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Piñata began its life in Adelaide, Australia in 2001. Original member, Phillip (Bass, Backing Vocals), joined shortly by Tashii (Vocals, Guitar), grew together through the usual trend of line-up changes and then found that they were capable of flourishing when joined by Linden (drums) in August 2004. Bring vital ingredients to a modern day rock-pop band: energy; sweet yet mischievous; dark rhythm; bass drive- all combined are the essence that conveys licorice pop/rock piñata. In 2001 and 2002 piñata discovered that they were heading in the right direction when competing in RifFind Music Live and Triple J’s Unearthed contests. Received well by judges and fellow competitors, piñata reached the finals in RifFind competition and the second round of listening in JJJ's unearthed. piñata’s first release in 2003- “Dancing Zeb” EP- began to earn some favourable feedback for the band. ‘Rip it up’ street magazine described “There’s always a reason to keep your eyes out for an up-and-coming