caption current_members website years_active alias label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
craig nicholls performing with the vines in 2004 craig nicholls lachlan west tim john -lsb- http://www.thevines.com/ thevines.com -rsb- 1994 -- present rishikesh crimes , joe dirt , foregone conclusion , the wicked league , bmg , cooking vinyl , sony music nature music , capitol , heavenly , ivy the vines -lrb- band -rrb-
 david rosser oliffe patrick matthews ryan griffiths brad heald hamish group_or_band garage rock craignicholls chicago04.jpg sydney , new south wales , australia the vines
the vines -lrb- band -rrb-

the vines are an australian rock band formed in 1994 in sydney .
their sound has been described as a musical hybrid of 1960s garage rock and 1990s alternative rock .
the band 's current line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist craig nicholls , bass guitarist tim john and drummer lachlan west .
the vines ' success in the australian recording industry resulted in winning an aria award in 2002 , ` breakthrough artist -- single ' , for `` get free '' and receiving five other nominations for their debut album `` highly evolved '' , plus two further nominations in subsequent years .
in 2003 , the album went platinum in australia , and since then the band has released four albums and a best-of compilation from their time at capitol records .
the vines have released six studio albums to date .
