The Avalanches

{{Short description|Australian electronic music group}} {{about|the Australian band|other uses|Avalanche (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2011}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = The Avalanches | image = StrokesRosendal080622-2_(52144817677).jpg | alt = | caption = Tony Di Blasi (left) and Robbie Chater (right) performing as The Avalanches in 2022 | image_size = | landscape = yes | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | genre = {{hlist|Electronic|sampledelia|dance|hip-hop|disco|plunderphonics}} | years_active = {{start date|1997}}–present | label = {{hlist|Modular|Astralwerks|XL|Trifekta|Wondergram|Rex|Sire|Elektra}} | website = {{URL|theavalanches.com}} | current_members = Robbie Chater Tony Di Blasi Andy Szekeres | past_members = Gordon McQuilten Darren Seltmann Dexter Fabay James Dela Cruz Manabu Etoh Peter Whitford }}

'''The Avalanches''' are an Australian electronic music group formed in Melbourne in 1997. They have released three studio albums, ''Since I Left You'' (2000), ''Wildflower'' (2016), and ''We Will Always Love You'' (2020), and perform a hybrid live show that also incorporates elements of DJing. The group currently consists of co-founding members Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi, as well as multi-instrumentalist Andy Szekeres.

The band is an exponent of the plunderphonics genre, and their first album, ''Since I Left You,'' has been recognised by many critics as the most important example of the genre.

==Career== ===1994–1996: Origins=== Three future Avalanches members formed Alarm 115 in Melbourne in 1994 as a noise punk outfit inspired by Drive Like Jehu, The Fall, and Ultra Bide.<ref name="emiprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/avalanches_profile.html|title=Artist Profile – Avalanches|last1=Wilde|first1=Austin|publisher=EMI|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025338/http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/avalanches_profile.html|archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> The line-up was Robbie Chater on keyboards, Tony Di Blasi on keyboards, bass and backing vocals, and Darren Seltmann on vocals (ex-Ripe).<ref name="Hol">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527151606/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/a/avalanches.html|url=http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/a/avalanches.html|title=The Avalanches|publisher=Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren)|last1=Holmgren|first1=Magnus|archive-date=27 May 2012|url-status=usurped|access-date=13 February 2014}}</ref> By 1995, Manabu Etoh joined on drums.<ref name="Hol"/> The group bought instruments, recording gear and numerous old vinyl records by the crate at second-hand shops.<ref name="Perrone"/><ref name="O'Donnell">{{cite book|last1=O'Donnell|first1=John|author1-link=John O'Donnell (music journalist)|last2=Creswell|first2=Toby|author-link2=Toby Creswell|last3=Mathieson|first3=Craig|author-link3=Craig Mathieson|title=100 Best Australian Albums|date=10 November 2010|publisher=Hardie Grant Books|location=Prahran, Vic|isbn=978-1-74066-955-9|pages=54–57|chapter=10: The Avalanches – ''Since I Left You''|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYitYLAtkdkC&q=Avalanches&pg=PA54}} Note: limited preview available for [on-line] version.</ref> When Etoh was deported and Alarm 115 disbanded, these records became the core of a new project. Chater was a film student at RMIT University and had access to a recording studio, which he and Seltmann used to turn the records into a 30-song demo tape labelled ''Pan Amateurs''.<ref name="emiprofile"/><ref name="Nim"/> In 1997 a new group consisting of Chater, Di Blasi, Seltmann, and Gordon McQuilten on keyboards was assembled to play the tracks live.<ref name="emiprofile"/><ref name="Hol"/> Chater, Di Blasi and McQuilten had all been school mates in Maryborough.<ref name="Eales">{{cite news|url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/avalanching-into-aria-history/481430.aspx|title=Avalanching into ARIA History|last1=Eales|first1=Andrew|agency=Australian Associated Press (AAP)|newspaper=The Courier|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=3 October 2001|access-date=11 September 2011}}</ref> Starting in July, their first four shows were played under different names: Swinging Monkey Cocks, Quentin's Brittle Bones, and Whoops Downs Syndrome.<ref name="emiprofile"/><ref name="Nim"/> The group became "The Avalanches" at their fifth gig, borrowing the new band name from an American surf rock band, which recorded only one album, ''Ski Surfin' with the Avalanches'', in 1963.<ref name="emiprofile"/><ref name="Perrone">{{cite news|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-897763-sample-minds-set-to-snowball.do|title=Sample Minds Set to Snowball|last1=Perrone|first1=Pierre|publisher=Alexander Lebedev, Evgeny Lebedev, Daily Mail and General Trust|newspaper=The London Evening Standard|access-date=8 September 2011}}{{dead link|date=May 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===1997–1999: Early releases=== After playing the support slot for Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, they rose to prominence quickly. Trifekta Records released the debut single "Rock City" in September 1997.<ref name="emiprofile"/><ref name="Nim"/> This was followed in December by their seven-track extended play, ''El Producto'', on Steve Pavlovic's Wondergram Records.<ref name="Hol"/> Around this time, DJ Dexter Fabay joined the group on turntables and keyboards.<ref name="emiprofile"/><ref name="Hol"/> Based on ''El Producto''<nowiki/>'s success, Pavlovic signed the Avalanches to his new Modular Recordings label in May 1998.<ref name="Winterford">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/gig-reviews/modular-christmas-party/2006/11/30/1164777708371.html|title=Modular Christmas Party|last1=Winterford|first1=Brett|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=1 December 2006|access-date=8 September 2011}}</ref> Leo Silvermann signed them to his label, Rex Records, for the exclusive United Kingdom four-track EP ''Undersea Community'', which released in March 1999.<ref name="Nim">{{cite web|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040428140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20040429-0000/www.howlspace.com.au/en3/avalanches/avalanches.htm|url=http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/en3/avalanches/avalanches.htm|title=Avalanches|last1=Nimmervoll|first1=Ed|author-link1=Ed Nimmervoll|publisher=HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll)|archive-date=28 April 2004|access-date=22 January 2014}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The group's profile grew with support slots on tours by the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Stereolab, and Beck. The band also played at the Tibetan Freedom Concert at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush Bay, Sydney.<ref name="emiprofile"/> James Dela Cruz was added to the live line-up on turntables and keyboards, and made his debut with the band at The Palace, St Kilda, supporting Public Enemy. In September 1999 Modular Recordings issued a four-track EP ''Electricity'' in Australia (12") and a two-track UK (7") version.<ref name="emiprofile"/><ref name="Hol"/>

