Artist · chart history
Methyl Ethel
Band Perth Australia Formed 2013 Australian art rock band
Methyl Ethel formed in 2013 in Perth, Australia. Methyl Ethel has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2015–2018. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Ubu”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #4. The station that charted Methyl Ethel most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2017.
On record, the Perth art-rock outfit Methyl Ethel is really one man, Jake Webb, formerly the frontman of Sugarpuss; on stage he fills it out with a band, drummer Chris Wright at its core. The project got going in 2013, and the 2015 debut Oh Inhuman Spectacle was a hazy, woozy thing, with "Twilight Driving" gliding along like a late-night drive with the windows down.
Everything Is Forgotten, in 2017, is where the dreamy murk snapped into focus. "Ubu" is a twitchy, sly art-pop earworm, all nervy rhythm and Webb's high, floating vocal skating over the top, the sort of song that sounds strange on first spin and unshakeable by the fifth. Triage followed in 2019, with "Scream Whole" carrying the torch.
Along the way Webb's records came out through Dot Dash and 4AD, and in 2021 he signed with Future Classic.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Methyl Ethel on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ubu | 1 | #4 | – | 2017 | |
| 2 | Scream Whole | 1 | #65 | – | 2018 | |
| 3 | Twilight Driving | 1 | #97 | – | 2015 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 65 | Scream Whole | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018 |
| 2017 | 4 | Ubu | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017 |
| 2015 | 97 | Twilight Driving | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 |
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