Title ! Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Iso Tapes (Vol 1)'' <br /> {{small|(with Queensland Symphony Orchestra)}} | * Released: 10 June 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/iso-tapes-vol-1-live/1511874775|title=Iso Tapes (Vol 1)|website=Apple Music|date=10 June 2020|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> * Label: High Depth, Island, Universal Music Australia * Formats: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''Iso Tapes (Vol 2)'' <br /> {{small|(with Queensland Symphony Orchestra)}} | * Released: 29 July 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/iso-tapes-vol-2-live/1519375418|title=Iso Tapes (Vol 2)|website=Apple Music|date=29 July 2020|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> * Label: High Depth, Island, Universal Music Australia * Formats: Digital download, streaming |}
===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! Title ! Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Thundamentals'' | * Released: 20 September 2008 * Label: Obese * Formats: CD, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''iTunes Live from Sydney'' | * Released: 15 December 2009 * Label: Obese * Format: Digital download |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of singles released, with year released and album name shown ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br /><ref name="ARIA Peaks"/> |- ! scope="row"| "Move It Up"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvGCs_vCc58|title=The new video for the single "Move It Up", from the album ''Sleeping On Your Style''|website=YouTube|date=7 September 2009|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | 2009 | — | | rowspan="2"| ''Sleeping on Your Style'' |- ! scope="row"| "Thunda"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RuuF-P8l8o|title=The new Thundamentals video for "THUNDA"|website=YouTube|date=16 November 2010|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | 2010 | — | |- ! scope="row"| "Paint the Town Red"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVat8YQdoCQ|title="Paint the Town Red" is the first single from Thundamentals sophomore album ''Foreverlution''|website=YouTube|date=September 2011|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | 2011 | — | | rowspan="2"| ''Foreverlution'' |- ! scope="row"| "How You Been"<br />{{small|(featuring Jace Excell)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfUglLGdcU0|title="How You Been?" feat. Jace Excell is the 2nd single from Thundamentals sophomore album ''Foreverlution''|website=YouTube|date=January 2012|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | 2012 | — | |- ! scope="row"| "Smiles Don't Lie"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU6lQGbr_SU|title="Smiles Don't Lie" is the 1st single from Thundamentals yet to be titled 3rd album|website=YouTube|date=30 July 2013|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | 2013 | — | * ARIA: Gold<ref name="ARIA19">{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesSinglesAccreds2019.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles |publisher=ARIA |date=30 March 2019 |access-date=11 April 2019}}</ref> | rowspan="5"| ''So We Can Remember'' |- ! scope="row"| "Something I Said"<br />{{small|(featuring Thom Crawford)}} | rowspan="4"| 2014 | 66<ref name="ARIA Report 1266">{{cite journal | date = 2 June 2014 | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140620050900/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140620-1509/ARIA1266.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 2nd June 2014 ~ Issue #1266 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1266 | pages = 4, 18, 21 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1266.pdf | archive-date = 20 June 2014 | access-date = 11 August 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | * ARIA: Gold<ref name="ARIA18">{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/SinglesAccreds2018.