===2000–2004: ''Since I Left You''=== {{main|Since I Left You}} From mid-1998, the Avalanches had been recording their debut album, initially under the working title ''Pablo's Cruise''. In February 2000 they finished mixing it at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne. Its initial launch date in 2000 was delayed due to the need for sample clearances and overseas interest.<ref name="Perrone"/> By July, with the album, now titled ''Since I Left You'', overdue, Chater's ''Gimix'' cassette was made available. This mixtape blended previews of forthcoming album tracks with some band favourites. The first Australian single from the album, "Frontier Psychiatrist", was issued in August, which peaked in the top 50 on the ARIA Singles Chart.<ref name="aus-charts">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Avalanches|title=Discography The Avalanches|publisher=Hung Medien|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=3 March 2012}}</ref> It reached No. 6 in Triple J's 2000 Hottest 100 countdown, the world's largest annual radio music poll. In October the band undertook their first Australian headline tour, appearing in all capital cities. All dates were completely sold out. Seltmann broke his leg in Brisbane in an on-stage collision with bassist and singer Di Blasi.

In November 2000, ''Since I Left You'' was launched in Melbourne with a boat cruise party aboard the Victoria Star, through Port Phillip Bay, with ''The Face'' and other UK media flying to Australia to cover the event. The band won six Australian Dance Music Awards. They travelled to the UK for a three-week promotional stint, including DJ sets at the Social and Fabric Nightclubs, while their remix of Badly Drawn Boy's "The Shining" was released in the UK. Chater estimated that ''Since I Left You'' was assembled from approximately 3,500 vinyl samples.<ref name="soundonsound">{{cite news |last=Pytlik |first=Mark |date=November 2006 |title=The Avalanches |newspaper=Sound on Sound |publisher=SOS Publications Group |url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov02/articles/avalanches.asp?print=yes |url-status=dead |access-date=8 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206122054/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov02/articles/avalanches.asp?print=yes |archive-date=6 February 2012}}</ref> One notable example is a sample of Madonna's "Holiday" on the track "Stay Another Season".<ref name="SinceILeftYou">{{cite AV media notes|title=Since I Left You|year=2000|type=booklet|publisher=Modular Recordings|id=MODCD009}}</ref><ref name="Schwartz">{{cite web|url=http://music.barnesandnoble.com/Since-I-Left-You/The-Avalanches/e/898926000422|title=''Since I Left You'' – The Avalanches|last1=Schwartz|first1=Mark|work=Editorial Reviews|publisher=Barnes & Noble|access-date=8 September 2011|archive-date=4 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204070957/http://music.barnesandnoble.com/Since-I-Left-You/The-Avalanches/e/898926000422|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The UK version of ''Since I Left You'' was released by XL Recordings in 2001, which debuted at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart in April,<ref name="UKAlbChartApril01">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20010422/7502/|title=Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive|date=28 April 2001|access-date=9 September 2011|work=Official Charts Company}}</ref> and quickly topped 200,000 sales in the UK. Also that month, the first UK single from the album, the title track "Since I Left You", was released and debuted at No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="UKSingChartApril01">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20010401/7501/|title=Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive|date=7 April 2001|access-date=9 September 2011|work=Official Charts Company}}</ref>

The "Since I Left You" video won Video of the Year at the MTV Europe Music Awards. In July 2001 the second UK single, "Frontier Psychiatrist", debuted at No. 18.<ref name="UKSingChartJuly01">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20010715/7501/|title=Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive|date=21 July 2001|access-date=9 September 2011|work=Official Charts Company}}</ref> The video for "Frontier Psychiatrist" was later awarded the runner-up prize at Soho Shorts Film Festival in the UK. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the group won four categories, Best New Artist – Album and Best Dance Release for ''Since I Left You'', Best New Artist – Single for "Frontier Psychiatrist", and Producer of the Year for Bobbydazzler (production name for Chater and Seltmann).<ref name="ARIA2001"/> They were also nominated in five additional categories, Album of the Year and Best Group for ''Since I Left You'', Single of the Year for "Frontier Psychiatrist", Engineer of the Year by Tony Espie and Bobbydazzler and Best Cover Art by Bobbydazzler for ''Since I Left You''.<ref name="ARIA2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2001 |title=ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2001: 15th Annual ARIA Awards |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=1 September 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235727/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2001 |archive-date=26 September 2007 }}</ref>

