Skeleten

Skeleten
Skeleten
Born	Russell Fitzgibbon
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genre	Electronic dance music
Occupation	musician;
Years active	2020-present

Skeleten is the solo project of Russell Fitzgibbon, an Australian electronic musician from Sydney,^[2] who was first unveiled in 2020.^[3]

Fitzgibbon is also one half electronic due Fishing and plays bass for alt-country act Babitha.^[1]^[3]

In July 2023, Skeleten released the debut album Under Utopia.^[4]

In February 2025, Skeleten released the album Mentalized which peaked at number 39 on the Australian ARIA Charts in February 2026.^[1] Rolling Stone Australia named it the 32nd best Australian Album of 2025.^[5]

In February 2025, Skeleten won the Dance/Electronic Professional Development Awards from APRA.^[6]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart position
Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	AUS ^[1]
Under Utopia	Released: 28 July 2023^[4]^[3] Label: Astral People (APR056LP) Format: digital download, LP	-^[A]
Mentalized	Released: 7 February 2025 Label: Astral People, 2MR (APR100LP) Format: digital download, LP	39

Notes

↑ Under Utopia did not enter the ARIA top 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Vinyl Albums Chart.^[7]

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2024	Under Utopia	Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP	Nominated	^[8]

References

1 2 3 4 "Karnivool stage an epic comeback". ARIA Charts. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
1 2 3 "Skeleten". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
1 2 3 "Skeleten – Under Utopia review: thoughtful, immaculately layered dance music". NME. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
1 2 "Skeleten - Under Utopia". Double J. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
↑ "The 50 Best Australian Albums of 2025". Rolling Stone Australia. December 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
↑ "2025 APRA Professional Development Awards winners announced". APRA AMCOS. February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
↑ "ARIA VINYL ALBUMS CHART" (PDF). ARIA Charts. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
↑ "2024 AIR Awards Nominees: Genesis Owusu, Cub Sport, RVG, Teen Jesus & More". The Music. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

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[8] Under Utopia did not enter the ARIA top 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Vinyl Albums Chart.^[7]

[ARIA_16_Feb_2026-1] 1 2 3 4 "Karnivool stage an epic comeback". ARIA Charts. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

[JJJ_Unearthed-2] 1 2 3 "Skeleten". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

[UU_review-3] 1 2 3 "Skeleten – Under Utopia review: thoughtful, immaculately layered dance music". NME. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

[Under_Utopia-4] 1 2 "Skeleten - Under Utopia". Double J. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

[5] "The 50 Best Australian Albums of 2025". Rolling Stone Australia. December 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

[6] "2025 APRA Professional Development Awards winners announced". APRA AMCOS. February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

[7] "ARIA VINYL ALBUMS CHART" (PDF). ARIA Charts. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

[AIR_2024_noms-9] "2024 AIR Awards Nominees: Genesis Owusu, Cub Sport, RVG, Teen Jesus & More". The Music. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

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