The Vines (band)

The Vines
The Vines performing at Valley Fiesta in Brisbane, Australia 2016 Left to right: Craig Nicholls, Lachlan West, Tim John
Background information
Also known as	Rishikesh Joe Dirt Foregone Conclusion the Crimes
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genres	Alternative rock garage rock post-grunge post-punk revival neo-psychedelia
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Wicked Nature Capitol Heavenly Ivy League BMG Cooking Vinyl Sony
Members	Craig Nicholls Ryan Griffiths Hamish Rosser
Past members	Patrick Matthews David Olliffe Brad Heald Lachlan West Tim John

The Vines are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1994. Their sound has been described as a musical hybrid of 1960s garage rock and 1990s alternative rock. The band has been through several line-up changes, with vocalist/guitarist Craig Nicholls serving as the sole constant throughout the band's history.

The Vines' success in the Australian recording industry resulted in winning the ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single for "Get Free" and receiving five other nominations for their debut album Highly Evolved, plus two further nominations in subsequent years. In 2003, the album went platinum in Australia,^[1] and since then the band has released four albums and a best-of compilation from their time at Capitol Records. The Vines have released seven studio albums.