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{{Short description|Australian avant-garde jazz trio}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = The Necks
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| background       = group_or_band
| alias            = 
| origin           = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
| genre            = {{flatlist|
* [[experimental music|Experimental]]
* [[avant-garde jazz]]
* [[free improvisation]]
* [[minimalism (music)|minimalist]]
}}
| years_active     = {{start date|1987}}–present
| label            = {{flatlist|
* Spiral Scratch
* Fish of Milk/[[Shock Records|Shock]]
* Wild Sound/MDS
* Carpet Bomb
* Ideologic Organ/Editions Mego
* [[Private Music|Private]]/[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]
* [[Northern Spy Records|Northern Spy]]
}}
| associated_acts  = {{flatlist|
* [[Benders|The Benders]]
* [[Stephen Cummings]]
* [[Swans (band)|Swans]]
}}
| website          = {{URL|thenecks.com/}}
| current_members  = * [[Chris Abrahams]]
* [[Tony Buck (musician)|Tony Buck]]
* [[Lloyd Swanton]]
| past_members     = 
}}

'''The Necks''' are an Australian [[avant-garde jazz]] trio formed in 1987 by founding mainstays [[Chris Abrahams]] on piano and [[Hammond organ]], [[Tony Buck (musician)|Tony Buck]] on drums, percussion and electric guitar, and [[Lloyd Swanton]] on bass guitar and double bass. They play long [[improvisation]] pieces of up to over an hour in length that explore the development and demise of repeating musical figures characteristic of the New York school of long-form [[minimal music]] as practiced by [[La Monte Young]], [[Terry Riley]], [[Steve Reich]] and [[Rhys Chatham]]; they also incorporate the [[free improvisation]] jazz music of [[Cecil Taylor]].

Their double LP studio album ''[[Unfold (The Necks album)|Unfold]]'' was named by [[Rolling Stone]] as "one of the top 20 [[Avant-garde music|avant]] albums of 2017."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-avant-albums-of-2017-w514243/the-necks-unfold-w514248|title=20 Best Avant Albums of 2017|first=Christopher R.|last=Weingarten|date=2 January 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=21 September 2018}}</ref> In 2020, the Necks were listed at number 49 in ''Rolling Stone Australia''{{'}}s "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time" issue.<ref>[https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/50-greatest-australian-artists-of-all-time-the-necks-22568/ 50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time – #49: The Necks]. Dave Williams, ''Rolling Stone Australia'', 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.</ref>

== History ==
{{main article | Chris Abrahams | Tony Buck (musician){{!}}Tony Buck | Lloyd Swanton}}

The Necks were formed in 1987 in Sydney by [[Chris Abrahams]] on piano and [[Hammond organ]], [[Tony Buck (musician)|Tony Buck]] on drums, percussion and electric guitar, and [[Lloyd Swanton]] on bass guitar and double bass.<ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book | last1 = McFarlane | first1 = Ian | author-link1 = Ian McFarlane | title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Chris Abrahams' | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040803085003/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=6 | chapter-url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=6 | year = 1999 | publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] | location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] | archive-date = 3 August 2004 | isbn = 1-86508-072-1 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="Holmgren">The Necks related entries at [[Australian Rock Database]]:
* The Necks (1987–present):&nbsp;{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040319145045/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/n/necks.html | url = http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/n/necks.html | title = The Necks | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archive-date = 19 March 2004 | url-status = usurped | accessdate = 23 June 2016 }}
* Chris Abrahams:&nbsp;{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020314052052/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/a/abrahamschris.html | url = http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/a/abrahamschris.html | title = Chris Abrahams | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archive-date = 14 March 2002 | url-status = usurped | accessdate = 23 June 2016 }}
* The Sparklers:&nbsp;{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020314111809/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/s/sparklers.html | url = http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/s/sparklers.html | title = The Sparklers | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archive-date = 14 March 2002 | url-status = usurped | accessdate = 23 June 2016 }}
* Stephen Cummings:&nbsp;{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020301235512/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/c/cummingsstephen.html | url = http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/c/cummingsstephen.html | title = Stephen Cummings | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archive-date = 1 March 2002 | url-status = usurped | accessdate = 23 June 2016 }}
* Dynamic Hepnotics:&nbsp;{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131022063158/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/d/dynamichepnotics.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/d/dynamichepnotics.html | title = Dynamic Hepnotics | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archive-date = 22 October 2013 | url-status = usurped | accessdate = 23 June 2016 }}</ref> In 1983 Abrahams (ex-[[Laughing Clowns]]) on keyboards and Swanton on bass guitar were founders of [[Benders|the Benders]], a jazz group, with [[Dale Barlow]] and Jason Morphett on saxophones, and Louis Burdett on drums; which disbanded in 1985.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/>

