{{Short description|Australian musical group}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}{{Infobox musical artist | name = I Know Leopard | image = | image_size = | caption = | landscape = yes | origin = Sydney, Australia | genre = {{hlist|Art pop|dream pop|synthpop|indie pop|indie rock}} | years_active = {{start date|2012}}–{{end date|2022}} | label = Ivy League Records | website = {{URL|iknowleopard.com}} | spinoff_of = These New South Whales | past_members = *Luke O'Loughlin *Rosie Fitzgerald *Jennifer McCullagh *Matt DeGris *Jade Eley *Todd Andrews }}
'''I Know Leopard''' were an Australian pop band from Sydney. The band was formed in 2012 by lead vocalist and keyboardist Luke O'Loughlin. The band underwent multiple line-up changes, with its final iteration also featuring Rosie Fitzgerald on bass and Jennifer McCullagh on violin and keyboards. They released their debut and only album, ''Love is a Landmine'', in 2019.
==History== The band was formed in 2012 between friends Luke O'Loughlin, Matt DeGris, Jade Eley and Todd Andrews after they relocated from Adelaide to Sydney. O'Loughlin and Andrews had formed a punk band, These New South Whales, the year before – with O'Loughlin on drums and Andrews on guitar. Soon after forming, I Know Leopard released their debut EP, ''Embers''.
In 2014, the band signed to Ivy League Records, through which they released their second EP, ''Illumina''. Shortly after this, the band saw the arrival of Jennifer McCullagh and the departure of Eley. The EP saw success on triple j, and the band won the Sydney slot for the 2015 Laneway Festival through the stations triple j competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://killyourstereo.com/news/1040915/laneway-festival-announces-unearthed-acts/|title=Laneway Festival announces Unearthed acts|publisher=Kill Your Stereo|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref>
In 2015, the lineup changed once again with the departure of DeGris and the arrival of Rosie Fitzgerald. Later in the year, the band released their third EP ''Another Life''. The songs "Close Your Eyes", "Perfect Picture" and "Another Life" all received significant airplay on triple j. The band released the singles "Rather Be Lonely" and "Let Go" in 2016 and 2017, respectively, with both singles also receiving strong airplay on triple j.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.last.fm/user/triplejradio/library/music/I+Know+Leopard|title=triplejradio's Library|publisher=last.fm|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref>
In 2018, the band released the song "Landmine", which would later come in at No. 177 in that year's triple j Hottest 200.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/18/countdown/101-200/|title=101–200: Hottest 100 2018|date=11 November 2018|publisher=triple j|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref> The following year, the band released the singles "Heather" and "Seventy Lies", and in April 2019 they released their debut album ''Love is a Landmine''. The album debuted and peaked at No. 39 on the ARIA Charts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=I+Know+Leopard&titel=Love+Is+A+Landmine&cat=a|title=I Know Leopard – Love is a Landmine|publisher=australian-charts|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref> The album was also nominated for the Australian Music Prize, and received Album of the Week at Sydney Community Radio station FBi Radio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B1VVVf8AerV/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/iknowleopard/2113689436498815701 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=I Know Leopard on Instagram|publisher=Instagram|access-date=8 October 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The fourth single from the album, "Everything Goes With You", was released in August 2019 and was a nominee for the 2019 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BzEs6LHAdgd/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/iknowleopard/2072979240202131485 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=I Know Leopard on Instagram|publisher=Instagram|access-date=8 October 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In 2019, O'Loughlin and Fitzgerald announced that they had been in a romantic relationship for a few years. This relationship, and the breakdowns that happened around it, aided in the creation of music for their debut LP ''Love is a Landmine'', which O'Loughlin described as "therapy".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leeson|first=Josh|date=2019-04-25|title=I Know Leopard find love and inspiration among landmines|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6080330/i-know-leopard-find-love-and-inspiration-among-landmines/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Newcastle Herald|language=en-AU}}</ref> Andrews, having sat out of touring since the release of ''Love is a Landmine'', left the band permanently in 2020 to focus on These New South Whales. In 2021, the band returned with a new single, "Lover Automatic". This was followed later in the year with a further two stand-alone singles, "Day 2 Day" and "Good As What You Give". The band released one last single, "Nothing is Real", and played a run of shows in late 2022 before quietly disbanding.
