The Cruel Sea

Formed in 1987, THE CRUEL SEA carved their place in Australian music history with a genre-blurring sound, fusing blues, roots, surf, rock, soul and cinematic soundscapes, led by charismatic frontman Tex Perkins. Their albums The Honeymoon Is Over (1993) and Three Legged Dog (1995) catapulted them to national stardom, earning them eight ARIA Awards and cementing their legacy with hits like Better Get a Lawyer, Black Stick, Just A Man and The Honeymoon Is Over. Their 1993 masterpiece, The Honeymoon Is Over, became the soundtrack of a generation, spending more than a year in the ARIA album chart, solidifying the seminal album its place in Australian history.