Eskimo Joe is an Australian rock band whose debut album Girl went gold in 2001. Their second album A Song Is a City was released in Australia 2004 and went double platinum. The first single from the album, "From the Sea" debuted in the top 40 of the ARIA Singles Chart, as well as reaching the top of the Triple J Net 50 and was voted number 3 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004. The band released their third album Black Fingernails, Red Wine in 2006 and the album has gone quadruple platinum. The first single release, sharing the title with the album, "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" has commercially exceeded the results of their previous work, becoming their first top 10 single, and taking out number two in Triple J's Hottest 100 2006.

Eskimo Joe formed in 1997 in Fremantle, Western Australia , comprising Kavyen Temperley (bass/vocals), Joel Quartermain (guitar) and Stuart MacLeod (guitar). They received national radio airplay on Triple J with the release of their first single Sweater in 1998. Their debut album Girl was released on Modular in 2001 and went gold. After splitting with Modular, they signed a new contract with Mushroom and released a further two albums: A Song Is a City in 2004 and Black Fingernails, Red Wine in 2