Teenage Dads

In a time where garage rock has spent years at the forefront of Australian Music, the youthful, self produced Teenage Dads stand alone with their unique, charming indie-pop sound, and have been  winning over audiences and musicians alike with their memorable songwriting, electrifying live  shows and quirky charisma. 

In their effort to bring something new to Australian Music, the four high school friends from the  Mornington Peninsula combine a variety of musical elements from international acts in their songs.  Their infectious melodies, intricate synth lines, hooky guitars and punchy drums can be compared  to the likes of Phoenix and The Strokes. Meanwhile, their music is reminiscent of the way colourful  pioneers The Beach Boys brought unconventional chords and structure to a popular setting. 

True to their style, Teenage Dads are completely self operational and produce, record and mix all  of their music. This Do-It-Yourself attitude exists in all areas of the band - from artworks to music  videos to management - as not only a way to work swiftly, but to foster a genuine connection  between the fans and the four members that drive it. This has led Teenage Dads into creating a  production style that is unique to their band and despite the stigma of DIY recordings, stands up to  professional recordings in the same light of artists like Tame Impala and Dayglow. 

With music that is carefully written in consideration with its reception in a live setting, Teenage  Dads enchant live audiences all around Australia with an outstanding show comprised of  contagious encouragement to be an extension of the band’s bopping dance moves and rich  singalongs as well as the immersion in each member’s sincere and dedicated performance. The  band have taken their fervent live show on numerous tours around Australia, playing to sold out  crowds both young and young-at-heart, graced festival stages NYE on the Hill and St Kilda festival,  and have supported the likes of Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Ruby Fields, Northeast Party House,  and recently Australian heavy-weights, Lime Cordiale. 

After the release of 2019 single ‘Message in the Sand’, Lime Cordiale invited Teenage Dads to join  them on their Australian Robbery tour with shows in Western Australia, South Australia and New  South Wales in Oct/Nov as well as their NYE show at the Croxton bandroom in Melbourne. Shortly  following, Teenage Dads premiered their first 2020 single ‘Adrenaline Rush’ in February to Triple J  audiences. 

Teenage Dads have since released their eagerly-anticipated new single ‘Thank You for the Honey,  Honey’, which has seen triple J play, 10k streams on Spotify within the first week, and added to:  New Music Friday AU + NZ, Broad Chords, and Local Noise playlists on Spotify.