Effigy (band)

Effigy

Company type	Band
Industry	Music
Founded	1994 in Perth, Australia
Headquarters	Melbourne , Australia
Area served	Australia, United States
Key people	Peter Hardman, Annie Beckerling, Jason Stacey, Cobina Crawford
Products	Indie pop and synth music albums and singles

Effigy was a three-member indie pop and synth group originating from Perth, Australia, established in 1994. The founding members consisted of Peter Hardman (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Annie Beckerling (bass), and Jason Stacey (drums). They secured a contract with the American label Roadrunner Records, marking one of the label's initial Australian signings, and subsequently moved their base to Melbourne.

Their first album, titled Effigy (1997), featured the song "I Give In," which attained position No. 100 in Triple J's Hottest 100 countdown for 1997.

During the early phases of their sophomore album's production, Beckerling departed and was succeeded by Cobina Crawford, formerly of Sourpuss. The follow-up album, Century Collapsing (released August 1998), co-produced by Kalju Tonuma and Hardman, entered the Australian charts at No. 68 before climbing to a peak of No. 65. The lead single "Suspicion Bells" reached No. 90 on the singles chart, while the subsequent single "Caught" peaked at No. 201. Effigy embarked on a national tour supporting The Mavis's prior to disbanding soon after.

Subsequently, Hardman revived Effigy as a quartet in Perth with new members Rob T on drums, Micheal Boddington handling guitar and keyboards, and Peter Twilby on bass.

Albums

Album	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUS
Effigy	Released: March 1997 Label: Roadrunner Records (RR 8843-2)	108
Century Collapsing	Released: August 1998 Label: Roadrunner Records (RR 8710-2)	65
"—" indicates releases that did not enter the charts.

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
		AUS
1996	"Lovers"	114	Effigy
1997	"Small"	148
1998	"Suspicion Bells"	90	Century Collapsing
	"Caught"	201
"—" indicates singles that did not chart.