London-Sire Records released the United States version in November 2001. When the label dissolved in 2003, the Avalanches switched to Elektra. The album was also released in Japan, with bonus track "Everyday". The ''At Last Alone'' EP (rescheduled tour EP with revised track listing) was also issued in Japan. In the United States, the album peaked at No. 31 on ''Billboard''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Heatseekers chart<ref name="heatseekers">{{cite magazine|title=Heatseekers – Issue Date: 2002-01-26|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/albums/3044282|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=3 March 2012|format=requires registration}}{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and No. 10 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Top Electronic Albums chart.<ref name="AMGBillboardAlb">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p401270/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Avalanches – Charts & Awards – ''Billboard'' Albums|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=9 September 2011}}</ref> In the US, a promotional "Since I Left You" 12" featuring remixes from Stereolab and Prince Paul was released, and the Avalanches' remix of the Manic Street Preachers' "So Why So Sad" was issued worldwide.

Professional critics included ''Since I Left You'' on their "Best of 2000s" lists. The album was placed at No. 4 in ''Juice'' magazine's 'Best Australian albums of all time' list, and No. 10 in Pitchfork Media's top albums of the decade. In its review, Pitchfork Media bestowed the album with a high 9.5 score.<ref name="LeMay">{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15136-avalanches-since-i-left-you|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113233306/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15136-avalanches-since-i-left-you|title=Avalanches: ''Since I Left You''|last1=LeMay|first1=Matt|work=Pitchfork|publisher=Pitchfork Media, Inc|archive-date=13 January 2009|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> In October 2010, the album was listed at No. 10 in the book ''100 Best Australian Albums''.<ref name="O'Donnell"/> In 2011, American hip-hop artist Questlove named ''Since I Left You'' in his top ten albums list.<ref>{{cite web|title=One of Us: ?uestlove|url=http://www.phillymag.com/arts_events/articles/one_of_us_uestlove/page4|work=Philadelphia Magazine|publisher=Metrocorp|access-date=11 September 2011|date=25 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401042113/http://www.phillymag.com/arts_events/articles/one_of_us_uestlove/page4|archive-date=1 April 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2005–2019: ''Wildflower''=== {{Main|Wildflower (The Avalanches album){{!}}Wildflower}} The Avalanches had been working on their second album since at least 2005. Seltmann had said the album was starting out as "ambient world music", but it was still moving in different directions and would feature both samples and live music.<ref name=tj2005>{{cite interview|last=Seltmann|first=Darren|publisher=Triple J|interviewer=Triple J|title=Triple J interview with Darren Seltmann|date=February 2005}}</ref> Chater later revealed that Seltmann had left the group by 2006, "we stopped working together... I was always making stuff and getting on with it, and the new record wasn't materialising quickly. He had a kid, a family, and I guess he realised before I did that it was going to take a long time."<ref name="Faster July 2016">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160710040242/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/the-avalanches-reveal-founding-member-darren-seltmann-left-the-band-around-ten-years-ago/864241 | url = http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/the-avalanches-reveal-founding-member-darren-seltmann-left-the-band-around-ten-years-ago/864241 | title = The Avalanches reveal that founding member Darren Seltmann left the band 'around 10 years ago' | last = staff writer | work = FasterLouder | archive-date = 10 July 2016 | date = 7 July 2016 | access-date = 1 September 2020 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Subsequent announcements were made of the album's release, however, it had not appeared by December 2011.<ref name="Barrett">{{cite news|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/12/details-of-the-avalanches-second-album-emerge.html|title=Details of The Avalanches' Second Album Emerge|last=Barrett|first=John|work=Paste|publisher=Paste Media Group|date=19 December 2011|access-date=31 December 2011}}</ref> Other artists began to announce having worked with the band on tracks around that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/45257-jennifer-herrema-talks-avalanches-collaboration-new-album/|title=Jennifer Herrema Talks Avalanches Collaboration, Rebooting RTX as Black Bananas|work=Pitchfork Media|date=30 January 2012|access-date=27 March 2012|author=Battan, Carrie|archive-date=4 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404054335/http://pitchfork.com/news/45257-jennifer-herrema-talks-avalanches-collaboration-new-album/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/45833-danny-brown-collaborates-with-the-avalanches/|title=Danny Brown Collaborates With the Avalanches|work=Pitchfork Media|date=19 March 2012|access-date=27 March 2012|author=Battan, Carrie}}</ref><ref name="ariel">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/39091-ariel-pink-records-with-the-avalanches/|title=Ariel Pink Records With the Avalanches|work=Pitchfork Media|date=9 June 2010|access-date=2 May 2012|author=Breihan, Tom}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/47558-listen-new-avalanches-demo-a-cowboy-overflow-of-the-heart/|title=Listen: New Avalanches Demo: "A Cowboy Overflow of the Heart" <nowiki>[ft. David Berman]</nowiki>|work=Pitchfork Media|date=20 August 2012|access-date=21 August 2012|author=Minsker, Evan|archive-date=24 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824001924/http://www.pitchfork.com/news/47558-listen-new-avalanches-demo-a-cowboy-overflow-of-the-heart/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2014 Modular Recordings confirmed Seltmann had left, stating "officially the band is Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi right now."<ref name="hsun">{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/music/rock-city-starts-a-get-up-campaign-with-seekae/story-fni0bvjn-1226840992967 |title=Rock City starts a Get Up campaign with Seekae, interviews with Sally Seltmann and Mikhael Paskalev and more |last=Cahill |first=Mikey |website=Heraldsun.com.au |date=28 February 2014 |access-date=1 September 2020 }}</ref> The band's official Facebook page was updated in 2015, listing James Dela Cruz had rejoined.<ref name="officialfb">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/theavalanches/|title=The Avalanches|publisher=Facebook|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref>

