The Necks

The Necks
The Necks
Background information
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Experimental; avant-garde jazz; minimalist; krautrock;
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Spiral Scratch; Fish of Milk/Shock; Wild Sound/MDS; Carpet Bomb; Ideologic Organ/Editions Mego; Private/BMG; Northern Spy;
Members	Chris Abrahams; Tony Buck; Lloyd Swanton;
Website	thenecks.com

The Necks are an Australian avant-garde jazz trio formed in 1987 by founding mainstays Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums, percussion and electric guitar, and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass. They play improvisational pieces of up to an hour in length that explore the development and demise of repeating musical figures. Their double LP studio album Unfold was named by Rolling Stone as "one of the top 20 avant albums of 2017."^[1]

In 2020, the Necks were listed at number 49 in Rolling Stone Australia's "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time" issue.^[2]

^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (2 January 2018). "20 Best Avant Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
^ 50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time – #49: The Necks. Dave Williams, Rolling Stone Australia, 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[1] Weingarten, Christopher R. (2 January 2018). "20 Best Avant Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

[2] 50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time – #49: The Necks. Dave Williams, Rolling Stone Australia, 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

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