Abrahams had formed the Sparklers in 1985, a dance pop band, with Bill Bilson on drums (ex-[[Sunnyboys]]), Gerard Corben on guitar (ex-[[Lime Spiders]]), Ernie Finckh on guitar, [[Melanie Oxley]] on lead vocals (ex-Sweet Nothing), and her older brother [[Peter Oxley]] on bass guitar (ex-Sunnyboys).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Abrahams left in 1987 before that group's first album, ''Persuasion'' (October 1988).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Buck had been a member of a number of groups: Great White Noise (1983), Women and Children First, Tango Bravo and Pardon Me Boys; prior to forming the Necks.<ref name="Holmgren"/> In 1986 Swanton had been a member of [[Dynamic Hepnotics]].<ref name="Holmgren"/>

According to Australian musicologist, [[Ian McFarlane]], the Necks "issued several albums of abstract, improvised, jazzy mood music."<ref name="McFarlane"/> François Couture of [[AllMusic]] described how they "usually start playing a very basic melodic and rhythmic figure, and then keep going at it for an hour, gradually introducing microscopic changes and variations. Some critics have compared them to Krautrock groups like Can and Faust. Others find similarities in the works of minimalist composers like LaMonte Young, Tony Conrad, even Philip Glass."<ref name="Couture">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-necks-mn0000475710/biography | title = The Necks &#124; Biography & History | last = Couture | first = François | website = [[AllMusic]] | accessdate = 23 June 2016 }}</ref> The band has been described as "offending (successfully) against tradition for the past quarter of a century, [doing so] mostly by occupying the spaces between accepted positions and obstinately refusing to obey genre rules".<ref>Biron, D. 2013. [https://theconversation.com/are-the-necks-the-best-band-in-the-world-21088 Are The Necks the Best Band in the World?] ''The Conversation'', 13 December.</ref>

The group issued their debut album, ''[[Sex (The Necks album)|Sex]]'' on the Spiral Scratch label in 1989.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Couture 2">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/sex-mw0000177754 | title = ''Sex'' – The Necks &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits | last = Couture | first = François | website = AllMusic | accessdate = 23 June 2016 }}</ref> It consists of a single track of the same name, which is just under an hour long.<ref name="Couture 2"/> Couture noticed that "The difference between ''Sex'' and the many other CDs they would record afterwards is the purity: The trio's hypnotic repetitive piece relies only on piano, bass, and drums; no electronics, extra keyboards, samples, or lengthy introduction."<ref name="Couture 2"/>

Aside from their work within the group each member has undertaken side projects, recording session work or as a touring band musician.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Abrahams formed an ongoing duo with Melanie Oxley (1989–2003), which has released four "moody, emotive soul/pop albums" from ''Welcome to Violet'' (October 1992) to ''Blood Oranges'' (April 2003).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> All three have worked for [[Stephen Cummings]], both collectively and individually.<ref name="Holmgren"/>

=== Live performance ===
[[Image:the-necks.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Buck, Swanton and Abrahams performing in [[Aarhus]], Denmark, November 2015]]

