Wolfmother
Nov 7, 2019
Formed in 2004, Wolfmother are an Australian hard rock band from Sydney, New South Wale, centered around vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, who is the only constant member of the lineup. The band have been through many personnel changes since their formation, with the current incarnation including drummer Hamish Rosser and bassist Brad Heald, both of whom are former members of The Vines. The original – and most commercially successful – lineup included bassist and keyboardist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett. Both Ross and Heskett left Wolfmother after four years in 2008. The band released their self-titled debut album in Australia in 2005, which reached number 3 on the domestic albums chart. It was released internationally by Interscope and Island Records the following year, and to date has sold in excess of 1.5 million copies worldwide. After Ross and Heskett departed, Stockdale rebuilt the band with the addition of bassist and keyboardist Ian Peres, rhythm guitarist Aidan Nemeth and drummer Dave Atkins, who released "Cosmic Egg" in 2009. More recently, in September 2018, Stockdale released his second solo album, "Slipstream" which he promoted on a short concert tour. In April 2019, Stockdale began recording material for a fifth Wolfmother album at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Los Angeles. The new Wolfmother single is called "Chase The Feeling" and it features Chris Cester of fellow Austalian rockers Jet.