In April 2016, the Avalanches added new images of a gold butterfly on black cloth to their social media accounts and official website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/64736-the-avalanches-update-social-media-accounts/|title=The Avalanches Update Social Media Accounts {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|date=11 April 2016|access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref> On 24 May, the group posted a video poking fun at their long hiatus since their last album and the continued speculation of a follow-up release.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nail|first1=Jonny|title=Rolling Stone Australia – The Avalanches Reignite Album Rumours with Teasing New Video|url=http://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/the-avalanches-reignite-album-rumours-with-teasing-new-video/3928|website=Rolling Stone Australia|access-date=24 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624040352/http://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/the-avalanches-reignite-album-rumours-with-teasing-new-video/3928|archive-date=24 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Avalanches Test Our Patience With Another Fucking Album Tease|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2016/05/24/the-avalanches-test-our-patience-with-another-fucking-album-tease/|website=theMusic|access-date=24 May 2016|language=en-GB}}</ref> On 2 June 2016, Australian radio station Triple J premiered "Frankie Sinatra", the lead single from their second album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marsh|first1=Walter|title=IT'S HERE: THE AVALANCHES SAMPLE THE SOUND OF MUSIC ON NEW SINGLE 'FRANKIE SINATRA'|url=http://ripitup.com.au/music/avalanches-sample-sound-music-new-single-frankie-sinatra|website=Rip It Up|access-date=2 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630015044/http://ripitup.com.au/music/avalanches-sample-sound-music-new-single-frankie-sinatra|archive-date=30 June 2016}}</ref> The album title was revealed the same day to be ''Wildflower'', with a 1 July release date and Chater and Di Blasi as co-producers.<ref name="guard2jun">{{cite web|last1=Evershed|first1=Nick|last2=Harmon|first2=Steph|title=The Avalanches' Frankie Sinatra: first new music in 16 years airs on Triple J|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2016/jun/02/the-avalanches-release-first-new-music-in-16-years-on-triple-j-live|website=the Guardian|access-date=2 June 2016|date=2 June 2016}}</ref> On 3 June, the Avalanches performed at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona; it was supposed to be their first live-band show since 2007, but last-minute visa issues forced them into playing a DJ set instead, where they premiered a new song, "Subways".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Avalanches Announce Reunion Shows |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/04/13/the-avalanches-announce-reunion-shows- |access-date=2026-05-22 |website=The FADER |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=2016-06-15 |title=The Avalanches say 'visa fuckups' prevented their comeback gig from being a 'live band' show |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-avalanches-8-1199871 |access-date=2026-05-22 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-04 |title=Watch The Avalanches Debut "Subways" At Primavera Sound |url=https://stereogum.com/1880896/watch-the-avalanches-debut-subways-at-primavera-sound/news/ |access-date=2026-05-22 |website=stereogum.com |language=en}}</ref> The studio version was released on 22 June.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Avalanches Share Funky New Single, "Subways" |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-avalanches-share-new-single-subways |access-date=2026-05-22 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2016 the group received six more nominations, Album of the Year, Best Dance Release and Best Group for ''Wildflower''; Producer of the Year for Chater and Di Blasi; Engineer of the Year for Chater and Espie; and Best Cover Art for Lost Art (Chater).<ref name="ARIA2016"/> At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, it received an average score of 83, based on 33 reviews, indicating critical acclaim.<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/wildflower/the-avalanches |title=Reviews for Wildflower by The Avalanches |website=Metacritic |access-date=1 September 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729170650/http://www.metacritic.com/music/wildflower/the-avalanches |archive-date=29 July 2016 }}</ref> It peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.<ref name="aus-charts"/>

===2020–2024: ''We Will Always Love You''=== {{main|We Will Always Love You}} On 11 February 2020, the Avalanches posted a photo of a promotional billboard in Melbourne advertising a website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B8at2QFpg3m/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/theavalanches/2241305404789624294 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Instagram post by The Avalanches • Feb 11, 2020 at 7:00am UTC|via=Instagram|access-date=2020-02-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On the website, a video played containing several faint voices, followed by a Morse code message stating 'WWALY'. On 14 February, the website was updated with a second video containing another morse code message, this time spelling "20 FEB".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://player.vimeo.com/video/391408101|title=WWALY - Morse Teaser 2 from Made in Katana on Vimeo|website=player.vimeo.com|access-date=2020-02-21}}</ref> Two days later on 16 February, the Avalanches posted a photo of a second billboard in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TheAvalanches/status/1229193199274491904|title=pic.twitter.com/tYrSXz4GuD|last=Avalanches|first=The|date=2020-02-16|website=@TheAvalanches|access-date=2020-02-21}}</ref>

