Artist · chart history
Miami Horror
Band Melbourne Australia Formed 2007
Miami Horror formed in 2007 in Melbourne, Australia. Miami Horror has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2009–2010. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Holidays”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #54. The station that charted Miami Horror most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2010.
Miami Horror started out in Melbourne in 2007 as the solo project of producer and DJ Benjamin Plant, who plays synthesizer and bass, and grew into a band that makes the dance floor feel like a sunset drive. Plant came out of the gate with the Bravado EP in 2008, and the debut album Illumination followed in 2010, built with Josh Moriarty on guitar and vocals and Daniel Whitechurch on keyboards, with guest turns from Neon Indian and Kimbra. It entered the Australian chart at number 10.
The sound is synth-pop with a rock band's heart: Plant soaks up Prince, New Order, Todd Rundgren and Pink Floyd, then runs them through modern house and pop production until the vintage glow and the fresh gloss are hard to tell apart. "Holidays" is pure sugar rush, all shimmering synths and sunny hooks, and "Sometimes" rides a rubbery, feel-good groove.
All Possible Futures, a more collaborative record, arrived in 2015, and the EP The Shapes went looking for a new sound in 2017. Along the way Miami Horror has remixed the likes of Gorillaz, Pnau, Ratatat and Phantogram.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Miami Horror on radio countdowns
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 54 | Holidays | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2010 |
| 2009 | 82 | Sometimes | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 |
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