The Bennies are an Australian ska punk band originally from Melbourne, Victoria and currently based on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
[4] Under this name, the band released a self-titled collection of demo recordings on CD in 2010[5] before changing their name to The Bennies the following year due to legal issues concerning the use of the name.
[19] The album spawned a further three singles – "Legalise (But Don't Tax),"[20] "Detroit Rock Ciggies"[21] and "Corruption"[22] – with music videos being made for the latter two.
In March 2018, it was announced that bassist, vocalist and founding member Craig Selak would be departing from the band following two remaining festival shows.
[25] Selak would go on to form LOSER, alongside former Apart From This frontman Tim Maxwell and former Smith Street Band drummer Chris Cowburn.
[26] The band continued to tour in support of Natural Born Chillers throughout 2018, releasing music videos for "Dreamkillers"[27] and "Trip Report.
Horgan and Leach would continue on under the moniker and announced a new line-up in November of 2022, which included guitarist Ollie Roots, bassist Nick Thunder and drummer Marco Foxlee.