Angus & Julia Stone
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Angus & Julia Stone are an Australian brother-sister duo from Newport
on the Northern Beaches of Sydney
. Forming in 2005, their parents are both musical and played as a folk duo before Angus and Julia were born. At very young ages, their father introduced them to music and encouraged them to join the school band. Julia played the trumpet, Angus the trombone and their older sister, Catherine, the saxophone. They also learned many songs from their father's cover band "Backbeat" during band rehearsals in the family's garage.
The band has released six EPs, a compilation and two albums since they began recording together in 2005. Their debut EP Chocolates and Cigarettes was released August 2006. In February 2007 their second EP Heart Full of Wine was released. Both EP's were released and distributed through EMI Music in Australia and as a double-EP set by independent label, Independiente Records
in the UK.
On 8 September 2007, their debut album A Book Like This was released through EMI Music Australia and has achieved platinum plus (100,000) with a March 2008 release in UK/Europe through Flock Music. It was later released in the USA through Nettwerk
on 3 March 2009 with an alternative track listing.
In between the release of "A Book LIke This" in the United States, Angus released his first solo album under the moniker, Lady of the Sunshine with the album entitled "Smoking Gun" to critical acclaim in March 2009. It was later released on Flock Music on 6 April 2009 and then released on U.S. iTunes on 8 April 2009.
The sophomore self-produced album Down the Way saw a simultaneous, worldwide release in March 2010. As travelling has been an integral part of the Stones' musical story, they opted to record in a number of diverse locations around the globe – an old sawmill on the river banks of Fowey, Cornwall, a studio in Brooklyn, a water tank in Coolangatta, Queensland and in Queens, New York.
The album debuted at number 1 in their native country and is now triple platinum. It was the highest-selling album by an Australian artist in 2010. The album also hit number 4 on iTunes France after the duo performed it on the TV show Taratata and has since reached platinum status through their record company Discograph. The duo won ARIA Album of the Year and ARIA Single of the Year at the 2010 Australian Record Industry Awards. They also received number 1 position in the Triple J Hottest 100 for Big Jet Plane in 2011.
In 2010 Julia released her debut solo album The Memory Machine, which was received positively in a review from The Sydney Morning Herald
.
The band have sold out gigs all around the world including three sold-out shows at Enmore Theatre
in Sydney in October 2010, a sold-out Shepherds Bush Empire
in London and five sold-out Le Trianon shows in Paris. They returned to Europe for the summer festivals in July 2011.
Both Angus and Julia have distinctive vocal styles. The Sydney Morning Herald
s Bernard Zuel described their vocals as such: "Her voice has a fractured feel like Jolie Holland
; his has a smoke-on-the-beach drawl." UK journalist Johnny Sharp of Mojo
stated, "Most impressive, though, are the songs – simple but blindingly effective acoustic compositions, warm boy-girl harmonies and delicate, less-is-more arrangements. Resistance is surely futile."
in Sydney, Australia.
At the end of July 2006, The Stones played to two hundred people packed in a tiny tent at the Splendour in the Grass
festival in Byron Bay, Australia. By August they had signed a two-EP distribution deal with EMI Music in Australia and independent label Independiente Records
in the UK and had packed their bags and headed for London to live.
While in the UK, they were invited into Chris Potter
's studio (The Verve
/Richard Ashcroft
) to record. Fran Healy
from UK band Travis
had also just heard their debut EP and also invited them to his house to record. The result of these two matchups was the duo's second EP, Heart Full of Wine.
During their time together, Healy also helped the brother and sister with material which would later become a part of their debut album A Book Like This. With a producer to guide them, Angus & Julia sat on Fran's lounge-room floor, continuing to record songs, using vintage guitars and microphones. The rest of the songs from the album would be recorded in their mother’s lounge room back in Newport with producer and friend, Ian Pritchett.
At the end of 2006, Angus & Julia signed a worldwide publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing
and CAA came on board as their UK/Europe agent.
Festival. Their single "Paper Aeroplane" reached No. 43 on Triple J Hottest 100
and the duo signed an album deal with EMI Music Australia.
In February they played their first national Australian tour which sold out. In the same month, Chocolates and Cigarettes and Heart Full of Wine were double packed and released in Australia and the UK. The double EP rocketed to No. 12 on UK iTunes
and their single "Private Lawns" was Single of the Week on BBC Radio 2
, the UK's largest radio station, and received great reviews – "Their finest track, it's cheeky toe-taping rhythm impossible to resist" by London's . The double EP has sold over 35,000 copies in Australia.
