Ceres (band)

Ceres is an Australian five-piece band, formed in 2012 in Melbourne[1] and signed by record label Cooking Vinyl Australia. The band released their debut studio album, I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here in 2014 and have released a further two studio albums.

Ceres
Origin	Melbourne, Australia
Genres	Indie rock, indie pop
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Hobbledehoy, Cooking Vinyl Australia
Members	Tom Lanyon Sean Callanan Grant Young Frank Morda Stacey Cicivelli

History

2012-2015: Early years and I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here

Ceres formed in mid-2012 and recorded and released the EP Luck in February 2013. This garnered them enough interest to secure a spot on the Melbourne leg of the 2014 Soundwave Festival. A couple of months later, in April 2014, the band released their debut studio album, I Don't Want to Be Anywhere But Here which was played on triple j.[2]

2016-2018: Drag it Down on You

Over the next two years, the band worked on their second studio album.[3] In September 2016, the band's second album, Drag it Down on You, was released.

2019: We Are a Team

Following three single released, Ceres released We Are a Team in April 2019, and it became their band's first charting album, debuting at number 55 on the ARIA Charts.

Band members

• Tom Lanyon – Vocals
• Sean Callanan – Guitar
• Grant Young – Bass
• Frank Morda – Drums
• Stacey Cicivelli - Guitar/Keys[4]

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		AUS
I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here	Released: April 2014[5] Label: Ceres, Hobbledehoy (HOB030) Format: LP, CD, digital download	-
Drag it Down on You	Released: 2 September 2016[6] Label: Cooking Vinyl Australia (CVLP058) Format: LP, CD, digital download	-
We Are a Team	Released: 6 April 2019 Label: Ceres, Cooking Vinyl Australia (CVLP086) Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming	55[7]

EPs

List of extended plays

Title	Album details
Luck	Released: 16 February 2013[8] Label: Ceres, Hobbledehoy (HOB028) Format: CD, 12" LP re-issue, digital download[9]
Selfish Prick	Released: 14 November 2014[10] Label: Hobbledehoy (HOB033) Format: 7" LP (limited to 500 copies)[11]
Stretch Ur Skin	Released: 27 May 2017[12] Label: Cooking Vinyl Australia (CVLP070) Format: 7" LP (limited edition), digital download[13]

Singles

List of singles as lead artist

Title	Year	Album
"Syllables"[14]	2014	I Don't Want to Be Anywhere But Here
"Collarbone"[15]		Selfish Prick
"Ceres is for Lovers"[16]	2015	non-album single
"Happy In Your Head"[17]	2016	Drag It Down On You
"Laundry Echo"[18]
"Choke"[19]
"'91, Your House"[20]	2017
"Stretch Ur Skin" (featuring Wil Wagner)[21]		Stretch Ur Skin
"Loner Blood" (featuring Japanese Wallpaper)[22]
"Viv in the Front Seat"[23]	2018	We Are a Team
"Kiss Me Crying"[24]
"Me & You"[25]	2019

Awards and nominations

J Award

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
J Awards of 2014[26]	themselves	Unearthed Artist of the Year	Nominated

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards (previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
Music Victoria Awards of 2014	I Don't Want to Be Anywhere But Here	Best Heavy Album	Nominated

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
National Live Music Awards of 2020[27]	Ceres	Victorian Live Act of the Year	Won

References

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2. "Ceres". Beat. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
3. "Ceres' Tom Lanyon Reveals The 6 Albums That Changed His Life". Music Feeds. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2019.>
4. https://www.facebook.com/pg/ceresband/about/?ref=page_internal
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6. "Drag it Down on You". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
7. "Australian Charts: Pink scores her sixth number one album in Australia". noise11. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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10. "Selfish Prick EP". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
11. "Ceres - Selfish Prick". Discogs. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
12. "Stretch Ur Skin EP". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
13. "Ceres (3) - Stretch Ur Skin". Discogs. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
14. "CERES – Syllables". YouTube. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
15. "CERES – Collarbone". YouTube. November 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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17. "CERES – Happy In Your Head". YouTube. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
18. "CERES – Laundry Echo". YouTube. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
19. "CERES – Choke". YouTube. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
20. "CERES '91, Your House". YouTube. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
21. Editor, The (9 May 2017). "CERES // Reveal 'Stretch Ur Skin' Featuring Wil Wagner". Hysteria Magazine. Retrieved 21 September 2019.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
22. "Ceres—Loner Blood (Feat. Japanese Wallpaper)". YouTube. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
23. "Viv in the Front Seat – single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
24. "Kiss Me Crying – single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
25. "Ceres—Me & You (Official Video)". YouTube. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
26. "The J Award 2014". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
27. "Nominees announced for 2020 National Live Music Awards". NLMAs. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.