Strawpeople

Strawpeople
Origin New Zealand
Years active 1988–2005
Labels Sony BMG
Website www.strawpeople.co.nz
Members Paul Casserly
Past members Mark Tierney
Stephanie Tauevihi
Fiona McDonald

Strawpeople are a New Zealand band. They were created by Paul Casserly and Mark Tierney after they had met while working at the Auckland university radio station now known as 95 bFM.

Over the years, Strawpeople has brought together various New Zealand songwriters, vocalists and musicians in a collaborative effort and achieved some success. The album 'Broadcast' reached #3 on the New Zealand charts and featured in the top 40 for 51 consecutive weeks. Single 'Sweet Disorder' from that album won the 1995 APRA Silver Scroll Award as well as the 'Songwriting' trophy at the 1996 New Zealand Music Awards.[1] [2] 'Sweet Disorder' was voted one of the APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time, and was included on the related Nature's Best 2 CD. 'Vicarious' won 'Album of the Year' in the 1997 New Zealand Music Awards.[3]

Many albums also featured covers of songs such as The Cars' Drive, John Hiatt’s Have a Little Faith in Me and The Church’s Under the Milky Way.[4]

Vocalists

The Strawpeople, being a studio based recording outfit, have had a revolving door lineup of vocalists, normally female and from New Zealand. Notable vocalists include Leza Corban, Stephanie Tauevihi, Fiona McDonald (a vocalist from another New Zealand band The Headless Chickens), Jordan Reyne and sisters Bic and Pearl Runga.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak chart positions
NZ
1991 Hemisphere
  • Label: Pagan Records
  • Catalog number: PACD1067
1992 Worldservice
  • Label: Pagan Records
  • Catalog number: PACD1067
30
1994 Broadcast
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Catalog number: 477675.2 / 477676.2 (2CD)[5]
7
1996 Vicarious
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Catalog number: 485270.2
4
1997 100 Street Transistors
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Catalog number: 485270.2
19
2000 No New Messages
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Catalog number: 495498.2
10
2000 The Best Of 1990-2000
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Catalog number: 5011412000
26
2004 Count Backwards from 10
  • Label: Epic Records/CRS Records
  • Catalog number: 5173692000
20
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
NZ
1988 "Blue" - Hemisphere
1990 "One Good Reason" -
1991 "The Slide" - Worldservice
1992 "Love Explodes" -
"Have a Little Faith" 36
1994 "Under the Milky Way" - Broadcast
"Trick with a Knife" 16
"Crying" 26
1995 "Sweet Disorder" 27
"Beautiful Skin" -
1996 "Taller Than God" 19 Vicarious
"Boxers" 44
1997 "Spoiler" 47
"Sun Comes Up" - 100 Street Transistors
1999 "Scared of Flying" 45 No New Messages
2000 "Drive" 7
"It's Not Enough" -
"City Lights" -
2004 "You've Been on my Mind" - Count Backwards From 10
"Love My Way" -
2005 "Wire" -

References

  1. Strawpeople | Artists at muzic.net.nz
  2. 1996 Winners Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards at nzmusicawards.co.nz
  3. 1997 Winners Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards at nzmusicawards.co.nz
  4. Strawpeople | Artists at muzic.net.nz
  5. Single and double CD versions of Broadcast were released. Double CD version with the track 'help me michael' is now deleted
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