The Whitlams

这支1992年在悉尼成立的乐队「The Whitlams」，风格是属于钢琴摇滚类型。乐队名字取自澳大利亚前总理惠特拉姆(Gough Whitlam),为表示对其在任职期间放宽对亚洲和非白人移民的限制的敬意。 　　
乐队成员最初只有三人：「Tim Freedman」「Stevie Plunder」和「Andy Lewis」，并没有鼓手。1996年发行的单曲《I Make Hamburgers》获得不错的回响，但不幸的是，当年成员之一的「Stevie Plunder」被发现自杀身亡。几个月后，Tim 决定重建乐队，加入了几名新成员，继续他们专辑《 Eternal Nightcap》的制作。这张专辑的销售超过二十万张，在98年获得「ARIA」奖，最佳乐队。2000年乐队的作品曾在悉尼奥运会上流行文化主题活动中演奏。 
by Jonathan Lewis
Named after former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam, The Whitlams became one of Australia's more successful alternative acts of the late 1990s with their piano-driven pop.
Forming in Sydney, Australia in 1991, The Whitlams was originally a side project for local musicians Stevie Plunder (born Anthony Hayes in 1963) and Tim Freedman (b 1964), who had also worked with, among others, The Hummingbirds and The Sunnyboys.
Going through a number of lineup changes throughout the 1990s, it was Plunder and Freedman who were the mainstays of the group. The Whitlams built considerable local support with their live shows, but their first two albums, 1993's Introducing The Whitlams and 1995's Undeniably The Whitlams, failed to earn the band more than a cult following.
In January 1996, Plunder died after falling over a cliff in the Blue Mountains near Sydney. The future of the band was put in doubt after this, although when a track from Undeniably The Whitlams, "I Make Hamburgers", began to receive significant airplay, Freedman decided to continue with the group.
In late 1997, The Whitlams returned with Eternal Nightcap, an album dedicated to Plunder. Although there were numerous musicians who contributed to the album, the core lineup of the band had become Freedman; vocals and piano, Bill Heckenburg; drums, and Cottco Lovett; bass. Eternal Nightcap became a surprise success for the band, riding mostly on the single "No Aphrodisiac", a melancholy, piano-driven song about long-distance relationships. Another single from the album, "You Sound Like Louis Burdett", also received significant airplay on Australian radio.
In 1998, The Whitlams received three ARIA awards (the Australian equivalent of a Grammy), including best independent release for Eternal Nightcap.