Group
The Whitlams
- From
- Australia
- Since
- 1992–present
- Releases
- 27
- indie rock
- piano rock
- rock
About
The Whitlams are an Australian Indie rock band formed in late 1992. The original line-up was Tim Freedman on keyboards and lead vocals, Andy Lewis on double bass and Stevie Plunder on guitar and lead vocals. Other than mainstay Freedman, the line-up has changed numerous times. From 2001 to 2022, he was joined by Warwick Hornby on bass guitar, Jak Housden on guitar and Terepai Richmond on drums – forming the band's longest-lasting and best-known line-up. Four of their studio albums have reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 20: Eternal Nightcap (September 1997, No. 14), Love This City (November 1999, No. 3), Torch the Moon (July 2002, No. 1) and Little Cloud (March 2006, No. 4). Their highest-charting singles are "Blow Up the Pokies" (May 2000) and "Fall for You" (June 2002) – both reached number 21. The group's single, "No Aphrodisiac" was listed at number one on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1997 by listeners of national radio station, Triple J. In January 1996 Stevie Plunder was found dead at the base of Wentworth Falls. Andy Lewis died in February 2000.
Members
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Terepai Richmond drums (drum set)
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Ian Peres background vocals, keyboard, bass guitar
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Stevie Plunder lead vocals, guitar
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Mike Richards drums (drum set)
Discography
Albums
Singles
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Beautiful as You
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Royal in the Afternoon
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Don't Believe Anymore
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Fall for You
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Best Work
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Made Me Hard
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Blow Up the Pokies (I Wish I...) Apple Music
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Thankyou (For Loving Me at My Worst)
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Women in Uniform
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No Aphrodisiac Apple Music
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Melbourne
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You Sound Like Louis Burdett
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I Make Hamburgers
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Met My Match / Following My Own Tracks
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Beauty in Me
Compilations
Links
Listen
Official
Concerts
Reference
Also known as
Whitlams
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 07f3dca1-3929-4976-a8dd-ef134d62c0ab
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.