Short Stack
High-octane Australian pop punk with a neon synth-pop edge. Polished, rebellious, and built for loud singalongs on coastal road trips.
High-octane Australian pop punk with a neon synth-pop edge. Polished, rebellious, and built for loud singalongs on coastal road trips.
Short Stack sounds like the exact intersection of a sweaty punk basement and a neon-lit dance floor. Their sound is defined by aggressive, crunchy guitar riffs that are smoothed over by high-gloss studio production and shimmering electronic textures. It is music that feels perpetually stuck in the exhilarating rush of being nineteen, full of hooks that demand to be shouted back at a stage.
What makes them distinctive is their unapologetic embrace of the 'neon' era of pop punk, blending the snarl of The Living End with the synth-heavy sensibilities of mid-2000s power pop. While many of their peers stuck to a strictly organic palette, Short Stack integrated glitchy electronics and danceable rhythms that give their tracks a unique, almost cinematic urban energy.
Start with 'Stack Is the New Black' to hear the band at their commercial and cultural peak. It captures the frantic energy and infectious songwriting that made them a phenomenon in Australia, serving as a perfect gateway into their evolution from mall-punk heroes to more mature alt-rockers.
Short Stack are an Australian pop punk band. The band consists of members Shaun Diviney (lead vocals, guitar), Andy Clemmensen (bass, backing vocals) and Bradie Webb (drums). Shannon Hotchkins was also a member of Short Stack before any song was performed or recorded. Short Stack were twice named Channel V Oz Artist of the Year, and produced two gold-selling albums, three top ten singles, a ARIA number one chart award and a platinum-selling single. The group split in 2012, and their former label released Art Vandelay the following year without any promotion. In April 2014, the band announced their reformation and shortly released "Television". "Amy" was released as the lead single from third studio album Homecoming in August 2015. They disbanded shortly after in 2015. They announced their return with a tour in 2020. They released their first song in six years "Burn You Down" in March 2021.
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