Bombs Away (group)

Bombs Away
Bombs Away at the ARIA Awards
Background information
OriginAustralia
GenresPop, electro house, Melbourne bounce, trap, Progressive House, Hip house
Years active2010 (2010)–present (present)
LabelsCentral Station, Universal Music, Ministry of Sound Australia, Bomb Squad Records, Cloud 9 Records, Kontor Records, Radikal Records, Multiplayer Records
MembersSketch (Matthew Coleman)
Tommy Shades (Thomas Coleman)
Websitewww.bombsawaymusic.com.au/fragments

Bombs Away is an Australian DJ vocal and producer duo consisting of Matthew and Thomas Coleman. They are best known for their top 40 2012 single "Party Bass".

Career

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Matthew and Thomas Coleman were born on the Gold Coast, Australia, before relocating to Perth early in their adult lives. They released their debut single "Big Booty Bitches" in 2010. The song reached number 3 on the Beatport Electro Top 100.[1] and has been viewed more than 3 million times on YouTube,[2] The song was certified gold in 2013. Their follow-up single "Swagger" was released in early 2011 and received national airplay on the Nova Network[3] and the Today Network.[4]

Bombs Away's third single "Super Soaker" was released in September 2011 and was certified platinum in 2012. In March 2012, they released a collaboration with DJ Kronic, titled "Looking for Some Girls", which reached number 7 on the ARIA Club Chart. Bombs Away's fifth single, "Get Stoopid", a collaboration with Seany B (the performer of the TV Rock single "Flaunt It"), was released in late 2012, and reached number 1 on the ARIA Club Chart[5] and was ranked number 27 in the Top 50 Club Tracks of 2012 on the ARIA Charts.[6] The majority of the film clip for "Get Stoopid" was filmed on the streets of Surfers Paradise, and featured cameo appearances from The Twins and DJ Kronic.

"Party Bass" was released in 2012 and peaked at number 25 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013, the song was nominated for ARIA Award for Song of the Year. "Drunk Arcade" debuted at number 15 on the ARIA Dance Singles Chart.[7] The duo's original release "Assassinate", released in July 2013, reached number 4 on the Beatport Electro Release chart on 1 August.[8]

In June 2018 Bombs Away released their debut studio album, Fragments, which included the singles "Like You", "Let You Down", "Before We Had a Label" and "Drive Me Home".

In July 2021, group member Matthew "Sketch" Coleman, announced his departure from the duo, announcing that he was departing from centre stage within the Australian music industry as a touring artist. However Sketch announced he is not entirely leaving the music industry, but instead further focusing on ventures in event management, the most known being the Schoolies end of year festivals on the Gold Coast.

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
Fragments
Fragments Part 2 (B Sides and Remixes)
  • Released: 27 July 2018[10]
  • Label: Central Station
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended Play

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Title Album details
Party Bass (feat. The Twins)
  • Released: 2 April, 2013
  • Label: Radikal Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Ghetto Blaster - EP
  • Released: 29 April, 2016
  • Label: Central Station Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[11]
"Big Booty Bitches" 2010 55
"Swagger" 2011 —
"Super Soaker" 83
"Looking for Some Girls" (featuring DJ Kronic) 2012 —
"Get Stoopid" (with Seany B) —
"Party Bass" (featuring The Twins) 25
"Drunk Arcade" (featuring The Twins) 2013 67
"Assassinate" —
"Baseline Maniac/Rewind" (featuring Peep This & Bounce Inc) —
"Better Luck Next Time" 54
"Mother Truckers" 2014 —
"Apple Juice and Vodka" —
"Samurai Bounce" (with Dan Absent) —
"Bassline Maniac (Middle Finger Up)" (with Dan Absent) —
"Rewind" 2015 —
"Squats" (with Oh Snap!) 69
"Everybody Stand Up" (featuring Luciana) —
"Gimme That" (with Kate Foxx) —
"Ronda Rousley" —
"Damn Daniel" 2016 —
"Stupid Hot" (with Vandalism) —
"Ghetto Blaster" —
"Sneak Out" —
"Move On Up" —
"Like You" (featuring Elle Vee) 2017 —
"Let You Down" (featuring Sunset City) —
"Before We Had a Label" (featuring Elle Vee) 2018 —
"Drive Me Home" (featuring Myah Marie) —
"You Gotta Be" (featuring Reigan) 2019 —[A]
"Okay Okay" —
"Big Bad Doof" (featuring Highup) 2020 —
"Come to Play" —
"Carole Baskin" —
"You Love" (with RIP Youth featuring Reigan)[15] —
"Gravity"[16] —
"No Gonna Break"[17] —
"Thunder" (with Coby Watts)[18] —
"Clouds Above"[19] —
"Bad Vibes"[20] —
"Love Magic"[21] 2021 —
"In My Head"[22] —
"Don't You Dare"[23] —
"Get Shaky"[24] —
"Jump On It (My Pony)"[25] —
"Goodbye" (with Jaxx Vega)[26] —
"Running Up That Hill"
(with Reigan)[27] 		2022 —
"Loaded Gun"
(with Reigan)[28] 		2023 —
"Drop Da Bomb"
(with Luciana)[29] 		—

Notes

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  1. ^ "You Gotta Be" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Digital Track Chart.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "bombs away - big booty bitches - CAT.NO. - Record Tracker". Promote-records.com. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Big Booty Bitches - Bombs Away (Official Uncensored)". YouTube. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Sydney 96.9". NovaFM. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Home". Southern Cross Austereo. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  5. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Club Tracks | Australia's Official Top 50 Club Chart". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Club Tracks 2012". ARIA. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Chartifacts - Tuesday, 7th May 2013 - ARIA Music News". ARIA. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Electro House :: Top 100 Releases". Beatport. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Fragments CD". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Fragments Part 2". iTunes Apple Music. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  11. ^ Peak chart positions for singles on the ARIA Charts:
  12. ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2013 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2012 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  14. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  15. ^ "You Love single". Apple Music. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Gravity single". Apple Music. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  17. ^ "No Gonna Break single". Apple Music. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Thunder single". Apple Music. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Clouds Above single". Apple Music. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Bad Vibes single". Apple Music. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Love Magic - single". Apple Music. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  22. ^ "In My Head - single". Apple Music. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Don't You Dare - single". Apple Music. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Get Shaky - single". Apple Music. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Jump On It (My Pony) - single". Apple Music. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Jaxx & Vega x Bombs Away - Goodbye". soundcloud.com. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  27. ^ "Bombs Away - Running Up That Hill (Ft Reigan) (Stranger Things)". YouTube. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  28. ^ "i guess if you want to listen, it's on my spotify, It's a colab with Reigan Called Loaded G*n". Facebook. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  29. ^ "DROP DA BOMB by BOMBS AWAY & LUCIANA". Spinnin Records. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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