Bombs Away (group)

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Bombs Away
Progressive House, Hip house
Years active2010 (2010)–present (present)
LabelsCentral Station, Universal Music, Ministry of Sound Australia, Bomb Squad Records, Cloud 9 Records, Kontor Records, Radikal Records, Multiplayer Records
MembersSketch (Matthew Coleman)
Tommy Shades (Thomas Coleman)
Websitewww.bombsawaymusic.com.au/fragments

Bombs Away is an Australian DJ vocal and producer duo consisting of Matthew and Thomas Coleman. They are best known for their top 40 2012 single "Party Bass".

Career

Matthew and Thomas Coleman were born on the

Today Network.[4]

Bombs Away's third single "

DJ Kronic
.

"Party Bass" was released in 2012 and peaked at number 25 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013, the song was nominated for ARIA Award for Song of the Year. "Drunk Arcade" debuted at number 15 on the ARIA Dance Singles Chart.[7] The duo's original release "Assassinate", released in July 2013, reached number 4 on the Beatport Electro Release chart on 1 August.[8]

In June 2018 Bombs Away released their debut studio album, Fragments, which included the singles "Like You", "Let You Down", "Before We Had a Label" and "Drive Me Home".

In July 2021, group member Matthew "Sketch" Coleman, announced his departure from the duo, announcing that he was departing from centre stage within the Australian music industry as a touring artist. However Sketch announced he is not entirely leaving the music industry, but instead further focusing on ventures in event management, the most known being the Schoolies end of year festivals on the Gold Coast.

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Fragments
  • Released: 29 June 2018[9]
  • Label:
    Central Station
    (DNA0293)
  • Format:
    streaming
Fragments Part 2 (B Sides and Remixes)
  • Released: 27 July 2018[10]
  • Label: Central Station
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended Play

Title Album details
Party Bass (feat. The Twins)
  • Released: 2 April, 2013
  • Label: Radikal Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Ghetto Blaster - EP
  • Released: 29 April, 2016
  • Label: Central Station Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[11]
"Big Booty Bitches" 2010 55
"Swagger" 2011
"Super Soaker" 83
"Looking for Some Girls" (featuring
DJ Kronic
)
2012
"Get Stoopid" (with Seany B)
"Party Bass" (featuring The Twins) 25
"Drunk Arcade" (featuring The Twins) 2013 67
"Assassinate"
"Baseline Maniac/Rewind" (featuring Peep This & Bounce Inc)
"Better Luck Next Time" 54
"Mother Truckers" 2014
"Apple Juice and Vodka"
"Samurai Bounce" (with Dan Absent)
"Bassline Maniac (Middle Finger Up)" (with Dan Absent)
"Rewind" 2015
"Squats" (with Oh Snap!) 69
"Everybody Stand Up" (featuring Luciana)
"Gimme That" (with Kate Foxx)
"Ronda Rousley"
"Damn Daniel" 2016
"Stupid Hot" (with Vandalism)
"Ghetto Blaster"
"Sneak Out"
"Move On Up"
"Like You" (featuring Elle Vee) 2017
"Let You Down" (featuring Sunset City)
"Before We Had a Label" (featuring Elle Vee) 2018
"Drive Me Home" (featuring Myah Marie)
"You Gotta Be" (featuring Reigan) 2019 [A]
"Okay Okay"
"Big Bad Doof" (featuring Highup) 2020
"Come to Play"
"Carole Baskin"
"You Love" (with RIP Youth featuring Reigan)[15]
"Gravity"[16]
"No Gonna Break"[17]
"Thunder" (with Coby Watts)[18]
"Clouds Above"[19]
"Bad Vibes"[20]
"Love Magic"[21] 2021
"In My Head"[22]
"Don't You Dare"[23]
"Get Shaky"[24]
"Jump On It (My Pony)"[25]
"Goodbye" (with Jaxx Vega)[26]
"Running Up That Hill"
(with Reigan)[27]
2022
"Loaded Gun"
(with Reigan)[28]
2023
"Drop Da Bomb"
(with Luciana)[29]

Notes

  1. ^ "You Gotta Be" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Digital Track Chart.[14]

References

  1. ^ "bombs away - big booty bitches - CAT.NO. - Record Tracker". Promote-records.com. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Big Booty Bitches - Bombs Away (Official Uncensored)". YouTube. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Sydney 96.9". NovaFM. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Home". Southern Cross Austereo. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  5. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Club Tracks | Australia's Official Top 50 Club Chart". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Club Tracks 2012". ARIA. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Chartifacts - Tuesday, 7th May 2013 - ARIA Music News". ARIA. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Electro House :: Top 100 Releases". Beatport. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Fragments CD". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Fragments Part 2". iTunes Apple Music. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  11. ^ Peak chart positions for singles on the ARIA Charts:
  12. ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2013 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2012 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  14. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  15. ^ "You Love single". Apple Music. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Gravity single". Apple Music. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  17. ^ "No Gonna Break single". Apple Music. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Thunder single". Apple Music. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Clouds Above single". Apple Music. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Bad Vibes single". Apple Music. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Love Magic - single". Apple Music. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  22. ^ "In My Head - single". Apple Music. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Don't You Dare - single". Apple Music. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Get Shaky - single". Apple Music. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Jump On It (My Pony) - single". Apple Music. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Jaxx & Vega x Bombs Away - Goodbye". soundcloud.com. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  27. ^ "Bombs Away - Running Up That Hill (Ft Reigan) (Stranger Things)". YouTube. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  28. ^ "i guess if you want to listen, it's on my spotify, It's a colab with Reigan Called Loaded G*n". Facebook. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  29. ^ "DROP DA BOMB by BOMBS AWAY & LUCIANA". Spinnin Records. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

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