The Bennies

The band originally formed in 2009 under the name Madonna. Under this name, the band released a self-titled collection of demo recordings on CD in 2010 before changing their name to The Bennies the following year due to legal issues concerning the use of the name. Under their new name, The Bennies would release their debut album Party Party Party! on September 3, 2011 via Jackknife Music. In 2012, the band underwent their first line-up change after guitarist Steve Lavery departed from the band and was replaced by Christos "Souv" Salaoras. Following a tour of Japan later that year, Salaoras would also leave The Bennies. His replacement was Jules Rozenbergs, who had previously played in Melbourne punk bands Kimbo and The Gun Runners. This line-up would remain in-tact for the next six years, with their first release being 2013's Better Off Dread EP on April 20, 2013. This was followed by Rainbows in Space, the band's second studio album, which was released in November. It marked the band's first release with Poison City Records, who would put out every Bennies release until 2017.

In 2014, the band released their second EP, "Heavy Disco." To promote the release, the band appeared on triple j's Like a Version segment in February 2015. The band performed a stripped-back version of "Heavy Disco," as well as a cover of TISM's "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River." During the performance, the band all wore beanies of The Smith Street Band, pulled over their faces with holes cut out to match up with their eyes and mouths. This was done both as a tribute to TISM's masked appearance as well as a nod to The Smith Street Band, who had referenced The Bennies in their own Like a Version months prior, changing the lyrics of Courtney Barnett's "History Eraser" from "In the taxi home/I'll sing you a Triffids song" to "I'll sing you a Bennies song." Damian Cowell, who was a member of TISM, gave his approval of the cover to the band and performed the song with them live in 2016. The Bennies themselves would later contribute to Cowell's second studio album as Damian Cowell's Disco Machine, 2017's Get Yer Dag On!, featuring on the song "365 Lemmys."

In 2015, a new single titled "Party Machine" was released. The song ended up being their most successful single to date, and was voted into the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 at number 88. The song was the lead single from their third studio album, Wisdom Machine, which was released on March 25, 2016.The album spawned a further three singles – "Legalise (But Don't Tax)," "Detroit Rock Ciggies" and "Corruption" – with music videos being made for the latter two.

The band released a single, "Get High Like an Angel," in late 2017, and toured Australia in support of it. It would serve as the opening track on The Bennies' fourth studio album, Natural Born Chillers. The album was released on February 2, 2018 and was the band's first release through Pool House Records. In March 2018, it was announced that bassist, vocalist and founding member Craig Selak would be departing from the band following two remaining festival shows.His replacement was Nick Williams, who the band had met years prior from touring with Williams' band Foxtrot. Selak would go on to form LOSER, alongside former Apart From This frontman Tim Maxwell and former Smith Street Band drummer Chris Cowburn.

The band would continue to tour in support of Natural Born Chillers throughout 2018, releasing music videos for "Dreamkillers" and "Trip Report." In January 2019, the band announced that longtime friend Graham Leach – AKA DJ Snes Mega – would be joining the band on a permanent basis. The band's first release as a quintet was a single, "Waiting for Dave," which was released on January 11, 2019.

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Artist : The Bennies
Album : Better Off Dread EP
Year : 2013
Genre : -=Ska-Punk=-
Bitrate : 320K/s
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Track Listing
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1. Mushroom Tea (3:10)
2. My Bike (1:52)
3. Better Off Dread (2:50)
4. (Return To) 9-5 (1:57)
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Total Playing Time: 9:50 (min:sec)
Total Size : 23,2 MB (24*275*848 bytes)
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The Bennies----Better Off Dread EP

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Artist : The Bennies
Album : Heavy Disco
Year : 2014
Genre : -=Ska-Punk=-
Bitrate : 128K/s
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Track Listing
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1. Green-Mix City (2:53)
2. Heavy Disco (2:18)
3. Party Whirlwind (2:32)
4. Stay Free (3:22)
5. What's Your Fuckin' Problem! (3:36)
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Total Playing Time: 14:43 (min:sec)
Total Size : 13,5 MB (14*152*731 bytes)
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The Bennies----Heavy Disco

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Artist : The Bennies
Album : Natural Born Chillers
Year : 2018
Genre : -=Ska-Punk=-
Bitrate : 320K/s
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Track Listing
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1. Get High Like An Angel (3:17)
2. Dreamkillers (3:04)
3. Destination Unknown (3:52)
4. Natural Born Chillers (2:29)
5. Ocean (2:29)
6. Trip Report (4:24)
7. Apathetic Revolution (3:04)
8. Very Shit Carpet (0:58)
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Total Playing Time: 23:40 (min:sec)
Total Size : 54,8 MB (57*444*011 bytes)
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The Bennies----Natural Born Chillers

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Artist : The Bennies
Album : Party! Party! Party! With The Bennies
Year : 2011
Genre : -=Ska-Punk=-
Bitrate : 320K/s
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Track Listing
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1. Acid On Me Brain (2:45)
2. Livin’ Sleazy (1:47)
3. Takin' Pillz n' Shit (3:29)
4. Life Aint Gold (3:08)
5. Rude Boy Culture (3:02)
6. Up-hole-o Squirteen (2:26)
7. Hard Times At Drop Out High (3:34)
8. Bagz Of Weed (4:20)
9. Outside In (0:50)
10. Rude Boys Don't Care (3:32)
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Total Playing Time: 28:59 (min:sec)
Total Size : 67,1 MB (70*358*773 bytes)
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The Bennies----Party! Party! Party! With The Bennies

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Artist : The Bennies
Album : Rainbows In Space
Year : 2013
Genre : -=Ska-Punk=-
Bitrate : 192K/s
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Track Listing
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1. Party Smashers (3:28)
2. Anywhere You Wanna Go (3:11)
3. Ice Cold Beers And Juicy Juicy Buds (2:23)
4. Sensi Mi (3:48)
5. It Goes Without Saying (3:11)
6. Let's Go Get Stoned (2:03)
7. Knights Forever (3:24)
8. License To Chill (1:00)
9. Highrider (4:16)
10. Hold On (3:40)
11. Frankston Girls (2:04)
12. Westgate Wednesday (1:19)
13. Auto Party Pilot (3:53)
14. Sky High (3:23)
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Total Playing Time: 41:10 (min:sec)
Total Size : 56,6 MB (59*361*883 bytes)
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The Bennies----Rainbows In Space

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Artist : The Bennies
Album : Wisdom Machine
Year : 2016
Genre : -=Ska-Punk=-
Bitrate : 320K/s
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Track Listing
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1. Heavy Reggae (2:57)
2. Party Machine (2:45)
3. Maybe We Could Get High (2:49)
4. Legalise (But Don't Tax) (3:34)
5. Detroit Rock Ciggies (3:32)
6. Party Till I Die (Or Die Trying) (2:42)
7. Burnout City (2:22)
8. Corruption (5:08)
9. West Memphis Three Paper (0:21)
10. Turning Around (3:39)
11. O Brother, Where Art Thou (9:59)
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Total Playing Time: 39:52 (min:sec)
Total Size : 91,3 MB (95*730*892 bytes)
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The Bennies----Wisdom Machine