silverchair's Frogstomp

Dr. Jay Daniel Thompson (Lecturer, RMIT University, Australia)

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA
07 August 2025

Music reviews & criticism; Rock & Pop music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Globalization

Series: 33 1/3 Oceania

Revisits Australian rock band silverchair's globally successful debut album Frogstomp (1995) and asserts that the band is not an imitation of American grunge nor an emblem of Gen X angst.

Frogstomp transformed Australian rockers silverchair from an(other) unknown teen garage band to an internationally popular rock outfit. The album was released in 1995 and became a global sensation. Due to silverchair’s grunge aesthetic, the band’s success has often been attributed to its imitation of North American grunge bands and associated Generation X stereotypes. Jay Daniel Thompson demonstrates that the album has greater musical and cultural significance than that framing suggests.

This book argues that Frogstomp is culturally significant not only due to its international success, but because it suggested an impact of globalization on Australian music in the late 20th century and because of its eclectic, and little-discussed, array of pop culture influences. Through an engagement with Arjun Appadurai’s work on ‘global cultural flows’, scholarship on Australian 1990s popular culture and grunge music and textual analyses of both the album’s track list and silverchair’s live performances, Frogstomp is seen in a distinctive new light.

By: Dr. Jay Daniel Thompson (Lecturer RMIT University Australia)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9798765113332
Series: 33 1/3 Oceania
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 07 August 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Grunge Music from Seattle to Newcastle The Australian music industry in the ‘90s Grunge, Generation X and Seattle Cultural globalisation Silverchair: Grunge in the Land Down Under 2. Frogstomp: The Album Production Critical reception Listening to Frogstomp Beyond ‘Nirvana in Pyjamas’ 3. Moshing all over the world Music awards and cultural value Music awards and public exposure MTV Music Awards ARIA Music Awards Conclusion: The Afterlives of Frogstomp Daniel Johns on Frogstomp Frogstomp on the socials References Index

Jay Daniel Thompson is Senior Lecturer of Professional Communication in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University, Australia. His research explores the imbrications of journalism, digital hostility, networked disinformation and media ethics. He is a 1990s pop culture tragic.