Hailing from Melbourne, Blackchords, fronted by 28-year old songwriter Nick Milwright, have been widely acclaimed on their native turf and in the UK (“one of the best Australian debut releases”, Reverb Magazine, "LOVE LOVE LOVE Blackchords" Kerrang! Radio), with critics raving that their darkly majestic collection of understated songs recalls the best bits of Ryan Adams, Elbow and Jeff Buckley.

Blackchords have been around in one form or another since 2005, but it wasn’t until May 2006 that they created quite a stir when, as an unsigned band, their video for the single "Broken Bones" won first place at Melbourne’s prestigious St Kilda Film Festival. In 2009, the same song went on to become a double finalist in the ISC (International Songwriting Competition, for best rock song & video).

In May 2010, the band packed up and headed to the UK for showcases at The Great Escape and Liverpool Sound City plus two months of shows throughout the UK. With a buzz on the band prior to The Great Escape gigs, the shows were packed to the rafters with people spilling out on the street just trying to catch a glimpse of who UK’s The Fly magazine dubbed “the new Radiohead”. CMU’s Guide to The Great Escape highly recommended the band, raving “innovative, fresh, young and vibrant, you must catch them! Look out for the track "At World’s End" in particular, which has already been Q Magazine’s Track of the Day."

One of the band’s Great Escape gigs included the famed Aussie BBQ alongside Hungry Kids of Hungary, Dappled Cities and Bluejuice among others, where their performance was met with an amazing response from industry figures from Europe and the US. The band have since been invited to play Canadian Music Week, SxSW and the Reeperbahn Festival in 2011.