Artist · chart history
Luca Brasi
Band Tasmania Australia Formed 2009
Luca Brasi formed in 2009 in Tasmania, Australia. Luca Brasi has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2016–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “How to Make Gravy (originally by Paul Kelly)”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #21. The station that charted Luca Brasi most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2016.
Luca Brasi got going in St Helens, Tasmania, in 2009, a long stretch of water away from the mainland music business, and they turned that distance into part of the story. Tyler Richardson sings and plays bass, Thomas Busby takes lead guitar, Nick Manuell rhythm and Danny Flood the drums: a four-piece built for sweaty rooms and shout-along choruses, big-hearted and a little bruised.
The records kept coming. Extended Family in 2011, By a Thread in 2014, If This Is All We're Going to Be in 2016, then Stay in 2018, which finally cracked the ARIA top 10. Everything Is Tenuous followed in 2021 and The World Don't Owe You Anything in 2023. Along the way they signed with Cooking Vinyl Australia, went out on the road with Alexisonfire, Violent Soho and Pup, and played Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival and Laneway. Rock radio's countdowns picked up their take on Paul Kelly's "How to Make Gravy".
Back home they count for more than any chart. Younger Tasmanian acts, Maddy Jane, Kat Edwards, the Sleepyheads and the Tinderboxers among them, call the band mentors, and others say Luca Brasi showed them you could make it from the island without feeling cut off. The band was on hiatus as of June 2025, but in March 2026 they announced a tour to mark ten years of If This Is All We're Going to Be.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Luca Brasi on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How to Make Gravy (originally by Paul Kelly) | 1 | #21 | – | – | |
| 2 | Anything Near Conviction | 1 | #90 | – | 2016 |
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | How to Make Gravy (originally by Paul Kelly) | Triple J Hottest 100 of Like a Version (2023) |
| 2016 | 90 | Anything Near Conviction | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016 |
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