On 20 February 2020, the Avalanches released a single, "We Will Always Love You" featuring Blood Orange. With this release, they also confirmed their third studio album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_avalanches_return_with_new_song_featuring_blood_orange|title=The Avalanches Return with New Song Featuring Blood Orange|website=Exclaim |language=en-ca|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref> On 18 March, they released another single, "Running Red Lights" featuring Pink Siifu and Rivers Cuomo from Weezer. The song is dedicated to David Berman and features lyrics from the Purple Mountains song "Darkness and Cold".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-avalanches-share-new-song-with-weezers-rivers-cuomo-and-pink-siifu-listen/|title=The Avalanches Share New Song With Weezer's Rivers Cuomo and Pink Siifu|website=Pitchfork|date=18 March 2020|language=en|access-date=2020-03-19}}</ref>

The album, entitled ''We Will Always Love You'' was released on 11 December 2020 and features contributions from Denzel Curry, Tricky and Jamie xx.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Bill |last1=Pearis|date=14 September 2020|title=The Avalanches share collab w/ Denzel Curry, Tricky & Sampa the Great from new LP|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-avalanches-share-collab-w-denzel-curry-tricky-sampa-the-great-from-new-lp/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=BrooklynVegan}}</ref>

In 2024, they featured on the Jamie xx track 'All You Children' from his album ''In Waves''.

=== 2025–present: Fourth studio album === Following the release of ''We Will Always Love You'', the Avalanches began dropping cryptic hints regarding a fourth studio album. Early teasers appeared in early 2021 and 2023, with the band sharing social media posts labeled "Album #4."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Pappis |first=Konstantinos |date=2026-05-04 |title=The Avalanches' New Album: Everything We Know So Far |url=https://ourculturemag.com/2026/05/04/the-avalanches-new-album-everything-we-know-so-far/ |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=Our Culture |language=en-GB}}</ref> In late 2025 and 2026, the group increased their activity by wiping their Instagram profile and debuting a new logo.<ref name=":2" />

On 15 May 2026, the group released the single "Together," featuring Nikki Nair, Jessy Lanza, and Prentiss. Press materials for the single confirmed that Andy Szekeres – formerly of Midnight Juggernauts – had officially joined the group, expanding their line-up to a trio for the first time in a decade.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lochrie |first=Conor |date=2026-05-14 |title=The Avalanches Return with New Single 'Together' |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/news/the-avalanches-together-single-listen |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=themusicnetwork.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Legacy == The band has been noted as an important pioneering example of plunderphonics, with one reviewer referring to them as the "legendary plunderphonics powerhouse".<ref>{{Citation |title=The Avalanches - Wildflower ALBUM REVIEW | date=8 July 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV4EmFzc47A |language=en |access-date=2023-01-18}}</ref> Their first album, ''Since I Left You'' released in 2000, has been highlighted as influential,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Condon |first=Dan |date=11 June 2020 |title=How The Avalanches went from hip hop brats to world-conquering stars |url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/the-avalanches-since-i-left-you-wildflower-chater-di-blasi/12340734 |access-date=3 May 2023 |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Double J Radio}}</ref> a masterpiece<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web |last=Cahill |first=Mikey |date=2020-11-25 |title=The Avalanches: "Now we're just a regular band instead of the band who made an amazing debut" |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/big-reads/the-avalanches-cover-interview-2020-we-will-always-love-you-2823789 |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=NME |language=en-AU}}</ref> and a particular iconic example of the genre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How To Piece Together an Album From 10,000 Different Samples |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-to-piece-together-an-album-from-10000-different-samples/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Vice.com |date=22 December 2015 |language=en}}</ref> The album has been noted for the large amount of samples it uses,<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |last=Ediriwira |first=Amar |date=2016-06-02 |title=Since I Left You: How The Avalanches weaved thousands of samples into a supernatural tapestry |url=https://thevinylfactory.com/features/the-avalanches-since-i-left-you/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=The Vinyl Factory |language=en-US}}</ref> around 3500,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Roberts |first=Bethany |date=2015-06-01 |title=Constructing the Good Life: Posthuman Musical Identities |url=http://journals.ed.ac.uk/forum/article/view/1278 |journal=FORUM: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Journal of Culture & the Arts |language=en |issue=20 |doi=10.2218/forum.20.1278 |issn=1749-9771|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Heerey |first=E |date=2016 |title=Music: A new album from the avalanches local legends of plunderphonics |url=https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/ielapa.356913008676418 |journal=Victorian Bar News |volume=159 |pages=92–93 |via=Informit}}</ref> and the fact it is entirely made of samples with no live music.<ref name="auto3">{{Citation |title=Understanding the Avalanches: Since I Left You | date=8 February 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjSpVakznuo |language=en |access-date=2023-01-19}}</ref> It was also noted for its complexity and the use of dialogue samples.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-29 |title=Counterbalance: The Avalanches – Since I Left You, PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/avalanches-since-i-left-you-2495525081.html |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=PopMatters |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Take A Byte Out: DJ Shadow, the Avalanches and the History of Plunderphonics |url=https://www.keymag.co.uk/features/take-a-byte-out-dj-shadow-the-avalanches-and-the-history-of-plunderphonics |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=KEYMAG |date=6 September 2019 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web |last=staff |first=Treble |date=2016-07-21 |title=10 Essential Plunderphonics Tracks |url=https://www.treblezine.com/30913-10-essential-plunderphonics-tracks/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Treble |language=en-US}}</ref> The album has been described as incredibly complex, and even dadaist.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ettleman |first=Tristan |date=2020-12-31 |title=The Avalanches Albums Ranked |url=https://trettleman.medium.com/the-avalanches-albums-ranked-899f5102d62 |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref> ''Since I Left You'' has appeared on various top examples of the Plunderhouse genre,<ref>{{Citation |title=5 Albums to Get You Into PLUNDERPHONICS | date=16 December 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKctwPILGzo |language=en |access-date=2023-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=staff |first=Treble |date=2016-07-21 |title=10 Essential Plunderphonics Tracks |url=https://www.treblezine.com/30913-10-essential-plunderphonics-tracks/ |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Treble |language=en-US}}</ref> and has also been described as one of the three pivotal plunderphonics albums, along with DJ Shadow’s ''Endtroducing'' in 1996,<ref name="auto4"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Oganesson |date=2021-09-28 |title=Plunderphonics Part 1: The Art of Musical Collage |url=https://thevaultpublication.com/2021/09/28/plunderphonics-part-1-the-art-of-musical-collage/ |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=The Vault Publication |language=en}}</ref> and J Dilla's ''Donuts'' in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Paradise: The Timeless Unreality of Since I Left You? |url=https://www.varsity.co.uk/music/20310 |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Varsity Online |language=en}}</ref>

