Sly Withers

Sly Withers are an Australian alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia. The band consists of vocalists/guitarists Jono Mata and Sam Blitvich, drummer Fraser Cringle and bassist Shea Moriarty. Joel Neubecker served as the band's drummer from their formation until his departure in December 2023. The original band members formed the band while still in high school. Their second studio album, Gardens, debuted and peaked at number 10 on the ARIA Chart on 21 June 2021. A single from the album, "Clarkson", placed in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2021 at number 69.^[2]

Sly Withers
Sly Withers performing in May 2025
Background information
Origin	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres	Punk indie punk
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Smash House Records Dew Process (2019-present)
Members	Jono Mata Sam Blitvich Shea Moriarty Fraser Cringle
Past members	Joel Neubecker[1]
Website	slywithers.com

The band's sound combines elements of rock, punk and emo, with theMusic describing the band as "an exciting blend of introspection and euphoric indie punk".^[3]

History

The band released their self-titled debut album in September 2016.

In March 2019, the band signed with Dew Process.^[4]

On 11 June 2021, the band released their second studio album, titled Gardens, which featured the singles "Cracks", "Bougainvillea" and "Clarkson". The album debuted at number 10 on the ARIA chart.^[5]

Band members

• Jono Mata – lead and backing vocals, guitar (2013–present)
• Sam Blitvich – lead and backing vocals, guitar (2013–present)
• Shea Moriarty – bass, backing vocals (2013–present)
• Fraser Cringle – drums (2024–present)

Former members

• Joel Neubecker – drums, backing vocals (2013–2023)^[6]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date and label, and selected chart positions shown

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [7]
Sly Withers	Released: 11 October 2016[8] Label: Sly Withers (independent) Formats: CD+CD_ROM, digital download, streaming	—
Gardens	Released: 11 June 2021[9][10] Label: Dew Process (DEW9001355/DEW9001356) Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	10
Overgrown	Released: 28 October 2022 Label: Dew Process Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	10 [11]

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date and label shown

Title	Details
Mixtape	Released: September 2015[12] Label: Smash House Records Formats: Digital download, streaming
Mixtape 2	Released: April 2016[13] Label: Sly Withers (independent) Formats: Digital download, streaming
Gravis	Released: 13 September 2019[14] Label: Dew Process Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, with year released and album name shown

Title	Year	Album
"I'm Fine"	2016	Sly Withers
"Nike Shoe"
"Good Enough"	2017	Non-album singles
"Closer"
"Google Maps"
"Pleb"	2018
"Sad Guy"	2019	Gravis
"Lately" (featuring Carla Geneve)
"Good Days Bad Days"
"Explode Into View"		Non-album single
"Cracks"[15]	2020	Gardens
"Bougainvillea"[16]
"Clarkson"[17]	2021
"Breakfast"[18]
"Selfish/The Scientist"		Gardens (Deluxe)
"Passing Through"	2022	Overgrown
"Radio"[19]
"Soju" (with RedHook)[20]		Postcard from a Living Hell
"Everything"[21]	2024	TBA
"Restless"[22]	2025	TBA

Awards and nominations

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2020	Sly Withers	WA Live Act of the Year	Won	[23]
2023	Sly Withers	Best Punk/Hardcore Act	Nominated	[24]

West Australian Music Industry Awards

The West Australian Music Industry Awards (WAMIs) are an annual awards ceremony presented to the local contemporary music industry, held annually by Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM).^[25]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2019	Themselves	Best Punk / Hardcore Act	Won	[26]