2016–2019: Early singles, Body Type, and EP2 Body Type was formed in
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia as an all-female rock group consisting of Sophie McComish, Annabel Blackman, Georgia Wilkinson-Derums, and Cecil Coleman. The band's first singles were "2 6 4" and "Ludlow", released in November 2016. These were followed by "Silver" in August 2017, and in 2018, "Arrow" and "Palms" were released in April and September, respectively. "Palms" became the lead single for the band's debut
extended play, the self-titled
Body Type, which was released on 19 October 2018 through
Partisan Records. The EP featured a new version of "Ludlow", titled "Ludlow (Do You Believe In Karma?)". Following their debut EP, Body Type began working on a follow-up. On 4 March 2019,
EP2 was announced for release on 3 May 2019. The lead single, along with an accompanying music video, titled "Stingray", was released on the same day. The song received praise, with Dan Condon of
Double J calling it their best work yet. "Stingray" was followed by "Free To Air" and its music video on 8 April. A third and final single, "Uma", was released on 2 May, one day before the release of
EP2. "Uma" also had an accompanying music video. Like
Body Type,
EP2 was released through Partisan Records.
EP2 was included in
Stereogums list of the best EPs of 2019.
2022–present: ''Everything Is Dangerous but Nothing's Surprising and Expired Candy'' Body Type announced the release of their debut album, ''
Everything Is Dangerous but Nothing's Surprising'', on 10 February 2022, alongside the release of the album's first single: "Sex & Rage". On the same day, they also announced that they had departed Partisan Records and signed with the
Melbourne-based
independent record label Poison City Records. The album's single, "The Charm", was released on 28 April 2022. The album was released on 20 May 2022 via Poison City Records. In March, they released the album's second single "Holding On".
2025–present: Signing to P(doom) and third studio album On 8 April 2026, it was announced that the band had signed to
P(doom) Records, a label owned by
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, in the U.S., the UK, and Europe. With the announcement, they released the single "And What Else?" and are scheduled to headline at the
Biennale of Sydney and the
Punters Club in Melbourne on 17 and 18 April, respectively. According to the Biennale of Sydney's website, Body Type recorded their third album in early 2025 at Velveteen Laboratory Studios in Los Angeles with musician and producer
Stella Mozgawa, known for their work with
Courtney Barnett,
Kim Gordon, and
Warpaint. ==Discography==