A number of music critics, including Volksgeist, Amar Edirwira writing for ''VinylFactory'' and others regard ''Since I Left You'' as the best plunderphonics album of all time.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto3"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=finbar |date=2021-06-13 |title=Album that inspired us, THE AVALANCHES: Since I Left You |url=https://finbarhobanpresents.com/album-that-inspired-us-the-avalanches-since-i-left-you/ |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Finbar Hoban Presents |language=en-US}}</ref>

It has been noted by legal commentary that the small size of samples used by the Avalanches in their work may not cross the threshold of being significant, which would then allow for a legal case to be brought by the original sampled artist.<ref name=":0" />

In 2025, ''Rolling Stone Australia'' ranked the Avalanches first in their list of top 50 greatest Australian electronic music acts.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-07-21 |title=The 50 Greatest Australian Electronic Acts of All Time |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-australian-electronic-acts-all-time-list-79875/ |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==Live performances== {{more citations needed section|date=June 2016}} The Avalanches, initially, played live using samplers, analogue keyboards, bass guitar, drum kit, and theremin.<ref name="soundonsound"/> Their set-up later included four turntables, a percussion stand, and a battery of MIDI-controlled special effects.<ref name="soundonsound"/>

The band performed at festivals during 2000–2001, including the Big Day Out, Falls Festival and V1. For their European live tour, Peter "Snakey" Whitford was used as a touring percussionist, he had previously played in the Afro Psych band Prophecy throughout the Indonesian islands. Seltmann broke his ankle during the band's Electric Ballroom show in London, while Dela Cruz suffered a concussion on-stage at the V2001 festival. The remaining live dates were DJ sets with Chater only. Despite this, the band eventually received the Best Live Act 2001 award from ''MUZIK'' magazine. This format continued for the United States and Japan Since I Left You Tours. Chater, Dela Cruz and Fabay also took the DJ show around Australia, calling themselves the Magic Midgets.

The Avalanches continued DJing at Australian festivals such as Golden Plains and Splendour in the Grass throughout 2006 and into 2007, although these sets were a return to a heavier, club sound and markedly different from the previous Brains' DJ sets. The group returned to live performances in 2016, with a performance at Splendour in the Grass. Their live setup feature Chater on bass and Di Blasi on turntables, alongside guest musicians Paris Jeffree on drums, Spank Rock as MC, and Eliza Wolfgramm on vocals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s4506143.htm|title=What we thought of The Avalanches at Splendour 2016 {{!}} Music News {{!}} triple j|website=abc.net.au|access-date=2016-07-28}}</ref>

In May 2017 The Avalanches curated ''The Avalanches – Since I Left You Block Party'' as part of Sydney's Vivid LIVE festival.<ref name="vividlive.sydneyoperahouse.com">{{cite web|url=http://vividlive.sydneyoperahouse.com/home/the-avalanches|title=The Avalanches – Since I Left You Block Party with special guests DJ Shadow, Briggs, Sampa the Great, Jonti + DJ JNETT|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522215540/http://vividlive.sydneyoperahouse.com/home/the-avalanches/|archive-date=22 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Playing outdoors at the Sydney Opera House, The Avalanches headlined and were joined by 'special guests' DJ Shadow, Briggs, Sampa the Great, Jonti and DJ JNETT.

