Straitjacket Fits

Straitjacket Fits were a four-piece alternative indie rock band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1986 and broke up in 1994. They released three studio albums, Hail (1988), Melt (1990), and Blow (1993), and several EPs. Their line-up for their first two albums consisted of Shayne Carter (vocals and guitar), John Collie (drums), David Wood (bass), and Andrew Brough (guitar and vocals). Brough departed the band in 1991 and was replaced for the band's final album by Mark Petersen.

Straitjacket Fits

Dunedin, New Zealand

Rock, alternative rock, indie rock, Dunedin sound

1986–1994

Flying Nun, Rough Trade, Arista

Shayne Carter
John Collie
David Wood
Andrew Brough
Mark Petersen

Straitjacket Fits were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin sound. They were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame in 2008 and have three songs in the APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time list, "She Speeds", "Down in Splendour", and "If I Were You".

Shayne Carter – guitar, vocals (1986–1994)

John Collie – drums (1986–1994)

David Wood – bass (1986–1994) (died 2010)

Andrew Brough – guitar, vocals (1987–1991) (died 2020)

Mark Petersen – guitar (1991–94)

(1988) Flying Nun Records – "She Speeds"

In Love With These Times

Getting Older 1981–1991 (1991) – "Dialing a Prayer"

Flying Nun Records

Pink Flying Saucers Over the Southern Alps (1991) – "Bad Note for a Heart"

Flying Nun Records

(1993) Arista Records – "Brittle"

No Alternative

(1997) Flying Nun Records – "Down in Splendour" and "She Speeds"

Topless Women Talk About Their Lives

(1999) Flying Nun Records – "She Speeds"

Scarfies

(2002) Sony Music – "She Speeds"

Nature's Best

(2002) Sony Music – "Down in Splendour"

Nature's Best 2

(2003) Sony Music – "If I Were You"

Nature's Best 3

Awards[edit]

Aotearoa Music Awards[edit]

The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.

Davey, T. & Puschmann, H. (1996) Kiwi rock. Dunedin: Kiwi Rock Publications. 0-473-03718-1

ISBN

Dix, J. (1988) . Wellington: Paradise Publications. ISBN 0-473-00638-3

Stranded in paradise: New Zealand rock'n'roll 1955-1988

Eggleton, D. (2003) Ready to fly: The story of New Zealand rock music. Nelson, NZ: Craig Potton Publishing. 1-877333-06-9

ISBN

Flying Nun Records: Straitjacket Fits Biography

Kara, Scott "", New Zealand Herald 2 October 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2011.

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