Confidence Man (band)

Confidence Man are an Australian indie electro pop band formed in 2016 in Brisbane, Queensland. They released their debut album Confident Music for Confident People in April 2018. The front-duo and their band members have been a part of many festivals across Australia, most notably Splendour in the Grass and Falls Festival.

2016–2022: Formation, Confident Music for Confident People and Tilt
The band was formed in 2016. The members had met on the Brisbane music scene, and had been in other bands including: The Belligerents, Moses Gunn Collective and The Jungle Giants, and use pseudonyms in Confidence Man; McGuffie and Goodchild reportedly took their stage names from tombstones. They started writing dance songs together, initially as a "kind of joke", but eventually realised the material was worth pursuing.

Planet and Bones provide vocals and dancing while Goodchild and McGuffie, who appear as masked figures, play keyboards and drums. The band signed to UK label Heavenly Records and released their debut UK single, "Bubblegum", in March 2017.

Confidence Man released their debut album, Confident Music for Confident People, on 13 April 2018. They toured Europe extensively in the middle of the same year, with festival slots and a sell-out at London's Scala before returning to Australia for dates in September.

The band released a Christmas single, "Santa's Coming Down the Chimney", in December 2018.

On 17 November 2019, Janet Planet and Sugar Bones were guests on Richard Kingsmill's '2019' programme on Triple J to premiere their new single "Does It Make You Feel Good?" During the interview, they revealed they have made celebrity friends with U2 and had been partying with them and Noel Gallagher while in Melbourne. They continued to explain their plans to feature The Edge playing tambourine on a future recording.

On 21 August 2020, Confidence Man released the non-album single, "First Class Bitch".

On 10 November 2021, the band announce the forthcoming release of their second studio album, Tilt and released "Holiday" as its lead single. Tilt was released on 1 April 2022 and peaked at number 7 on the ARIA charts. In late 2022, the band toured Australia, the United Kingdom and Europe, which also included a performance at Glastonbury Festival which received critical acclaim.

In September 2022, the band released a remix EP, titled Re-Tilt. The EP featured collaborations with Tame Impala, CHAI, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and more.

2023–present: 3AM (LA LA LA)
In April 2023, Confidence Man released "On & On (Again)" with Daniel Avery. The single continued the shift from electro-pop towards a club-focused sound which had begun with Tilt, and marked their debut at new label home at Polydor. In July, the band released a collaboration with Swedish producer DJ Seinfeld on dance-pop record "Now U Do". Clarence McGuffie (or Sam Hales) is not credited as a songwriter on either single, making them the first releases that do not credit all four originating members.

In November 2023, after releasing several bootlegs and mashups through their SoundCloud page, Confidence Man released "Firebreak", an instrumental house single that they had been performing at shows all throughout the prior year. The song was described as "[welcoming] Reggie and Clarence to the front while Janet and Sugar get a well earned rub down". However, Reggie Goodchild (Lewis Stephenson) is the only one of the two who is credited on the track.

In February 2024, the band released a single in collaboration with DJ Boring, "Forever 2 (Crush Mix)". In May, Confidence Man released ConMan Club Classics Vol 1., a compilation EP featuring the non-album singles and their remixes, including a new remix of "Boyfriend (Repeat)" by Cowboy Rhythmbox.

On 5 June 2024, the band announced their third album, 3AM (La La La), with the release of the single, "I Can't Lose You", along with a video of Planet and Bones singing the track in a helicopter naked over the London skyline. The album is inspired by the band's move to London, inspired by rave culture of the 1990s.

Members

 * Janet Planet (Grace Stephenson) – vocals
 * Sugar Bones (Aidan Moore) – vocals
 * Clarence McGuffie (Sam Hales) – production
 * Reggie Goodchild (Lewis Stephenson) – production

AIR Awards
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

! Ref.
 * 2018
 * "Bubblegum"
 * Best Independent Dance/Electronic Club Song or EP
 * Nominated
 * rowspan="2"| 2019
 * themselves
 * Best Breakthrough Act
 * Nominated
 * rowspan="2"|
 * Confident Music for Confident People
 * Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album
 * Won
 * 2020
 * "Does It Make You Feel Good?"
 * Best Independent Dance or Electronica Single
 * Nominated
 * 2022
 * "Holiday"
 * Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single
 * Nominated
 * rowspan="3"| 2023
 * TILT
 * Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP
 * Won
 * rowspan="3"|
 * I OH YOU, Mushroom Marketing: Confidence Man – TILT
 * Independent Marketing Team of the Year
 * Won
 * Mushroom Publicity: Confidence Man – TILT
 * Independent Publicity Team of the Year
 * Nominated
 * rowspan="1"| 2024
 * rowspan="1"| "On & On (Again)"
 * Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single
 * Pending
 * rowspan="1"|
 * Independent Marketing Team of the Year
 * Won
 * Mushroom Publicity: Confidence Man – TILT
 * Independent Publicity Team of the Year
 * Nominated
 * rowspan="1"| 2024
 * rowspan="1"| "On & On (Again)"
 * Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single
 * Pending
 * rowspan="1"|
 * Pending
 * rowspan="1"|

ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

! Ref.
 * rowspan="1"| 2022
 * rowspan="1"| Tilt
 * Best Dance/Electronic Release
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

J Awards
The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

! Ref.
 * 2017
 * themselves
 * Unearthed Artist of the Year
 * Nominated
 * 2022
 * "Holiday" by Confidence Man (directed by W.A.M. Bleakley)
 * Australian Video of the Year
 * Nominated
 * "Holiday" by Confidence Man (directed by W.A.M. Bleakley)
 * Australian Video of the Year
 * Nominated

Music Victoria Awards
The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

! Ref.
 * 2022
 * Confidence Man
 * Best Pop Work
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

National Live Music Awards
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.


 * rowspan="3" | 2017
 * rowspan="3" | Confidence Man
 * Best New Act of the Year
 * Nominated
 * Live Pop Act of the Year
 * Nominated
 * Best Live Act of the Year – People's Choice
 * Nominated
 * 2018
 * Confidence Man
 * Live Pop Act of the Year
 * Won
 * 2018
 * Confidence Man
 * Live Pop Act of the Year
 * Won

Queensland Music Awards
The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006. (wins only)
 * 2017
 * "Boyfriend (Repeat)"
 * Electronic Song of the Year
 * Won
 * 2019
 * themselves
 * Export Achievement Award
 * awarded
 * Export Achievement Award
 * awarded

Headline tours

 * The Boyfriend (repeat) Tour (2016)
 * The Hard Candy Tour (2017)
 * The Ring'A Ding Ding Tour (2017)
 * Confident Music for Confident People World Tour (2018)
 * Tilt Tour (2022)

Support tours

 * Chairlift – Australian support act
 * New Order (2023)

In popular culture

 * FIFA 19 – "Out the Window"
 * To All the Boys I've Loved Before – "Boyfriend"
 * Television commercial for iPhone XS, released 2018 – "Catch My Breath"