The Longnecks "were more nerve-wracking than the big shows... There's always going to be guys in the crowd going, 'I can't wait to see him fuck up'. But I was very lucky in that Chris and Scott never treated me as 'that ring-in bloke'". On 20 March 2002, it was officially announced on The Living End website that he had joined the line-up, and his first release with the group was an extended play, One Said to the Other in January 2003, followed by their third studio album, Modern Artillery, in October. For the album, Strachan shared songwriting credits on "Short Notice" with Cheney and Owen. Allmusic's Johnny Loftus picked it as one of the album's best tracks, "1977 Upstarts colors won't wilt, even in the face of crackly drum programming and vocal filters. It's a representative song for a problematic yet still promising album stuck between engineered formula and real deal rock". Modern Artillery peaked at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart, while, in February 2006, their next studio album, State of Emergency reached number one. Strachan won the 2006 Jack Award for Australia's Best Drummer. The Living End's next album, White Noise (July 2008) peaked at number two while their July 2011 album, The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating reached number three. The Pants Collective After their 2011 album The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating, The Living End took some time off from writing and recording. In this time, and with help and encouragement from Woody Annison, Strachan recorded and released a 6-song EP under the name The Pants Collective. This EP was released on 30 May 2014. Personal life By 2007 Andy Strachan was married to Jacki and from 2008 they were living in Barwon Heads. Awards and nominations APRA Awards The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). |- | 2019 | "Don't Lose It" - Chris Cheney, Scott Owen, Andy Strachan, Tobias Kuhn | Song of the Year | |- | 2020 || "Otherside" - Chris Cheney, Scott Owen, Andy Strachan, Tobias Kuhn || Most Performed Rock Work of the Year || |- References External links thelivingend.com.au alcotomic.com Australian drummers Male drummers Living people 1974 births Australian punk rock musicians The Living End members 21st-century drummers 21st-century Australian male musicians 21st-century Australian musicians Musicians from Adelaide