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Jet
Australian rock band
Jet are an Australian rock band, formed in 2001 in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded by brothers Nic and Chris Cester together with Cameron Muncey, they were joined the following year by Mark Wilson on bass guitar.
The quartet released three studio albums – Get Born (2003), Shine On (2006) and Shaka Rock (2009) – before disbanding in 2012. They reformed in 2016 for a series of shows and reunion tours.
They reunited for a second time in 2023, and were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in November that year.
members: Nic Cester, Cameron Muncey, Chris Cester, Mark Wilson
formed in: Melbourne
labels: Elektra, Atlantic Records
genres: alternative rock
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Formation and Dirty Sweet (2001–2003)
The Cester brothers, Nic and Chris, grew up in Dingley Village and attended St Bede's College, Mentone, Melbourne. They listened to their father John's classic rock records from the 1960s and 1970s. While still at school Nic formed a group by 1995, which Cameron Muncey joined. Jet's influences include the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Faces, AC/DC and T. Rex. According to Nic, Australian power pop band You Am I had the biggest influence on their developing musical tastes:"Hi Fi Way was the most important album of my generation... I think everyone our age, who played guitar, played You Am I songs for the first time in front of their school assembly... That was the record that made you realise you could be in an Australian band, you...
Reformations and upcoming fourth album (2016–present)
Jet members announced in September 2016 that they would reform in the following year and were due to open five shows for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on the latter's "Summer '17" tour in February 2017. In October 2016 they announced on social media that their first headline show in 6 years was due at Sydney's Taronga Zoo also in February 2017. For the performance they were joined on stage by Macklin on keyboards and the Wolfgramm Sisters on backing vocals. The show subsequently sold out, so a second one was added. Jet had made their official live return at a one-off headlining show at Melbourne's Gasometer Hotel on 31 January 2017. They performed with Macklin and played a 23-song set-list, which drew from all three of studio...
Alternative rock/Modern rock band from Melbourne, Australia.
Formed in 2001-2012, 2016-2019, 2023-present
Members:
Nic Cester – Lead vocals/Rhythm guitar/Keys (2001–2012, 2016–2019, 2023–present)
Cameron Muncey – Lead guitar/Vocals (2001–2012, 2016–2019, 2023–present)
Mark Wilson – Bass/Keys/Harmonica/Backing vocals (2002–2012, 2016–2019, 2023–present)
Pete Marin – Drums/Percussion/Backing vocals (2025–present)
Louis Macklin – Keyboards/Percussion/Backing vocals (2025–present)
Former Members:
Doug Armstrong – Bass (2001–2002)
Chris Cester – Drums/Guitar/Vocals (2001–2012, 2016–2019, 2023–2024)
Also known as: ジェット, 噴射機合唱團
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Liner notes
Jet, the records, oldest first
Dirty Sweet EP
2002 ep
Get Born
2003 album
wanted
Cold Hard Bitch
2004 ep
Shine On
2006 album
Shaka Rock
2009 album
She's a Genius - EP
2009 ep
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" is a song by Australian rock band Jet from their 2003 debut album, Get Born. It was released as the first single from the album on 18 August 2003 in the United States and on 1 September 2003 in Australia.
Background
Nic Cester wrote an early version of the song sometime between the ages of 17-19. The original lyrics were about being rejected by a girl - with the original hook being "She's just like every other girl". The song was fleshed out by Cameron Muncey, who also convinced Cester to make the lyrics more positive, so he changed the hook to "Are you gonna be my girl".
Music video
The music video is shot in black and white, and shows Jet performing in a blank studio. As they play, black ink starts pouring out of their equipment and forms a landscape resembling the cover art on their album Get Born, the Beatles album Revolver and silhouettes of dancing girls. The video was shot at Vinopolis, London. Cameron Muncey can be seen wearing an AC/DC shirt.
