Stand Atlantic

Stand Atlantic are an Australian pop punk band from Sydney, formed in 2012. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Bonnie Fraser, guitarist David Potter, bassist Miki Rich, and drummer Jonno Panichi.

Stand Atlantic
Also known as	What It's Worth (2012–2014)
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Pop punk
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Rude Hopeless
Members	Bonnie Fraser David Potter Miki Rich Jonno Panichi
Past members	Arthur Ng Jordan Jansons

Stand Atlantic gained prominence in the Australian music scene with the release of their demo EPs, Catalyst (2013) and A Place Apart (2015).[1] The band signed with Rude Records in 2017 and released the single "Coffee at Midnight", which landed them positive reviews.[2][3] They released an EP, Sidewinder, in September 2017. Their debut album, Skinny Dipping, was released in October 2018. Their second album, Pink Elephant, was released on 7 August 2020.

Stand Atlantic have toured with international bands, The Maine, One Ok Rock, Waterparks, New Found Glory, State Champs, As It Is, This Wild Life, Neck Deep, and Trophy Eyes along with popular national acts in With Confidence, Short Stack, The Faim and Young Lions.

History

Formation and early EPs (2012–2017)

In 2012, friends Bonnie Fraser (lead vocals/rhythm guitar) and Arthur Ng (lead guitar), joined by David Potter (bass) and Jordan Jansons (drums) formed a band under the name What It's Worth. [4] The four-piece pop punk band began recording material, and released their debut single, "Bulletproof Vest" in December 2012. In May 2013, they released their debut demo EP, Catalyst via physical and online platforms, followed by the release of their next single, "Romeo". It was accompanied by two national tours of Australia in support of their debut EP.

In early 2014, the group changed their name from What It's Worth to Stand Atlantic. [5] The band released their first single under the new name, "Breakaway", featuring the band's new sound, in March 2014.[6] It was accompanied by a fan-made lyric video.[7]

Stand Atlantic returned to the studio during November 2014, working on their next demo EP, A Place Apart. During this time Jansons left the band and was replaced by Ethan Mestroni. The first single, "Wasteland", was released in April 2015 with the full EP later the same month.[8] The EP was recorded by Rohan Kumar and mixed by Dave Petrovic.[9] The band toured with As It Is,[10] State Champs[11] and Young Lions during 2015.

In 2016, the band toured with With Confidence before joining Cute Is What We Aim For on their tenth anniversary tour of The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch album.[12] It was also announced that the band were to play at Bondi-Blitz.[13] They released a cover of Ariana Grande's "Break Free" on Ghost Killer Entertainment in June.[14] In September 2016, the band announced via a Facebook post, that Ng had chosen to leave the band. The post also included news that they were working on new music with Stevie Knight.[15]

On 21 June 2017, Stand Atlantic announced they had signed to Rude Records, becoming the first Australian band to do so.[16] The band announced later that day that their first single from the new EP, Coffee at Midnight, would be premiered on Triple J's short.fast.loud that night.[17]

Stand Atlantic announced the Sidewinder EP the following week, with a release date set for 15 September 2017. On 23 July 2017, Stand Atlantic released the second single, "Mess I Made",[18] through Hysteria Mag.[19]

On 27 July 2017, they announced they would be supporting New Found Glory on their 20 Years of Pop/Punk tour, playing at sold-out shows across Australia.[20]

The band released one more single before the release of the EP, the title track "Sidewinder" in August.[21] Stand Atlantic were featured in the September issue of Rock Sound magazine.[22]

The EP peaked at number 31 on the iTunes charts during release day.[23] In October 2017, Stand Atlantic announced they would be supporting ROAM on their European and UK tours,[24][25] starting in November. It was announced in November that Stand Atlantic would be supporting Knuckle Puck on their Australian tour in January 2018.[26] Stand Atlantic's EP, Sidewinder, made 10th place on Rock Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2017.[27]

Stand Atlantic are featured in Kerrang!'s hottest bands of 2018[28]

It was announced late February that Stand Atlantic would be playing Slam Dunk Festival later in 2018.[29]

Debut album Skinny Dipping (2018–2019)

On 4 September 2018, Stand Atlantic announced their single "Lavender Bones" would premiere on Triple J later that night.[30] A debut record was teased and Triple J appeared to post the album's name, Skinny Dipping.[31] Stand Atlantic announced that they had signed to Hopeless Records on 5 September 2018 and that their debut album, Skinny Dipping, would be released in October 2018.[32] On 2 October Stand Atlantic released "Lost My Cool", the second single from their debut album.[33] Stand Atlantic released "Skinny Dipping", the title track and third single on 23 October. It premiered on BBC Radio 1.[34] On 5 July 2019, Stand Atlantic officially announced Miki Rich as a permanent member of the band, after he had been touring with them since 2017.