== Touring == The band embarked on several national tours over the years, including the ''Love is a Landmine'' album tour in mid-2019 which saw them selling out and playing to thousands of people across Australia,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/i-know-leopard-announce-debut-album-nationwide-tour/|title=I Know Leopard Announce Debut Album & Nationwide Tour|date=7 February 2019|publisher=Music Feeds|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref> and the "Everything Goes With You" national tour in November 2019, named after a song from the band's debut album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/news/i-know-leopard-are-heading-out-for-a-national-tour-this-november/wxzf19bZ2Ns/28-08-19/|title=I Know Leopard Are Heading Out For A National Tour This November|publisher=The Music|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> The band also played a number of notable festivals, including Lost Lands, Festival of the Sun and Beyond the Valley in 2019 and Party in the Paddock in 2020. The band supported A-ha and Rick Astley on tour across Australia in February 2020.
== Members == ===Final line-up===
Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/iknowleopard/about/?ref=page_internal|title=I Know Leopard – About|publisher=Facebook|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref>
*Luke O'Loughlin – lead vocals, keyboards (2012–2022) *Jennifer McCullagh – violin, keyboards, backing vocals (2013–2022) *Rosie Fitzgerald – bass, synthesizer, backing vocals (2015–2022)
===Former members=== *Matt DeGris – drums (2012–2015) *Jade Eley – bass, backing vocals (2012–2013) *Todd Andrews – guitar (2012–2020)
===Former touring musicians=== *Jack Moffitt – guitar *Luke Davison – drums *Tully Ryan – drums
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Title ! style="width:18em;" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br /><ref name="AUS">{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=I+Know+Leopard|title=australian-charts.com – Discography I Know Leopard|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=8 October 2019}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Love is a Landmine'' | * Release date: 5 April 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-is-a-landmine/1450578105|title=Love is a Landmine on Apple Music|publisher=Apple|access-date=8 October 2019|archive-date=8 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008064307/https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-is-a-landmine/1450578105|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Label: Ivy League Records * Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download | 39 |}
===EPs=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="width:12em;" rowspan="1"| Title ! style="width:18em;" rowspan="1"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''Embers'' | * Release date: 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/iknowleopard/sets/embers-digital-sampler-ep|title=Embers (Digital Sampler EP) by I Know Leopard|publisher=Soundcloud|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref> * Label: Independent * Formats: CD, Digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Illumina'' | * Release date: 16 May 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/illumina-ep/1099013439|title=Illumina on Apple Music|publisher=Apple|access-date=8 October 2019|archive-date=8 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008064306/https://music.apple.com/us/album/illumina-ep/1099013439|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Label: Ivy League Records * Formats: CD, Digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Another Life'' | * Release date: 14 September 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/another-life-ep/1099017306|title=Another Life on Apple Music|publisher=Apple|access-date=8 October 2019|archive-date=8 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008064307/https://music.apple.com/us/album/another-life-ep/1099017306|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Label: Ivy League Records * Formats: CD, Digital download |- |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Title ! scope="col" | Album |- |rowspan="2"|2012 ! scope="row"| "Embers" |rowspan="2"|''Embers'' |- ! scope="row"| "Useless" |- |2014 ! scope="row"| "Hold This Tight" |''Illumina'' |- |rowspan="2"|2015 ! scope="row"| "Perfect Picture" |rowspan="2"|''Another Life'' |- ! scope="row"| "Close My Eyes" |- |2016 ! scope="row"| "Rather Be Lonely" |rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |- |2017 ! scope="row"| "Let Go" |- |2018 ! scope="row"| "Landmine" |rowspan="4"|''Love is a Landmine'' |- |rowspan="3"|2019 ! scope="row"| "Heather" |- ! scope="row"| "Seventy Lies" |- ! scope="row"| "Everything Goes With You" |- |rowspan="3"|2021 ! scope="row"| "Lover Automatic" |rowspan="4" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Day 2 Day" |- ! scope="row"| "Good As What You Give" |- |2022 ! scope="row"| "Nothing is Real" |- |}
==Awards and nominations== ===National Live Music Awards=== The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. {{awards table}} |- | rowspan="2"| National Live Music Awards of 2019<ref name="2019noms">{{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/2019/10/22/here-are-your-2019-national-live-music-awards-nominees/|title=HERE ARE YOUR 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES!|website=NLMA|date=22 October 2020|accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="2019wins">{{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/2019/12/05/and-the-winners-of-the-2019-national-live-music-awards-are/|title=AND THE WINNERS OF THE 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS ARE… |website=NLMA|date=5 December 2020|accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref> | Rosie Fitzgerald (I Know Leopard) | Live Bassist of the Year | {{nom}} |- | Jennifer McCullagh (I Know Leopard) | Live Instrumentalist of the Year | {{nom}} |- {{end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|iknowleopard.com}}
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Category:Musical groups established in 2012 Category:Australian indie pop groups Category:Musical groups from Sydney Category:2012 establishments in Australia