Firekites is an Australian band formed from Newcastle, New South Wales. They are based around Tim McPhee and Rod Smith with other members including Jane Tyrell (The Herd), Jason Tampake (Josh Pyke), Ben Howe and Pegs Adams.They released their debut album, The Bowery (produced by Wayne Connolly), in 2008 which has had significant airtime on national broadcaster Triple J. Their chalk-drawn animation (by Lucinda Schreiber) video for "Autumn Story" was nominated for a J Award in 2009.