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles |publisher=ARIA |date=30 November 2018 |access-date=27 December 2018}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Quit Your Job"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QIPfl0-JDc|title="Quit Your Job" is Thundamentals 3rd single of their highly acclaimed album ''So We Can Remember''|website=YouTube|date=26 June 2014|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | 91 | |- ! scope="row"| "Got Love"<br />{{small|(featuring Solo)}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGeKq1Cb_WI|title=Official film clip for Thundamentals 4th single of their ARIA and AIR Nominated 2014 album ''So We Can Remember''|website=YouTube|date=23 October 2014|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | — | |- ! scope="row"| "Missing You"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-rnztjhUkg|title=Thundamentals are back with their 5th official single |website=YouTube|date=27 November 2014|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | — | |- ! scope="row"| "Late Nights"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/late-nights-single/1445317752|title=Late Nights - single|website=Apple Music|date=July 2016|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> | rowspan="4"| 2016 | 97 | | {{N/a|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Never Say Never"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/never-say-never-single/1445296948|title=Never Say Never - single|website=Apple Music|date= September 2016|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> | — | | rowspan="6" | ''Everyone We Know'' |- ! scope="row"| "Think About It"<br />{{small|(featuring Peta & The Wolves)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/think-about-it-feat-peta-the-wolves-single/1445287811|title=Think About It - single|website=Apple Music|date= November 2016|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> | 93 | * ARIA: Platinum<ref name="ARIA24s">{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2024|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Ignorance Is Bliss"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4WK8pfTQTPQdEv5xC6KZGO|title=Ignorance is Bliss - Thundamentals|website=Spotify|date=8 December 2016|access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> | — | |- ! scope="row"| "Wolves"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKmBXJTIvIQ|title=Download or Stream "Wolves" by Thundamentals Thundamentals from the album ''Everyone We Know''|website=YouTube|date=2 February 2017|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | rowspan="3" | 2017 | | — |- ! scope="row"| "Sally"<br />{{small|(featuring Mataya)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/sally-feat-mataya-single/1445307155|title=Sally - single|website=Apple Music|date=3 March 2017|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> | — | * ARIA: 3× Platinum<ref name=ARIA24s/> |- ! scope="row"| "Déjà Vu"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C38EGcU5e2U|title=Thundamentals - Déjà Vu (Official Video)|website=YouTube|date=24 October 2017|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | — | |- ! scope="row"| "I Miss You"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/i-miss-you-acoustic-single/1442732857|title=I Miss You - single|website=Apple Music|date=2018|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> | rowspan="3" | 2018 | — | * ARIA: 2× Platinum<ref name="ARIA24s"/> | rowspan="5" | ''I Love Songs'' |- ! scope="row"| "All I See Is Music"<ref name="I Love Songs"/> | — | |- ! scope="row"| "Everybody but You"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/everybody-but-you-acoustic-single/1440919831|title=Everybody But You - single|website=Apple Music|date=November 2018|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | — | * ARIA: Platinum<ref name=ARIA-2021-Singles>{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2021|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Eyes on Me" | rowspan="2"| 2019 | — | * ARIA: Gold<ref name=ARIA-2020-Singles>{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2020|access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Catch Me If You Can"<br />{{small|(featuring Eves Karydas)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5BLHFJbdCE|title=Thundamentals - Catch Me If You Can ft. Eves Karydas (Official Video)|website=YouTube|date=14 May 2019|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | — | |- ! scope="row"| "All I See"/"Sally" (live)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/iso-tapes-vol-2-live-single/1522657680|title=ISO Tapes Vol 2 single|website=Apple Music|date=22 July 2020|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> | 2020 | — | | ''Iso Tapes (Vol 2)'' |- ! scope="row"| "Top of the World"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1Vw7NBjPXktz2YSDka1TiQ|title=Top of the World - Thundamentals|website=Spotify|date=4 August 2022|access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> | 2022 | — | | ''All This Life'' |- | colspan="6" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of singles released as featured artist ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br /><ref name="ARIA Peaks"/> |- ! scope="row"| "Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom"<br />{{small|(Hilltop Hoods featuring Thundamentals)}} | 2012 | 64 | * ARIA: Gold<ref name="ARIA18"/> | ''Drinking from the Sun'' |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col"| Year |- ! scope="row"| "Move It Up" | 2009 |- ! scope="row"| "Thunda" | 2010 |- ! scope="row"| "Paint the Town Red" | 2011 |- ! scope="row"| "How You Been"<br /><small>(featuring Jace Excell)</small> | rowspan="3"| 2012 |- ! scope="row"| "My Favourite Song" |- ! scope="row"| "Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom"<br /><small>(Hilltop Hoods)</small> |- ! scope="row"| "Smiles Don't Lie" | rowspan="2"| 2013 |- ! scope="row"| "Noodle Soup" |- ! scope="row"| "#YearOfTheThundakat"<br /><small>(with Geedo Co.)</small> | rowspan="5"| 2014 |- ! scope="row"| "Something I Said"<br /><small>(featuring Thom Crawford)</small> |- ! scope="row"| "Quit Your Job" |- ! scope="row"| "Got Love"<br /><small>(featuring Solo)</small> |- ! scope="row"| "Missing You" |- ! scope="row"| "Late Nights with Thundamentals" | rowspan="3"| 2016 |- ! scope="row"| "Never Say Never" |- ! scope="row"| "Think About It"<br /><small>(featuring Peta & The Wolves)</small> |- ! scope="row"| "Wolves" | rowspan="4"| 2017 |- ! scope="row"| "Sally"<br /><small>(featuring Mataya)</small> |- ! scope="row"| "Milk and Honey" |- ! scope="row"| "Deja Vu" |- ! scope="row"| "My Friends Say"<br /><small>(featuring Wallace)</small> | rowspan="4"| 2018 |- ! scope="row"| "I Miss You" |- ! scope="row"| "All I See Is Music" |- ! scope="row"| "Everybody But You" |- ! scope="row"| "Eyes On Me" | rowspan="2"| 2019 |- ! scope="row"| "Catch Me If You Can"<br /><small>(featuring Eves Karydas)</small> |}
===Guest appearances=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Song ! Album |- | rowspan="3"| 2008 | "Payday"<br /><small>(The Tongue featuring Thundamentals)</small> | ''Redux'' |- | "Timeless"<br /><small>(Dialectrix featuring Thundamentals)</small> | ''Cycles of Survival'' |- | "Jack n the Box"<br /><small>(Two Toes featuring Thundamentals & Dialectrix)</small> | ''Cooking with Caustic'' |- | 2010 | "Make Mine"<br /><small>(Crate Creeps featuring Thundamentals)</small> | ''It's About That Time'' |- | rowspan="4"| 2012 | "Brother"<br /><small>(originally by Matt Corby)</small> | ''Like a Version Eight'' |- | "Better Alive"<br /><small>(The Herd featuring Thundamentals & Sky'High)</small> | ''Better Alive'' EP |- | "All the Above"<br /><small>(Illy featuring Thundamentals)</small> | ''Bring It Back'' |- | "Thunda Heights High" | ''Summer Heights High – Remixes'' |- | 2013 | "Just You Wait"<br /><small>(The Tongue featuring Thundamentals & Ngaiire)</small> | ''Surrender to Victory'' |- | 2014 | "Modern Day Messenger"<br /><small>(Daily Meds featuring Thundamentals)</small> | ''Sour Milk'' |- | 2015 | "Cosby Sweater (Jaytee remix)"<br /><small>(Hilltop Hoods featuring K21 & Thundamentals)</small> | ''The Cold Night Sky'' |}
==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. {{awards table}} |- | 2014<ref name="14nom">{{cite web|url=https://www.speakertv.com/news/latest-news/carlton-dry-air-awards-2014-nominees-announced/|title=CARLTON DRY AIR AWARDS 2014 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED|website=speaker tv|date=September 2014|access-date=20 August 2020}}</ref> |''So We Can Remember'' | Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album | {{nom}} |- {{end}}
===J awards=== The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005. {{awards table}} |- | 2013<ref name="2013winner">{{cite web|title = The J Award 2013|website = Triple J|url = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jawards/13/|publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation|year = 2013|access-date =15 August 2020}}</ref> | "Smiles Don't Lie" | Australian Video of the Year | {{nom}} |- | 2014<ref name="2014winner">{{cite web|title = The J Award 2014|website = Triple J|url = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jawards/14/|publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation|year = 2014|access-date =15 August 2020}}</ref> |''So We Can Remember'' | Australian Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- | 2017<ref name="2017winner">{{cite web|title = The J Award 2017|website = Triple J|url = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/j-awards-2017/|publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation|year = 2017|access-date =15 August 2020}}</ref> | ''Everyone We Know'' | Australian Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- {{end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://thundamentals.com.au}}
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