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jebediah

jebediah are an australian alternative rock band formed in 1994 in perth , western australia .
they were formed by chris daymond on lead guitar , kevin mitchell -lrb- aka bob evans -rrb- on lead vocals and rhythm guitar , and vanessa thornton on bass guitar .
they were joined a year later by kevin 's older brother , brett mitchell , on drums .
after winning the national campus band competition , the group were brought to national attention when their 1996 single `` jerks of attention '' received heavy airplay on australian alternative radio station , triple j -- which was followed by their breakthrough debut album , `` slightly odway '' -lrb- 8 september 1997 -rrb- .
the band released four studio albums by 2004 : three entered the top ten on the aria albums chart ; their second album , `` of someday shambles '' -lrb- 3 october 2000 -rrb- , is the highest charting at number two .
after touring to celebrate their tenth anniversary , the band went on hiatus in 2005 .
kevin mitchell continued solo work under his pseudonym , bob evans .
kevin also appeared on a self-titled album in july 2010 by the basement birds , a supergroup which he formed with fellow musicians , kavyen temperley , josh pyke and steve parkin .
jebediah reconvened in 2010 and released their fifth studio album , `` kosciuszko '' , in the following year , which charted in the aria top ten .
