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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Kid Sam
| image             = Kid_Sam_2024.jpg
| caption           = Kid Sam playing in 2024
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| alias             =
| origin            = [[Melbourne, Victoria]], [[Australia]]
| genre             = Rock
| years_active      = 2006-2010, 2022-present
| label             = Two Bright Lakes
| spinoffs          = Seagull, Otouto, Where Were You at Lunch
| website           = {{Facebook|https://www.facebook.com/people/kid-sam/100034850336283}}
| current_members   = Kieran Ryan<br>Kishore Ryan
| past_members      =
}}
'''Kid Sam''' are a [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]]-based duo consisting of cousins Kieran (vocals & guitar) and Kishore Ryan (drums).<ref>{{Citation | date = 25 March 2010 | title = New Kid on the block | periodical = [[Canberra Times]] }}</ref><ref name="hobart">{{Citation | date = 25 March 2010 | title = Seagull set to soar for kidding cousins | periodical = [[Hobart Mercury]] }}</ref> The band's first performance was in January 2006, and they started getting airplay on [[Triple J]]'s "unearthed" program in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kid Sam {{!}} triple j Unearthed |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/kid-sam/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=www.abc.net.au |date=25 December 2008 |language=en}}</ref> Their debut self-titled album was released in 2009 to positive reviews<ref name="hobart"/> and they went on their first national headline tour in 2010.<ref>{{Citation | date = 18 March 2010 | title = Melbourne rockers in town | periodical = The Chronicle (Toowoomba) }}</ref> Kid Sam were nominated for a [[J Award]] and the Australian Music Prize.<ref>{{Citation | last = McCabe | first = Kathy | date = 26 March 2010 | title = Kid-cousins rock | periodical = [[Daily Telegraph]] }}</ref> Their final live performance was in August 2010 in Melbourne supporting [[Grizzly Bear (band)|Grizzly Bear]] and [[Here We Go Magic]] at the [[Palais Theatre]] in Melbourne.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kid Sam tours, tickets, shows |url=https://www.last.fm/music/Kid+Sam/+events/2010 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Last.fm |date=6 January 2010 |language=en}}</ref> Both cousins moved on to other projects, with Kishore drumming for bands such as Seagull,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seagull {{!}} Native Tongue |url=https://www.nativetongue.com.au/writers/seagull/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> Otouto<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-21 |title=Otouto: music you'll love more than your little brother |url=https://happymag.tv/otouto/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Happy Mag |language=en-US}}</ref> and Where Were You At Lunch<ref>{{Cite web |title=Where Were You At Lunch |url=https://wherewereyouatlunch.bandcamp.com/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Where Were You At Lunch |language=en}}</ref> since then. Kieran Ryan spent 2011-12 recording a self-titled solo album released in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://themusic.com.au/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=themusic.com.au |language=en}}</ref> The duo played a one-off show at their record label's party in April 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two Bright Lakes Go Bang! |url=https://concreteplayground.com/melbourne/event/two-bright-lakes-go-bang |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=Concrete Playground |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| caption1          = Playing at Meredith Music Festival 2009
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In October 2022, the band posted to their long-dormant Facebook page about a "12 year reunion" show alongside [[Carla dal Forno]] at the Bridge Hotel in [[Castlemaine, Victoria|Castlemaine]], with a promise of more to come if it "goes well".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kid Sam at The Bridge Hotel (12 Nov 2022) |url=https://www.songkick.com/concerts/40689562-kid-sam-at-bridge-hotel |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Songkick |language=en}}</ref> In mid-2024 they announced their formal reunion show would be at the Northcote Social Club in Melbourne on 20 September.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1279989186506080&set=a.1259576885213977 |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>
==Discography==
*Kid Sam / Psuche - Tell Tell / We're Mostly Made Of Water (2008, split single) - Two Bright Lakes<ref>{{Citation |title=Kid Sam / Psuche - Tell Tell/We're Mostly Made Of Water |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2303010-Kid-Sam-Psuche-Tell-TellWere-Mostly-Made-Of-Water |language=en |access-date=2022-09-01}}</ref>
*''Kid Sam'' (2009) - Two Bright Lakes<ref>{{Citation | last = Kingsmill | first = Kate | date = 23 July 2009 | title = Kid Sam | periodical = [[Canberra Times]] }}</ref>
==Awards and nominations==
===Australian Music Prize===
The [[Australian Music Prize]] (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of the award. The commenced in 2005.
{{awards table}}
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| 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.australianmusicprize.com/winners-shortlists|title=Winners & Shortlists|website=australian music prize|access-date=22 August 2020|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729180503/https://www.australianmusicprize.com/winners-shortlists|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|''Kid Sam''
| Australian Music Prize
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}
===J Award===
The [[J Awards]] is an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s youth-focused radio station [[Triple J]]. They commenced in 2005.
{{awards table}}
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| [[J Awards of 2009]]
| ''Kid Sam''
| Australian Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
{{end}}
==References==
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[[Category:Victoria (state) musical groups]]
[[Category:Australian indie rock musicians]]