==Members== ===Current=== * Robbie Chater – keyboards, mixing, production, choir conductor, guitar, bass, drums, percussion (1997–present) * Tony Di Blasi – keyboards, bass, theremin, synthesizer, turntables, backing vocals, production (1997–present)<ref name="hsun"/> * Andy Szekeres – keyboards, guitar, bass (2026–present)

===Former=== Listed alphabetically:<ref name="Hol"/><ref name="Nim"/><ref name="AMGCredits">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r522636/credits|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Since I Left You'' – The Avalanches|access-date=9 September 2011|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation}}</ref> * James Dela Cruz – turntables, keyboards (1999–2004, 2015–2016)<ref name="officialfb"/> * Manabu Etoh – drums (1997) * Dexter Fabay – turntables (1997–2003) * Gordon McQuilten – keyboards, percussion, piano, drums (1997–2001) * Darren Seltmann – keyboards, brass band leader, choir conductor, design, guitar, mixing, production (1997–2006) * Peter "Snakey" Whitford – drums (2001–2002)

===''Wildflower'' touring band (2016–2018)=== * Spank Rock – rapping, toasting, backing vocals * Eliza Wolfgramm – vocals, rapping * Paris Jeffree – drums, percussion * Oscar Vincente Slorach-Thorn – vocals * Jonti Danilewitz – guitars, backing vocals, percussion, drums

===Timeline=== {{#tag:timeline| ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:25 PlotArea = left:100 bottom:95 top:10 right:10 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1997 till:{{#time:d/m/Y}} ScaleMajor = increment:3 start:01/01/1997 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:01/01/1997 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:4 Colors = id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:guitar value:green legend:Guitar id:keys value:purple legend:Keyboards id:bass value:blue legend:Bass id:drums value:orange legend:Drums id:synths value:lightpurple legend:Synthesizer,_theremin,_backing_vocals id:turn value:lavender legend:Turntables id:pc value:claret legend:Percussion id:album value:black legend:Studio_album id:EP value:gray(0.8) legend:EP LineData = layer:back at:08/12/1997 color:EP at:27/11/2000 color:album at:08/07/2016 color:album at:11/12/2020 color:album BarData = bar:Robbie text:"Robbie Chater" bar:Darren text:"Darren Seltmann" bar:Tony text:"Tony Di Blasi" bar:James text:"James dela Cruz" bar:Andy text:"Andy Szekeres" bar:Gordon text:"Gordon McQuilten" bar:Manabu text:"Manabu Etoh" bar:Peter text:"Peter Whitford" bar:Dexter text:"Dexter Fabay" PlotData= width:13 bar:robbie from:01/01/1997 till:end color:guitar bar:robbie from:01/01/1997 till:end color:bass width:9 bar:robbie from:01/01/1997 till:end color:pc width:7 bar:robbie from:01/01/1997 till:end color:keys width:5 bar:robbie from:01/01/1997 till:end color:drums width:3 bar:darren from:01/01/1997 till:06/07/2006 color:guitar bar:darren from:01/01/1997 till:01/09/1998 color:vocals width:3 bar:darren from:06/07/1998 till:06/07/2006 color:keys width:3 bar:tony from:01/01/1997 till:end color:keys bar:tony from:01/01/1997 till:end color:bass width:9 bar:tony from:01/01/1997 till:end color:synths width:3 bar:tony from:01/01/1997 till:end color:turn width:5 bar:james from:31/05/1999 till:30/06/2004 color:keys bar:james from:31/05/1999 till:30/06/2004 color:turn width:3 bar:james from:03/07/2015 till:01/10/2016 color:keys bar:james from:03/07/2015 till:01/10/2016 color:turn width:3 bar:andy from:01/01/2026 till:end color:keys bar:andy from:01/01/2026 till:end color:guitar width:7 bar:andy from:01/01/2026 till:end color:bass width:3 bar:gordon from:06/01/1997 till:01/11/2001 color:drums bar:gordon from:06/01/1997 till:01/11/2001 color:pc width:7 bar:gordon from:06/01/1997 till:01/11/2001 color:keys width:3 bar:dexter from:04/09/1997 till:01/02/2003 color:turn bar:peter from:01/02/2001 till:01/07/2002 color:drums bar:manabu from:01/01/1997 till:01/03/1997 color:drums }}

==Discography== {{main|The Avalanches discography}} '''Studio albums''' *''Since I Left You'' (2000) *''Wildflower'' (2016) *''We Will Always Love You'' (2020)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=The Avalanches on Instagram: "We're very happy to share with you the cover for our new album, "We Will Always Love You". Designed by our dear friend Jonathan Zawada,…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CE7iVTuFQ9d/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CE7iVTuFQ9d |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations== ===ARIA Music Awards=== The ARIA Music Awards are annual awards, which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. The Avalanches have been nominated for 15 awards and won four.<ref name="ARIA List">{{cite web | url = https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search/?view=list&text=Avalanches | title = ARIA Awards: Search results for 'Avalanches' | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 1 September 2020 }}</ref>

