# Perry Keyes

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{{short description|Australian singer-songwriter (born 1966)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2019}}
'''Perry Keyes''' (born 1966{{cn|date=March 2023}}) is an Australian singer-songwriter.

Keyes is based in [Waterloo](/source/Waterloo%2C_New_South_Wales), [Sydney](/source/Sydney) and grew up in nearby [Redfern](/source/Redfern%2C_New_South_Wales). Former singer-songwriter with Sydney band the Stolen Holdens,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sydneybluesfestival.com.au/artist-bios-2011/perry-keyes-band |title=Sydney Blues & Roots Festival - Perry Keyes Band |accessdate=24 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225004143/http://www.sydneybluesfestival.com.au/artist-bios-2011/perry-keyes-band |archivedate=25 February 2015 }}</ref> Keyes' output is best described as [heartland rock](/source/heartland_rock) in that the lyrics detail the minutiae of the seamier side of existence in and around the working class Sydney suburbs. Keyes has been acclaimed as "Redfern's answer to [Bruce Springsteen](/source/Bruce_Springsteen)".<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.winsordobbin.com.au/dls/SHD008XTRA22FEB09.pdf | title=Songs from the city | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305121943/http://winsordobbin.com.au/dls/SHD008XTRA22FEB09.pdf | archive-date=2019-03-05}}</ref>

Keyes is a supporter of his hometown [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) club the [South Sydney Rabbitohs](/source/South_Sydney_Rabbitohs).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2018/11/08/my-souths-story-perry-keyes/|title=My Souths Story|date=8 November 2018|website=rabbitohs|accessdate=25 August 2020}}</ref>

==Career==
Keyes' debut album ''Meter'' - a double - was released in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Malcolm |title=Perry Keyes - Meter |url=http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details?id=13229 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> Second LP ''The Last Ghost Train Home'' was named [Radio National](/source/Radio_National) album of the year and was a finalist for the 2007 [Australian Music Prize](/source/Australian_Music_Prize); it featured cover artwork by [Jon Langford](/source/Jon_Langford).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perry Keyes - The Last Ghost Train Home |url=https://insurgentcountry.net/Perry%20Keyes%20-%20The%20Last%20Ghost%20Train%20Home.htm |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=insurgentcountry.net}}</ref>

Keyes' 2010 album ''Johnny Ray's Downtown'' was nominated for an [ARIA Award](/source/ARIA_Award) at the [ARIA Music Awards of 2010](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_2010).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2010/11/arias-fourth-winners/|title=ARIAS FOURTH WINNERS|website=auspOp|date=November 2010|accessdate=25 August 2020}}</ref>

''Sunnyholt'' (2015)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Steve |title=Album Review: Perry Keyes - Sunnyholt |url=https://themusic.com.au/reviews/perry-keyes-sunnyholt-steve-bell/8Qri5eTn5uk/27-01-15 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=The Music |language=en}}</ref> and ''[Jim Salmon's Lament](/source/Jim_Salmon's_Lament)'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-05 |title=Music – Perry Keyes: Jim Salmon's Lament - South Sydney Herald |url=https://southsydneyherald.com.au/perry-keyes-jim-salmons-lament-eh-records-2018/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Freedman |first=Tim |date=2018-09-27 |title=Tim Freedman on Perry Keyes: an authentic voice of a disappearing Waterloo |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/tim-freedman-on-perry-keyes-an-authentic-voice-of-a-disappearing-waterloo-20180924-h15s16.html |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> were both well-reviewed.

Keyes' sixth album ''Black & White Town'' was released in November 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-11-08 |title=Perry Keyes - Black & White Town: The Outpost Feature Special |url=https://2ser.com/perry-keyes-black-white-town-the-outpost-feature-special/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=2SER |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" style="width:11em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Details
|-
! scope="row"| ''Meter''
|
* Released: November 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/meter/127027702|title=Meter (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=November 2005|accessdate=25 August 2020}}</ref>
* Label:Laughing Outlaw Records (LOR2CD-093)
* Format: 2xCD, digital download
|-
! scope="row"| ''The Last Ghost Train Home''
|
* Released: 11 August 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-last-ghost-train-home/261534797|title=The Last Ghost Train Home (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=11 August 2007|accessdate=25 August 2020}}</ref>
* Label: Laughing Outlaw Records (LORCD-108)
* Format: CD, digital download
|-
! scope="row"| ''Johnny Ray's Downtown''
|
* Released: 6 March 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/johnny-rays-downtown/355457156|title=Johnny Ray's Downtown (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=March 2010|accessdate=25 August 2020}}</ref>
* Label: Laughing Outlaw Records (LORCD-118)
* Format: CD, digital download
|-
! scope="row"| ''Sunnyholt''
|
* Released: January 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/sunnyholt/958765878|title=Sunnyholt (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=January 2015|accessdate=25 August 2020}}</ref>
* Label: Laughing Outlaw Records (LORI170CD)
* Format: CD, digital download
|-
! scope="row"| ''[Jim Salmon's Lament](/source/Jim_Salmon's_Lament)''
|
* Released: 28 September 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/jim-salmons-lament/1415578987|title=Jim Salmon's Lament (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=28 September 2018|accessdate=25 August 2020}}</ref>
* Label: MGM (EHCD005)
* Format: CD, digital download, streaming
|-
! scope="row"| ''[Black & White Town](/source/Black_%26_White_Town)''
|
* Released: 17 November 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black & White Town, by Perry Keyes |url=https://perrykeyes.bandcamp.com/album/black-white-town |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Perry Keyes |language=en}}</ref>
* Label: 
* Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
|}

==Awards and nominations==
===ARIA Music Awards===
The [ARIA Music Awards](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards) is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [Australian music](/source/Australian_music). Sultan has been nominated for one award.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search/?text=Perry%20keyes|title = ARIA Awards Search Results – Perry Keyes|work = ARIA Awards|accessdate = 25 August 2020}}</ref>

{{awards table}}
|-
| 2010
| ''Johnny Ray's Downtown''
| [Best Adult Contemporary Album](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Best_Adult_Contemporary_Album)
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}

===Australian Music Prize===
The [Australian Music Prize](/source/Australian_Music_Prize) (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005.
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.australianmusicprize.com/winners-shortlists|title=Winners & Shortlists|website=australian music prize|accessdate=22 August 2020|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729180503/https://www.australianmusicprize.com/winners-shortlists|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|''Last Ghost Train Home''
| Australian Music Prize
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.perrykeyes.com/ Official site]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Category:1966 births
Category:Living people
Category:Australian rock singers
Category:Musicians from Sydney
Category:Australian male singer-songwriters
Category:Australian singer-songwriters

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