The Necks performances are always improvised, with the instrumentation of piano, double bass, and drums/percussion (with the occasional exception, e.g., when Chris Abrahams played the [[Melbourne Town Hall]] pipe organ instead of piano<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-03-05|title=Heavens, what a soundtrack|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/heavens-what-a-soundtrack-20070305-ge4cm3.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922110444/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/heavens-what-a-soundtrack-20070305-ge4cm3.html|archive-date=2020-09-22|website=The Age|language=en}}</ref>). Geoff Winston of ''London Jazz News'' described how "Each performance by [the Necks] begins with a blank page which one of the trio will start to fill in to commence the journey, an uninterrupted set of around forty to sixty minutes. There are no rules, no agreements about who will take that lead and about how the discourse will evolve. The only criteria that apply are those of their own impeccably high standards."<ref name="Winston">{{cite web | url = http://www.londonjazznews.com/2016/04/review-necks-and-james-mcvinnie-at.html | title = Review: The Necks and James McVinnie at Union Chapel, N1 | last = Winston | first = Geoff | work = London Jazz News | date = 14 April 2016 | accessdate = 24 June 2016 }}</ref> Typically a live performance will begin very quietly with one of the musicians playing a simple figure. One by one, the other two will join with their own contributions–all three players independent yet intertwined. As the 'piece' builds through subtle micro-changes, the interaction of their instruments creates layers of harmonics and prismatic washes of sound that lead some to apply the genre label '[[trance music|trance]] jazz'.

''[[The Quietus]]''{{'}} Kate Hennessy found that "any Necks' show is a make or break experience. Some find it cathartic, others buckle and ever the twain shall chafe in the washout. The trio's routine is to play two improvised sets using just piano, double bass and drums: one set relatively calm; the other dispensing sound of escalating intensity for a long hour. Jazz by name but not by nature – if jazz denotes songs that spark at intervals into fine displays of musicianship and tricky timing, after which one claps, drinks, and feels pretty good about the world and the talent in it. No, The Necks plunge listeners to the kinds of violent psychological depths few other bands can achieve at all, let alone all acoustically."<ref name="Hennessy">{{cite web | url = http://thequietus.com/articles/16960-the-necks-sex-review | title = Features &#124; Anniversary &#124; 25 Years On: The Necks' ''Sex'' Revisited by Kate Hennessy | last = Hennessy | first = Kate | work = [[The Quietus]] | date = 29 December 2014 | accessdate = 24 June 2016 }}</ref>

=== Studio albums ===
Studio albums by The Necks are also based on improvisations, but the recording process can involve multiple takes and sections which are then edited together into a single composition.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-13|title=THE NECKS The X-Press Interview|url=http://xpressmag.com.au/the-necks-the-x-press-interview/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922112424/http://xpressmag.com.au/the-necks-the-x-press-interview/|archive-date=2020-09-22|website=X-Press Magazine - Entertainment in Perth|language=en-AU}}</ref> Studio recordings often involve extra instrumentation beyond the core piano, bass and drums, including samples, organ (Abrahams), electric guitar (Buck) and appearances by guest musicians.

The Necks have never attempted live performance of studio recordings. When they were approached to perform their debut album ''[[Sex (The Necks album)|Sex]]'' as part of a series of "classic albums" concerts Chris Abrahams pointed out "That's not how we make music. It would make no sense."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Williams|first=Richard|date=2010-06-10|title=The Necks on the line|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/10/the-necks|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522223247/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/10/the-necks|archive-date=2016-05-22|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

==Soundtracks==
Their soundtrack for ''[[The Boys (1998 film)|The Boys]]'' (1998) was nominated for [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] Best Soundtrack Album, [[Australian Film Institute|AFI]] Best Musical Score and [[Australian Guild of Screen Composers]] Award. They have also recorded soundtracks for ''What's The Deal?'' (1997) and ''In the Mind of the Architect'' (three one-hour [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC-TV]] documentaries, 2000).

== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
* ''[[Sex (The Necks album)|Sex]]'' (Spiral Scratch, 1989)
* ''[[Next (The Necks album)|Next]]'' (Spiral Scratch, 1990)
* ''[[Aquatic (album)|Aquatic]]'' (Fish of Milk/Shock, 1994)
* ''[[Silent Night (album)|Silent Night]]'' (Fish of Milk/Shock, 1996)
* ''[[Hanging Gardens (The Necks album)|Hanging Gardens]]'' (Fish of Milk/Shock.ReR Megacorp, 1999)
* ''[[Aether (album)|Aether]]'' (Fish of Milk/Shock/ReR Megacorp, 2001)
* ''[[Drive By (album)|Drive By]]'' (Fish of Milk/Shock/ReR Megacorp, 2003)
* ''[[Mosquito/See Through]]'' (Fish of Milk/ReR Megacorp, 2004)
* ''[[Chemist (album)|Chemist]]'' (Fish of Milk/Shock?ReR Megacorp, 2006)
* ''[[Silverwater (album)|Silverwater]]'' (Fish of Milk/ReR Megacorp, 2009)
* ''[[Mindset (The Necks album)|Mindset]]'' (Fish of Milk/ReR Megacorp, 2011) 
* ''[[Open (The Necks album)|Open]]'' (Fish of Milk/ReR Megacorp, 2013)
* ''[[Vertigo (The Necks album)|Vertigo]]'' (Fish of Milk/ReR Megacorp, 2015)
* ''[[Unfold (The Necks album)|Unfold]]'' (Ideologic Organ, 2017)
* ''[[Body (The Necks album)|Body]]'' (Fish of Milk/Northern Spy, 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/necks-announce-new-album-body|title=The Necks crane their necks and announce their necks album, "Body"|website=Tinymixtapes.com|accessdate=21 September 2018}}</ref>
* ''[[Three (The Necks album)|Three]]'' (Fish of Milk/Northern Spy/ReR Megacorp, 2020)
* ''[[Travel (The Necks album)|Travel]]'' (Northern Spy, 2023)
* ''Bleed'' (Northern Spy, 2024)
* ''Disquiet'' (Northern Spy, 2025)<ref name="jazzwise25">{{Cite web |last=Whitlock |first=Kevin |date=November 15, 2025 |title=Review The Necks: ''Disquiet'',  Northern Spy  |url=https://www.jazzwise.com/features/article/editor-s-choice-november-2025-the-best-new-jazz-recordings |access-date=November 15, 2025 |website=Jazzwise}}</ref>

=== Live albums ===
* ''[[Piano Bass Drums]]'' (Fish of Milk/Shock, 1998)
* ''[[Athenaeum, Homebush, Quay & Raab]]'' (Fish of Milk/Shock, 2002)
* ''[[Photosynthetic (album)|Photosynthetic]]'' (Long Arms, 2003)
* ''[[Townsville (album)|Townsville]]'' (Fish of Milk/ReR Megacorp, 2007) live album, recorded on 15 February 2007 live in concert at the [[Riverway, Thuringowa|Riverway Arts Centre]] in [[City of Thuringowa|Thuringowa City]], Northern Queensland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Townsville-Necks/dp/B000VWYEZO|title=Townsville|date=25 September 2007|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=21 September 2018|via=Amazon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/cd-reviews/townsville.html|title=The Necks – Townsville<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Vortexjazz.co.uk|accessdate=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025025510/http://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/cd-reviews/townsville.html|archive-date=25 October 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* ''[[Live in Berlin (The Necks album)|Live in Berlin]]'' (memory stick video, 2019)

=== Soundtrack albums ===
* ''[[The Boys (soundtrack album)|The Boys]]'' (original soundtrack) (Wild Sound/MDS, 1998)
* ''[[Strade Trasparenti (Soundtrack album)|Strade Trasparenti]]'' (Staubgold/2011)

=== Other appearances ===
* "Royal Family" on ''Beyond El Rocco'' (Vox, 1993) – soundtrack to Kevin Lucas' documentary on Australian Jazz
* "Chemist" (live performance) on ''Highlights From The ABC TV Series Studio 22'' (ABC Music, 2002)
* "Hall" on split-single 7" with Hards-Ons (We Empty Rooms, WER#25, 2014)
*''Drift'' project by Underworld (2018 - 2019) - appear on "A Very Silent Way", "Appleshine Continuum" and "Altitude Dub Continuum"
* ''[[Leaving Meaning]]'' by ''[[Swans (band)|Swans]]'' (Young God & Mute, 2019) - appear on the songs "Leaving Meaning" and "The Nub"