Pink Elephant (2019–present)

During Stand Atlantic's UK/EU tour in August 2019, through new merchandise, they announced a single that would be coming out in September titled "Hate Me (Sometimes)". They announced the single would debut on Australian radio station Triple J on 16 September.[35] It was officially released on 17 September, accompanied by a music video.[36] Stand Atlantic announced on 24 October that they had started work on their second album.[37] On 11 February 2020 Stand Atlantic premiered the single "Shh!" on Triple J. They followed this with the single "Drink to Drown" on 2 April 2020, accompanied by a video featuring their fans from over the world. On 13 May 2020 Stand Atlantic unveiled the single "Wavelength".[38]

On 25 June 2020, Stand Atlantic released the single "Jurassic Park", accompanied by a music video. It was also announced that their second full-length album, Pink Elephant, would release on 7 August 2020.[39] Pink Elephant debuted at number 23 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[40]

Style and influences

Will Cross of Rock Sound wrote: "the trio have created an EP that's assured, accessible and properly brilliant."[41] Caitlin Olsen of amnplify wrote: "the EP throws back to mid-2000s pop punk with a contemporary alternative twist. It's tight, it's soulful, and it's loaded with grit."[42]

The band has stated influences from bands and artists such as Blink-182, The Story So Far, Justin Bieber, Silverchair, The 1975, and Moose Blood.[43]

Members

Current members

• Bonnie Fraser – vocals and rhythm guitar (2012–present)
• David Potter – bass (2012–2017), lead guitar (2017–present)
• Jonno Panichi – drums (2015–present)
• Miki Rich – bass (touring, 2017–2019) bass (2019–present),

Former members

• Arthur Ng – lead guitar (2012–2016)
• Jordan Jansons – drums (2012–2014)

Touring members

• Ethan Mestroni – drums (2014–15)
• Will Robinson – guitar (2016–17)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date and label shown

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [40]
Skinny Dipping	Released: 26 October 2018 Label: Hopeless Producer: Stevie Knight Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download	—
Pink Elephant	Released: 7 August 2020 Label: Hopeless Producer: Stevie Knight Formats: CD, Vinyl, digital download	23

Extended plays

Title	Details
Catalyst (as What It's Worth)	Released: 8 May 2013 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download
A Place Apart	Released: 14 April 2015 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download
Sidewinder	Released: 15 September 2017 Label: Rude Producer: Stevie Knight Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download

Singles

List of singles

Title	Year	Album
"Bulletproof Vest"	2012	Catalyst
"Romeo"	2013
"Breakaway"	2014	non-album single
"Wasteland"	2015	A Place Apart
"Coffee at Midnight"	2017	Sidewinder
"Mess I Made"
"Sidewinder"
"Lavender Bones"	2018	Skinny Dipping
"Lost My Cool"
"Skinny Dipping"
"Hate Me (Sometimes)"	2019	Pink Elephant
"Shh!"	2020
"Drink to Drown"
"Wavelength"
"Jurassic Park"
"Blurry"

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Bulletproof Vest"	2013
"Romeo"
"Wasteland"	2015
"Coffee at Midnight"	2017	Kieran Ellis-Jones
"Sidewinder"
"Chemicals"	2018	Brandon Lung
"Lavender Bones"		Adrian Eyre
"Lost My Cool"		Brandon Lung
"Skinny Dipping"		Brandon Lung and Megan Thompson
"Toothpick"	2019	Brandon Lung
"Hate Me (Sometimes)"		Lewis Cater
"Drink to Drown"	2020	Brandon Lung
"Wavelength"
"Jurassic Park"		Lewis Cater
"Blurry"

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