Editing Something for Kate (section)

===1994–1997: Formation and early years===
Something for Kate were formed in 1994 in Melbourne by Julian Carroll on bass guitar, [[Paul Dempsey]] on lead guitar and lead vocals, and Clint Hyndman on drums.<ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book | last1 = McFarlane | first1 = Ian | author-link1 = Ian McFarlane | title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Something for Kate' | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20040806234911/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1061 | chapter-url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1061 | access-date = 23 May 2016 | year = 1999 | publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] | location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] | archive-date = 6 August 2004 | isbn = 1-86508-072-1 }}</ref> Dempsey and Hyndman were school friends from [[Padua College, Melbourne|Padua College]], [[Mornington Peninsula]]; Carroll successfully answered their advertisement in music stores.<ref name="kingsmill"/> The trio played their first gig on 12 September 1994 at the Punter's Club in Melbourne, changing their band name from Fish of the Day at the suggestion of the venue's booking agent, Richard Moffat.<ref name="kingsmill"/><ref name="Dwyer">{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/something-for-kates-enduring-success-baffles-paul-dempsey-20140625-zsky6.html | title = Something for Kate's Enduring Success Baffles Paul Dempsey | last = Dwyer | first = Michael | work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | publisher = [[Fairfax Media]] | date = 25 June 2014 | access-date = 23 May 2016 }}</ref> Dempsey recalled that they performed because they "just wanted to make an abrasive, staccato racket, like electrical machinery."<ref name="Dwyer"/> He explained that the group's new name was inspired by his dog, Kate – he had been left a shopping note, to buy "Something for Kate".<ref name="kingsmill"/><ref name="Nimmervoll">{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110126130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20110127-0000/www.howlspace.com.au/en3/somethingforkate/somethingforkate.html | url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en3/somethingforkate/somethingforkate.html | title = Something for Kate | last1 = Nimmervoll | first1 = Ed | author-link1 = Ed Nimmervoll | publisher = Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll) | archive-date = 26 January 2011 | access-date =23 May 2016}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> As for the dog, Dempsey's mother sold Kate, the family's [[Jack Russell Terrier|Jack Russell]], "They told me she ran away... I think they were a bit tired of her escaping out of the back fence. My mum let it slip about a year later. She let the dog out of the bag."<ref name="J Files">{{cite news | url = http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s4072735.htm | title = 5 surprising things we learned from Something for Kate's ''J Files'' | work = The J Files | publisher = [[Triple J]] ([[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC)) | date = 22 August 2014 | access-date = 24 May 2016 }}</ref>

The band built a varied fan base in Melbourne and recorded a demo tape that sold out of multiple pressings.<ref name="kingsmill"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> In 1995, [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music]]'s [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]], Chris Dunn, signed them to the Murmur label, which had picked up teenage rock band [[Silverchair]] a year earlier.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="kingsmill"/> He said one song, "Slow", was particularly appealing: "That really triggered the whole thing in me. I kept on playing this song over and over again. I just thought it was a really good song for such a young person."<ref name="kingsmill">{{cite book | last = Kingsmill | first = Richard | author-link = Richard Kingsmill | title = The J Files Compendium | chapter = The Early Years of Something for Kate | chapter-url = http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/kingsmill/playlist/s3993582.htm | publisher = ABC Books | year = 2002 | location = Sydney | pages = 273–6 | isbn = 0-7333-1066-4 }}</ref>