==Awards and nominations==
===APRA Awards===
The [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Awards]] are presented annually from 1982 by the [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA).<ref name="APRAMusic">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx | title = APRA History | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | accessdate = 6 May 2010 }}</ref>
{{awards table}}
|-
| [[APRA Awards of 2005|2005]] || "[[Drive By (album)|Drive By]]" ([[Lloyd Swanton]], [[Chris Abrahams|Christopher Abrahams]], [[Tony Buck (musician)|Anthony Buck]]) || Most Performed Jazz Work<ref name="APRAWin2005">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2005Winners.aspx | title = 2005 Winners – APRA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | accessdate = 17 May 2010 }}</ref> || {{won}}
|-
| [[APRA Awards of 2006|2006]] || "[[Chemist (album)|Chemist]]" (Swanton, Abrahams, Buck) || Most Performed Jazz Work<ref name="APRAWin2006">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2006Winners.aspx | title = 2006 Winners – APRA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | accessdate = 6 May 2010 }}</ref> || {{won}}
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 2019|2019]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/apra-reveals-2019-song-of-the-year-shortlist/|title=APRA Reveals 2019 Song of the Year Shortlist|website=[[Music Feeds]]|date=5 February 2019|access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref>
| "Body" (Chris Abrahams, Tony Buck, Lloyd Swanton)
| Song of the Year
| {{shortlisted}}
|-
{{end}}

===ARIA Music Awards===
The [[ARIA Music Awards]] is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [[Australian music]]. The Necks have won two awards from six nominations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search/?text=necks|title=The Necks ARIA Awards|website=ARIA Awards|accessdate=4 September 2020}}</ref> 
{{awards table}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1998|1998]]
| ''The Boys''
| [[ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album|Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2003|2003]]
| ''Athenaeum, Homebush, Quay & Raab''
| [[ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album|Best Jazz Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2004|2004]]
| ''Drive By''
| Best Jazz Album
| {{won}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2005|2005]]
| ''Mosquito/See Through''
| Best Jazz Album
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006]]
| ''Chemist''
| Best Jazz Album
| {{won}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2010|2010]]
| ''Silverwater''
| Best Jazz Album
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}

===Helpmann Awards===
The [[Helpmann Awards]] is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group ''Live Performance Australia'' since 2001.<ref name=lpa>{{cite web | title=Events & Programs| website=Live Performance Australia | url=https://liveperformance.com.au/events-programs/ | access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref> Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
 
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[9th Helpmann Awards|2009]]
| ''FOOD COURT'' (with [[Back to Back Theatre]])
| [[Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work|Best New Australian Work]]
| {{nom}}
|rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2009/past-nominees-and-winners/ | title= 2009 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners|publisher=Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA)|website=Helpmann Awards|access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ''FOOD COURT'' (The Necks, Chris Abrahams, Tony Buck & Lloyd Swanton)
| [[Helpmann Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}

===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.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[National Live Music Awards of 2019|2019]]
| The Necks
| Live Jazz Act of the Year
| {{won}}
| <ref name="2019noms">{{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/2019/10/22/here-are-your-2019-national-live-music-awards-nominees/|title=HERE ARE YOUR 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES!|website=NLMA|date=22 October 2020|accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="2019wins">{{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/2019/12/05/and-the-winners-of-the-2019-national-live-music-awards-are/|title=AND THE WINNERS OF THE 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS ARE…
|website=NLMA|date=5 December 2020|accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.thenecks.com|The Necks}} – official site
* {{Discogs artist}}
* {{Bandcamp}}
* {{Allmusic}}
* [http://www.moshcam.com/?#?page=player&type=gig&id=86 The Necks] performing at The Factory, Sydney in March 2008
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060615123300/http://abc.net.au/tv/set/1.htm ''The Necks on Set''] – 25-minute performance for [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] television in 2006 (includes MP3 and [[Streaming media|streams]])

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