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In the beginning - Gang of Youths formed in Sydney back in 2012.

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Mixed bunch - Guitarist Joji Malani is Fijian, keyboardist Jung Kim is Korean-American, bassist Maxwell Dunn is from New Zealand, and drummer Donnie Borzestowski is Polish-Australian. Frontman Dave Le'aupepe has Samoan-Jewish heritage.

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Flume fact - Flume (Harley Streten) and Dave Le’aupepe went to the same school. They even made music together.

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triple j - “We met and did music together and hung out most lunchtimes and he’s an amazing sax player,” Le’aupepe told triple j in a recent interview.

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Albums - Gang of Youths have released two albums to date.

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'The Positions' - Their first album 'The Positions' was released in 2015 and peaked at number five on the ARIA charts.

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Themes - Le'aupepe was the sole songwriter on 'The Positions'. The album deals with the relationship with his former wife, her melanoma diagnosis and subsequent treatment, their separation, and his suicide attempts.

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ARIA nominations - At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, the band received five nominations including Breakthrough Artist – Release, Best Rock Album, and Best Australian Live Act for the Gang of Youths National Tour.

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'Magnolia' - Their single 'Magnolia' came in at number 21 in the triple j Hottest 100, 2015.

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'Go Farther in Lightness' - Album number two 'Go Farther in Lightness' was released in 2017 and debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart in August.

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Dominated ARIA Awards - The album was nominated for eight awards at the ARIA Music Awards 2017.

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Winners - The rock group won four of their nominations: Album of the Year, Best Group, Best Rock Album, and Producer of the Year.

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UK - The band relocated to the London after completing the album amid issues with the renewal of guitarist Jung Kim's Australian visa.

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Gold - 'Go Farther in Lightness' has sold over 35,000 units in Australia, making it a gold record.

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Hottest 100 - triple j's Hottest 100 2017 was huge for the band. They saw three songs in the Top 10, equalling a tied record with Chet Faker.

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'Blood' - Gang of Youths' 'Like A Version of 'Blood' charted 23 places higher than the original by The Middle East (#64 in 2009).

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Back up the charts - Following triple j's Hottest 100 the band's second album moved back up the chart from last week's position of #28 to #4.

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Rough start - Lead singer David Le'aupepe often talks about his poor upbringing.

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Childhood - He grew up in a rough neighbourhood in Sydney's inner-west.

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Bad boy - He has spoken openly about the troubles he had at school and at church, drinking, smoking, and doing drugs.

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'Heroes' - After the passing of David Bowie, the band covered and released a cover of 'Heroes'.

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Justice - Their version of the song featured on the trailer for the DC Comics film 'Justice League'.

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Dan Sultan - Dave Le’aupepe is working on a project with Dan Sultan to re-work some of Sultan's songs from his latest album, 'Killer'.

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Tattoos - Le’aupepe has numerous tattoos in reference to his literary mind, with nods to Greek mythology and Samoan heritage.

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Philosophy - Le’aupepe has expressed an interest in studying philosophy or literature or both at some point.

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Early influencers - The band site Sonic Youth, the Replacements, early U2, and Leonard Cohen among their influences.

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Joni - The band loves a good cover. They also recorded Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides Now'.

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Married - Lead singer David Le'aupepe married his American partner three days before the ARIA Awards 2017.

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World domination - The band is poised to become one of Australia's biggest music exports.

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