Something for Kate released a seven-track extended play, ''[[....The Answer to Both Your Questions]]'', in May 1996.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll2">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/something-for-kate-mn0000036961/biography | title = Something for Kate Biography & History | last = Nimmervoll | first = Ed | work = [[AllMusic]] | access-date = 23 May 2016 }}</ref> It was produced by Greg Atkinson and appeared both on CD and as a hand-decorated mini-LP.<ref name="Holmgren">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121011223427/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/s/somethingforkate.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/s/somethingforkate.html | title = Something for Kate | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | work = hem.passagen.se | publisher = [[Australian Rock Database]] (Magnus Holmgren) | archive-date = 11 October 2012 | url-status = usurped | access-date = 23 May 2016 }}</ref> An ''Oz Music Project'' reviewer described it as "a critically acclaimed debut release and started catching the ears of punters around the country."<ref name="OzMusProj"/> During August and September of that year, they undertook the Unipaloser Tour of national universities with label mates [[Jebediah]] and [[Bluebottle Kiss]].<ref name="OzMusProj">{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050806140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/36937/20050807-0000/www.ozmusicproject.net/band/artist5ced.html?ID=4 | url = http://www.ozmusicproject.net/band/artist5ced.html?ID=4 | title = Something for Kate | work = Oz Music Project | archive-date = 6 August 2005 | access-date = 23 May 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In October they followed with a single, "[[Dean Martin (song)|Dean Martin]]",<ref name="McFarlane"/> also produced by Atkinson,<ref name="Holmgren"/> which received frequent airplay on youth radio network, [[Triple J]].<ref name="kingsmill"/> A limited edition five-track EP, ''Intermission'', was hastily assembled from leftover recordings and released in March 1997, quickly becoming a collectors' item.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="kingsmill" /> Jasper Lee of ''Oz Music Project'' declared that it "shows the vast potential for [the] Melbourne band... Dempsey's voice proves that under the thick layer of the morbid rock guy, that a emotionally-brittle heart lies within."<ref>{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050806140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/36937/20050807-0000/www.ozmusicproject.net/magazine/cdreviews983e.html | url = http://www.ozmusicproject.net/magazine/cdreviews983e.html | title = Something for Kate: ''Intermission'' Murmur | last = Lee | first = Jasper | work = Oz Music Project | archive-date = 6 August 2005 | access-date = 23 May 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In February 1997, the band recorded their debut album, ''[[Elsewhere for 8 Minutes]]'' (July 1997), at York St Studios, [[Auckland]], with producer [[Brian Paulson]], whose credits included [[Wilco]] and [[Slint]].<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Carroll, who had recently married, quit the band to live on a rural property, but agreed to remain for the sessions, he was replaced on bass guitar by Toby Ralph (ex-Lobtailing).<ref name="kingsmill" /><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> Greg Lawrence of WHAMMO website described the album as "the glorious debut" which "showed, early on in this band's career, the depth of emotional range at the disposal of songwriter and singer Paul Dempsey... [it] is a crucial initial chapter in the story of this important Australian band."<ref name="Lawrence">{{cite web | last = Lawrence | first = Greg | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040812025403/http://www.whammo.com.au/browse.asp?SectionID=238 | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/browse.asp?SectionID=238 | title = Something for Kate – The WHAMMO Interview | date = 11 August 2003 | publisher = Worldwide Home of Australasian Music and More Online (WHAMMO) | archive-date = 12 August 2004 | access-date = 24 May 2016 }}</ref>

A single, "Captain (Million Miles an Hour)", appeared in May 1997.<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> It received heavy airplay on Triple J and was listed at No.&nbsp;39 on their [[Triple J Hottest 100, 1997|Hottest 100 for that year]].<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Triple J 97">{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/1997.htm | title = Hottest 100 1997 | publisher = [[Triple J Hottest 100]]. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) | access-date = 24 May 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121122060705/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/1997.htm | archive-date = 22 November 2012 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> The band's following quickly grew and they toured heavily, scoring gigs on numerous major festivals.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> Dempsey acknowledged that "It's pretty hard when you start out. It's only now that we're starting to get some serious recognition that we can finally begin to pick & choose where we want to play. But to do that, you have to be able to prove that, as a band, you can really cut it live & draw the crowds."<ref name="Captain's Log">{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050706140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/11793/20050707-0000/members.ozemail.com.au/_hmag/iview/iviewtxt/sfkateint.html | url = http://members.ozemail.com.au/_hmag/iview/iviewtxt/sfkateint.html | title = Captain's Log: Something for Kate / Paul Dempsey Interview | work = hEARd | archive-date = 6 July 2005 | access-date = 23 May 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>