Superego (band)

Superego
OriginFremantle, Western Australia
Genres
  • Electronic
  • hip hop
  • pop
  • rock
[1]
Years active2015 (2015)–present
LabelsPOW! Negro, Allbreed Agency
SpinoffsMyriad Sun
Members
  • Nelson Mondlane
  • Rhys Hussey
  • Toby Batchelor
  • Lachlan Dymond
  • Kaprou Lea
  • Chris Young
[1][2]

Superego (stylised as SUPEREGO) is a collective of producers, rappers singers and multi-instrumentalist artist out of Fremantle, Western Australia, previously known as POW! Negro from 2015 until 2018.[2][3]

History

2015–2018: POW! Negro

POW! Negro formed late in 2015.[4] In August 2016, they won The Big Splash competition.[5] Their debut single "Hidle Ho" was released in November 2016 and launched in Mojos Bar in Fremantle.[6]

In January 2017, the band opened the Southbound Festival. POW! Negro released their debut EP Jasmine & Licorice in July of the same year.

The band supported Midnight Oil, Sampa The Great and Remi.[7]

2018–present: Superego & Nautilus

In July 2018, the band announced they had changed their name to Superego.[8] In a statement, the group said they "have grown more than [they] ever thought [they] could have" adding "the next steps for the group will be as SUPEREGO. As a culturally and musically diverse group, we wanted a name that was representative and reflective of everyone and feel this new identity encapsulates us as a whole."[3]

Superego released the EP Nautilus in March 2020.

Band members

  • Toby Batchelor – Bass and Vox
  • Lachlan Dymond – Guitar, Sampling & MC
  • Rhys Hussey – Guitar, Drums & Vox
  • Kaprou Lea – Sax,
  • Nelson Mondlane – MC

Past Members

  • Luke Smoker - Drums (2015 - 2016)
  • Patrick McCarthy - Guitar & MC (2015 - 2016)
  • Chris Young – Guitar & Synth (2017 - 2019)

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
As Superego
Who Are You Hiding From?
  • Released: June 2023[9]
  • Format: CD, digital
  • Label: Superego

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date and label shown
Title Details
As POW! Negro
Jasmine & Licorice
As Superego
Nautilus
  • Released: 25 March 2020[11]
  • Label: Allbreed Agency
  • Formats: digital, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
As POW! Negro
"Hidle Ho"[12] 2016 Jasmine & Licorice
"Money for Portraits"[13] 2017
"Flesh Off the Bone"[14] non album single
As Superego
"I Am the Jungle"[15] 2018 non album single
"Burn"[16] 2019 Nautilus
"Caller ID"[17]
"Last Tango" (featuring Cruz Patterson)[18]
"O.B.S (Outer Body Stranger)" (featuring Sampa the Great)[19] 2020
"Chrome Face"[9] 2023 Who Are You Hiding From?
"Lies" (featuring Sakidasumi)[9]
"Dpopn" (with Mali Jo$e)[9]
Title Year Album
"Bad Like Ri Ri"
(Adrian Dzvuke featuring POW! Negro)[20] 		2020 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
2017[21][22] POW! Negro Western Australia Live Voice of the Year Won

WAM Song of the Year

The WAM Song of the Year was formed by the Western Australian Rock Music Industry Association Inc. (WARMIA) in 1985, with its main aim to develop and run annual awards recognising achievements within the music industry in Western Australia.[23]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
2020 "Bad Like Ri Ri" (Adrian Dzvuke featuring POW! Negro) Urban / Hip hop Song of the Year Won

West Australian Music Industry Awards

The West Australian Music Industry Awards (WAMIs) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on annually by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). The group has won five awards.[24][25][26]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
2016 POW! Negro Most Popular New Act Won
POW! Negro Most Popular Urban Act Won
2017 POW! Negro Most Popular Live Act Won
POW! Negro Most Popular Urban Act Won
2019 Superego Best Urban Act Won

References

  1. ^ a b "Superego on JJJ Unearthed". Triple J Unearthed. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Superego aka POW! Negro". Australian Hip hop Directory. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Perth Band POW! Negro Announce Name Change". Music Feeds. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "WAM Awards…The Night of POW!". SAE. 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ "5 WA Bands from Southbound Festival to Watch Out for in 2017". Music Feeds. January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ "POW! Negro "Hidle Ho" Single Launch Mojos Bar Fremantle". Facebook. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ "POW! Negro emerge as SUPEREGO A new name and a fresh sound with "I Am the Judge"". Amnplify. July 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  8. ^ "POW! Negro return from hiatus as SUPEREGO". Beat Magazine. 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d "What's new this month? Here are 10 Australian release picks for June 2023". NME. June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Jasmine & Licorice (DD)". Apple Music Australia. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Nautilus (DD)". Apple Music Australia. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Hidle Ho - single". Apple Music Australia. November 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Money for Portraits - single". Apple Music Australia. April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Flesh Off the Bone - single". Apple Music Australia. November 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  15. ^ Sosefina Fuamoli (6 July 2018). "POW! Negro debut new single "I Am the Judge" along with new name, Superego". The AU Review. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Burn - single". Apple Music Australia. April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Caller ID - single". Apple Music Australia. June 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Last Tango - single". Apple Music Australia. August 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  19. ^ "O.B.S (Outer Body Stranger) - single". Apple Music Australia. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Bad Like Ri Ri - single". Apple Music Australia. January 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  21. ^ "NLMA reveal 2017 Nominees". NLMA. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Winners 2017". NLMA. December 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Winners Revealed for Song of the Year 2020 presented by Act-Belong-Commit!". WAM. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  24. ^ "WAMAwards 2016 Winners Announced". WAM. 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  25. ^ "2017 WAMAwards Winners". scenestr. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  26. ^ "2019 WAMAwards Winners". scenestr. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.