{{awards table}} !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | rowspan=9|2001 | rowspan=4|''Since I Left You'' | Best Group | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="9"|<ref name="ARIA2001"/> |- | Breakthrough Artist – Album | {{won}} |- | Best Dance Release | {{won}} |- | Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|"Frontier Psychiatrist" | Breakthrough Artist – Single | {{won}} |- | Single of the Year | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|Bobbydazzler (Robbie Chater, Darren Seltmann) for ''Since I Left You'' | Producer of the Year | {{won}} |- | Best Cover Art | {{nom}} |- | Tony Espie, Bobbydazzler (Chater, Seltmann) for ''Since I Left You'' | Engineer of the Year | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="6"|2016 | rowspan="3"| ''Wildflower'' | Album of the Year | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"|<ref name="ARIA2016">{{cite web | url = https://ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2016?view=list | title = Winners by Year 2016 | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 1 September 2020 }}</ref> |- | Best Group | {{nom}} |- | Best Dance Release | {{nom}} |- | Chater, Tony Di Blasi for ''Wildflower'' | Producer of the Year | {{nom}} |- | Espie, Chater for ''Wildflower'' | Engineer of the Year | {{nom}} |- | Lost Art (Chater) for ''Wildflower'' | Best Cover Art | {{nom}} |- |- | rowspan="8"| 2021||rowspan="3"| ''We Will Always Love You'' | Album of the Year | {{nom}} | rowspan="8"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |title=ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge |work=The Music Network |date=20 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |author=Kelly, Vivienne |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020000045/https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |archive-date=20 October 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Best Group | {{nom}} |- | Best Pop Release | {{nom}} |- | The Avalanches Live | Best Australian Live Act | {{nom}} |- | Johnathan Zawada for The Avalanches – "The Divine Chord" | Best Video | {{nom}} |- | Robert Chater for The Avalanches – ''We Will Always Love You'' | Producer of the Year | {{nom}} |- | Tony Espie for The Avalanches – ''We Will Always Love You'' | Engineer of the Year | {{nom}} |- | Jonathan Zawada for The Avalanches – ''We Will Always Love You'' | Best Cover Art | {{nom}} |- {{end}}

===Australian Music Prize=== The 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. They commenced in 2005. {{awards table}} |- | 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/ab-original-win-the-australian-music-prize-with-a-timely-angry-protest-album-20170309-guuolt.html|title=Australian Music Prize: A.B. Original win with a timely, angry protest album|first=Bernard|last=Zuel|date=9 March 2017|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=11 December 2020}}</ref> | ''Wildflower'' | Australian Music Prize | {{nom}} |- | 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/2020-australian-music-prize-finalists-20210201|title= 2020 Australian Music Prize Finalists|website=scenestr|date=1 February 2021|access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref> | ''We Will Always Love You'' | Album of the Year | {{won}} |}

===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}} |- | 2016<ref name="2016winner">{{cite web|title = The J Award 2016|website = Triple J|url = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jawards/16/|publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation|year = 2016|access-date =15 August 2020}}</ref> | ''Wildflower'' | Australian Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2021<ref name="2021nomsJ">{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/triple-j-award-nominees-2021/|title=Triple j reveals J Awards nominees|website=The Music Network|date=1 November 2021|access-date=1 November 2021|author=Kelly, Vivienne}}</ref><ref name="JAwards2021winners">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/genesis-owusu-leads-this-years-2021-j-awards-winners/13635242|title=Genesis Owusu leads this year's 2021 J Awards winners|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=18 November 2021|access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> | ''We Will Always Love You'' | Australian Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- | The Avalanches | Double J Artist of the Year | {{won}} |- {{end}}

===Music Victoria Awards=== The Music Victoria Awards, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees|title= Previous Nominess|website= Music Victoria|access-date= 13 August 2020|archive-date= 19 September 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200919214225/https://www.musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners|title=Previous Winners|website=Music Victoria|access-date=13 August 2020|archive-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731040330/https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{awards table}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |rowspan="5"| 2021 | ''We Will Always Love You'' | Best Victorian Album | {{nom}} |rowspan="3"|<ref name="MVA2021noms">{{cite web|url=https://www.noise11.com/news/music-victoria-awards-reveals-line-up-and-nominees-for-2021-20211111|title=Music Victoria Awards Reveals Line-up And Nominees for 2021|website=Noise11|date=11 November 2021|access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="MVA2021wins">{{cite web|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/music-victoria-awards-2021-winners-20211209|title=Music Victoria Awards 2021 Winners|website=scenestr.com.au|date=9 December 2021|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |- | "Wherever You Go" | Best Victorian Song | {{nom}} |- | The Avalanches | Best Group | {{nom}} |- {{end}}

===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}} |- | 2016<ref name="2016noms&wins">{{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/nominees-2016/|title=Nominees 2016|website=NLMA|date=2016|access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> | Paris Jeffree (The Avalanches) | Live Drummer of the Year | {{nom}} |- {{end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|theavalanches.com/ }} * {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p401270|label=The Avalanches}} * {{MusicBrainz artist|id=a6623d39-2d8e-4f70-8242-0a9553b91e50|name=The Avalanches}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050207091600/http://www.geocities.com/captainbullant/mixes.html Track lists & Details for the Avalanches Mixes] * [http://www.lostateminor.com/2006/08/23/gentlemen-take-polaroids/ The Avalanches select their five favourite tracks to sample] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527212723/http://www.lostateminor.com/2006/08/23/gentlemen-take-polaroids/ |date=27 May 2016 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20131007201819/http://blaqswans.org/2013/09/the-avalanches-the-gimix-legendary-mixtape-in-full/ The Avalanches - The ''GIMIX '' mixtape]

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