HTRK

HTRK (pronounced Hate Rock) is an Australian band formed in 2003.

Originally hailing from Melbourne, the band formerly known as Hate Rock Trio was formed when guitarist Nigel Yang and bassist Sean Stewart invited singer Jonnine Standish to provide some subcooled vocals to their blend of wavering melodics and 808 patterns. Between their 2004 EP Nostalgia and their 2009 debut album Marry Me Tonight, HTRK steadily challenged conventional perceptions about slow-mo club antics with a post-punk edge, creating a rhizomatic network of references in the process. Now based in London, tragedy forced Standish and Yang to continue as a duo, when Stewart was found dead in his apartment room in 2010. Ever since, Standish and Yang have started touring again as HTRK and released two acclaimed full-length records with their long-time US platform Ghostly International.