Opshop

Opshop
Opshop at the TechFest, Auckland in 2008
Background information
OriginAuckland, New Zealand
GenresAlternative rock
Years active
  • 2002–2013 (hiatus)
  • 2018[1][2]
LabelSiren Records
Past members

Opshop are a New Zealand rock band who formed in 2002.[3] They released their first album, You Are Here in 2004,[4] their second album Second Hand Planet in 2007,[5] and their third album Until The End of Time, which debuted at number one on the New Zealand Album Charts, in 2010.[6]

About

In 2008, the band won the 2008 APRA Silver Scroll for Song of the Year for their song "One Day".[7][8]

Jason Kerrison, the lead member of the group, appeared on The Masked Singer NZ as a tuatara, winning the first season.

In 2011, Kerrison built a bunker after watching the 2009 film 2012. He said that John Cusack's performance was convincing, causing him to think the end of the world was near.[9]

Discography

Albums

Year Title Details Peak chart
positions
Certifications
NZ[10]
2004 You Are Here
  • Released: May 2004
  • Special Edition released: 17 May 2005
  • Label: Siren Records
  • Catalogue: 5775732
17 platinum (NZ)[6]
2007 Second Hand Planet
  • Released: 16 April 2007
  • Label: Siren Records
  • Catalogue: 17476644
1 3× platinum (NZ)[6]
2010 Until the End of Time
  • Released: 31 August 2010
  • Label: OpshopMusic/Rhythmethod
  • Catalogue: OP250210002
1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NZ[10]
2003 "Nothing Can Wait" — You Are Here
"Secrets" —
2004 "Saturated" 39
"No Ordinary Thing" 22
"Levitate" —
2005 "Being" —
2006 "Oxygen" — You Are Here - Special Edition
2007 "Maybe" 3 Second Hand Planet
"Waiting Now" —
"One Day" 4
2008 "Big Energy in Little Spaces" —
2010 "Pins and Needles" 20 Until the End of Time
"Madness and Other Allergies" 29
2011 "Love Will Always Win" 11
2012 "Never Leave Me Again" 21 Non-album single

References

  1. ^ "Homegrown second announcement reveals another return of Kiwi favourites: Opshop". The Dominion Post. Stuff. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ "OpShop are giving it another shot for the kids". The New Zealand Herald. NZME. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Opshop". NZ On Screen. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. ^ "OpShop: About the Artist". New Zealand Music Commission. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. ^ Gilcrest, Shane (28 June 2008). "Opshop charting a course for success". Otago Daily Times. Dunedin. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b c Meij, Sara (10 August 2018). "Stage is set for One Love as Marley NZ Allstars and Opshop join UB40 in Nelson". Stuff. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Opshop wins song of the year". Manawatu Standard. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Opshop win Silver Scroll Award". The New Zealand Herald. NZME. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Ending the world on a high note - NZ Herald".
  10. ^ a b "Opshop discography". charts.nz. Retrieved 16 November 2013.