Machiavelli and the Four Seasons is a 1995 album by the
Australian rock group
TISM (This Is Serious Mum). It is TISM's most famous release and the one with which they received the most critical success and fame. The album was certified
Gold by the
ARIA Awards and won the ARIA Award for Best Independent Release. The award was accepted in person by
Les Murray, the subject of the song "What Nationality is Les Murray?"', who read a seemingly insulting acceptance speech in his native
Hungarian. Three of its songs reached
Triple J's Hottest 100, two of them in the top 10. This was also TISM's highest charting album, reaching number 8 in the
Aria Charts.