Artists from the inaugural VanFest music festival were well represented in Triple J’s Hottest 100 on Monday, contributing seven songs to the national broadcaster’s 2014 countdown.
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Melbourne performer Chet Faker, who headlined last month’s Forbes festival, topped the poll with ‘Talk is Cheap’, but also contributed two other songs to the top 10, ‘Gold’ (#7) and 1998 (#8).
His cover of ‘90s hit ‘You Don’t Treat Me No Good’, which he performed for Triple J’s Like a Version segment, also made the poll at 21.
Faker, whose real name is Nick Murphy, was joined by fellow VanFest artists Allday and British India in the Hottest 100, which garnered nearly 2.1 million votes in the lead-up to Monday’s broadcast.
Hip-hop artist Allday contributed ‘You Always Know the DJ’ (#35) and ‘Right Now’ (#65), while Melbourne rockers British India had their song ‘Wrong Direction’ voted in at #83.
Topping the Hottest 100 capped a remarkable year for Chet Faker, who won five ARIA awards just prior to VanFest and also recently had three songs from his album ‘Built on Glass’ shortlisted for APRA’s (Australian Performing Rights Association) song of the year.
He performed 120 shows in support of his debut album last year, a schedule he recently told the ABC was too hectic.
“It’s been pretty hard to define my limit and I certainly found that limit and I won’t be going anywhere near that again,” he told ABC’s 7.30.
Touring incessantly had been tough, he said.
“... you’re never in the same place for more than one day either, so there’s no consistency whatsoever, which means there’s a, like, small part of your brain that’s always on. I don’t know, it’s weird.”
VanFest was held on December 6 at Forbes Showground, and despite stormy weather, attracted nearly 7000 fans. Other musicians on the bill were DJ Savage, Sneaky Sound System, Matt Corby, Van She, Celia Pavey, Oxblvd and 3rd Base.
