Tumbleweed

Tumbleweed is an Australian stoner rock group from Wollongong, Australia, active from 1990 to the present. The band is associated with the heavy grunge years of the 1990s in Australia and is described as filling a stoner-rock gap in that scene.

History and style

The band develops a sound described in the input as crunchy and psychedelic, with subtle vocals from Richie Lewis. It sits at the point where heavy rock, grunge and stoner rock overlap, and the band is also tagged with alternative, surf and Australian rock.

Notable activity

Tumbleweed opens for Nirvana on their 1992 Australian tour, which helps bring the band to a wider audience. The original line-up later reforms and plays shows around Australia.

Releases and legacy

The band’s Waterfront Records material is gathered for a double-CD retrospective, issued through Aztec Music. Tumbleweed is presented as an influential Australian rock band from the 1990s, with a lasting place in the country’s heavy rock history.

Membership

Richard Lewis and Nik Rieth are listed as members of the group.