The Tenants (band)

The Tenants
The Tenants
Background information
Origin	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Australian pub rock; ska;
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Modern/Sony BMG
Members	Jeff Moore; Jason Rooke; Anthony Layton;
Past members	Dean Bakota; Gregory Thorsby;
Website	Official website

The Tenants are an Australian pub rock band from Bathurst, New South Wales, which formed in 1998. The band won a regional final for Triple J Unearthed in 1998 with the song, "You Shit Me to Tears",^[1] which was listed at No. 3 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1999 radio listeners' poll.^[2] They issued one full length album, Everything You Know Is Wrong (27 January 2006).

Members[edit]

Jeff Moore (a.k.a. JJ LaMoore) – bass guitar (1998–present)
Jason Rooke (a.k.a. Jase the Ace) – vocals, guitar (1998–present)
Anthony Layton (a.k.a. Ant Layton) – drums (2002–present)
Dean Bakota (a.k.a. Deanie B) – drums (1998–2002)
Gregory J Thorsby – guitar (1998–2001)

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Album, with selected details
Title	Details
Everything You Know is Wrong	Released: January 2006 Label: Modern Music (MM0031) Format: CD

Extended plays[edit]

Extended play, with selected details
Title	Details
Caucasian Overbite	Released: 2002 Label: MGM Distribution (DVDA69) Format: Enhanced CD

Singles[edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Chart peak positions	Album
Title	Year	AUS ^[3]	Album
"You Shit Me to Tears"	1999	54
"Boredom"	2000	—	Caucasian Overbite
"Pub Girl"	2001	—	Caucasian Overbite
"Ready to Rumble"	2003	—	Everything You Know Is Wrong

References[edit]

^ Coppack, Nick. "An Interview with the Tenants". Oz Music Project – Australian Music Resource and Webzine. Archived from the original on 6 August 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
^ "1999 | history | triple j hottest 100 – 2008". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 277.

External links[edit]

The Tenants (Facebook Account)
The Tenants (YouTube)
The Tenants (Bandcamp)
The Tenants official website The Tenants official website will be back up Mid 2020
The Tenants ReverbNation

[Coppack-1] Coppack, Nick. "An Interview with the Tenants". Oz Music Project – Australian Music Resource and Webzine. Archived from the original on 6 August 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

[Triple_J_1999-2] "1999 | history | triple j hottest 100 – 2008". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 29 September 2017.

[3] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 277.

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