Sheppard Bombs Away

Throughout 2014, Australian acts from Iggy Azalea to 5 Seconds of Summer to Vance Joy have found a foothold in the U.S. market. Six-piece Australian pop-rock band Sheppard could be next with its international smash Geronimo. The band, fronted by siblings George, Amy and Emma Sheppard, was named best group at Australia's ARIA Awards in November, and Geronimo was, at one point, the year's top-selling single in Australia. It has been one of Spotify's most-streamed songs globally for months. The group, whose members range in age from 21 to 27, got a boost in the U.S. in October when a marriage-proposal lip-dub video using Geronimo went viral, thanks to promotion from NBC sitcom Marry Me. Geronimo is currently at No. 39 on USA TODAY's hot adult contemporary airplay chart.Guitarist Jason Bovino came up with Geronimo's pulsing, rhythmic hook minutes before a show in Melbourne when he found a booth with a wood floor that had good acoustics. "When he stomped his boot on the floor, it made this reverberant, booming sound," says George, 27. "He called Amy and me, the other songwriters, into the room and started playing that opening guitar strum. I started singing the 'Can you feel it?' melody. We got literally 20 seconds into it and had to go onstage, so we recorded it quickly on our iPhones" and later finished the song in Brisbane, where the group is based.

1. "Geronimo"
2. "Something's Missing"
3. "Let Me Down Easy"
4. "These People"
5. "A Grade Playa"
6. "Smile"
7. "The Best Is Yet to Come"
8. "This Electric Feeling"
9. "Find Someone"
10. "Lingering"
11. "Halfway to Hell"
12. "Flying Away"