In June 2001 The Black Seeds released their Gold-selling debut album Keep On Pushing on Wellington-based record label Loop Recordings Aotearoa. Acclaimed in all quarters, Keep On Pushing was the subject of rave reviews and extensive airplay. Songs like Keep On Pushing, Hey Son‚ and Coming Back Home received massive b.net support and reached the top spots of the station's listener-voted charts as well as receiving regular airplay on National Radio, Channel Z and other commercial stations.