Artist:
Jet
Formed:
in Melbourne, Australia
Representative Songs:
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl," "Holiday," "Cold Hard Bitch"
Representative Albums:
Get Born, Shine On, Rare Tracks
Similar Artists:
The Blue Van,
The Pink Spiders,
Mando Diao,
The Datsuns,
The D4,
Division of Laura Lee,
Proud Mary,
The Strokes,
The Cherry Valence,
The Flaming Sideburns,
The Hives,
The Vines,
The White Stripes,
The Hellacopters,
The Mooney Suzuki
Influences:
- Genre: Rock
- Active: 2000s
- Major Members: Mark Wilson, Cam Muncey, Nic Cester, Chris Cester
Biography
The Australian garage rock band Jet is comprised of Cameron Muncey (guitar/vocals), brothers Chris Cester (drums) and Nic Cester (guitar/vocals), and Mark Wilson (bass). Hailing from Melbourne and with dreams of making it big, the foursome formed just as the new millennium was beginning. They quickly self-released the Dirty Sweet EP in 2002. The vinyl-only album, which was limited to 1,000 pressings, was an instant hit down under. Once they pressed 1,000 more, Jet was being touted in the U.K. An American deal with Elektra surfaced in early 2003 and the Dirty Sweet EP was released domestically in May. An opening slot for the Rolling Stones in Jet's homeland soon followed. The band's proper studio full-length, Get Born, appeared in November."Are You Gona Be My Girl?" became a radio favorite worldwide, pushing sales for Get Born near the four million mark. Jet also received seven ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association) nominations, and won six of those including single and album of the year. European dates with Oasis followed in summer 2005; Shine On, the band's second effort produced by Dave Sardy, arrived in fall 2006. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