In late March 2007 the Stones' signed on with the William Morris Agency
as their US agent. In May 2007 they played at The Great Escape Festival
Brighton. The Evening Standard said "potentially chart-bound tracks were in far greater supply when Angus and Julia Stone took to the stage".
Angus and Julia released their debut album A Book Like This
in Australia on 8 September 2007. The album debuted at #6 and has since reached Platinum plus sales in Australia.
In October 2007, Natalie Portman
personally picked their song "The Beast" to be included in a charity compilation album Big Change: Songs for FINCA. All proceeds from the album went to FINCA
International.
The Stones spent the rest of 2007 dividing their time between Australia and the UK. They toured nationwide around Australia and gigged extensively in the UK, Ireland and Scotland including support slots with The Magic Numbers
and a winning display at The Latitude Festival
.
They welcomed in 2008 performing at the end of year Falls Festival
, Australia before heading back to the UK to support Newton Faulkner
and David Gray
as well as playing their own sold-out London shows at Scala in London. Two of their songs again made Triple J Hottest 100
with "Wasted" coming in at #31 and "The Beast
" at #45.
A Book Like This
was released in the UK in March 2008. The UK press love The Stones; Uncut
magazine said "Fragile, beautiful songs", The Guardian
said "Angus and Julia Stone fill my heart to bursting point with joy".
The second half of 2008 was filled with more touring including a support spot with Martha Wainwright
across the UK and Europe playing to over 25,000 people.
In March 2009, A Book Like This was released in the USA. The brother and sister supported Brett Dennen
around the US and also performed on the KCRW
stage at SXSW as well as playing their own US shows being represented by William Morris Agency
.
In April 2009, Angus released a solo album,Smoking Gun, under the name Lady of the Sunshine.
at The Buddy Project in Astoria Queens, NY.
On 18 November 2009, Angus and Julia appeared on triple j
's Dools show with Scott Dooley
and premiered the single "And the Boys". They stated their forthcoming album would be called Down the Way and it would be released in March 2010 with a coinciding Australian tour. After six months apart (Angus back in Australia, Julia in New York), they recorded the album in studios in Sawmills
Cornwall England, Brooklyn in New York and with Govinda Doyle Coolangatta in Queensland, Australia. About the new album, Angus stated: "All the songs were written so far [apart] that the styles and moods are really different." The album debuted at Number 1 on the Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA) album chart.
The first single "And the Boys" became Angus & Julia Stone's second single to chart in the top 50 of the ARIA Charts. The first single to chart was "The Beast", which charted in September 2007. "Big Jet Plane" also peaked at #33 on the ARIA chart.
" from Grease
. This has proved to be a cult hit with fans.
In an interview with Rolling Stone Australia
magazine, Julia revealed she recorded a solo album in New York in late 2008. Her song "This Love" appears in the Australian film The Waiting City
. The album, The Memory Machine was released in a low key fashion in October 2010. She has described the album as mellow but darker and spookier in tone.
In 2010 they won three ARIA Awards for Album of the year, Best Adult Alternative Album and Single of the year for 'Big Jet Plane' in addition to Artisan Awards for Producer of the Year and Best Cover Art.
on 26 January Australia Day
2011.
In an interview with Rolling Stone
, the duo confirmed they were already writings songs for their third album with Angus stating "I want to write stuff that makes me wanna move, more groove-based stuff.".
They performed at the 2011 Falls Festivals and Big Day Out
festivals in Australia, followed by the Coachella festival
in California. During July 2011, the band toured for a month visiting six different countries - including Portugal, Holland, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Italy. The pair have planned to travel and holiday overseas for the rest of the year, while also writing and recording. According to Triple J
, Angus & Julia aim to release new music at the end of 2012.
On 26 September 2011 Angus & Julia's song "Love Will Take You" was announced as the second track on the Twilight Saga's latest film, Breaking Dawn. On the same day, the band was selected as a top ten finalist in MTV
Iggy's "Best New Band in the World!" 2011 competition.
EPs
Compilations
Nominations
Newport, New South Wales
Newport is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Newport is located 31 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council, and is part of the Northern Beaches region....
on the Northern Beaches of Sydney
Northern Beaches (Sydney)
The Northern Beaches is an informal term used to describe the northern coastal suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located near the coast of the Pacific Ocean...
. Forming in 2005, their parents are both musical and played as a folk duo before Angus and Julia were born. At very young ages, their father introduced them to music and encouraged them to join the school band. Julia played the trumpet, Angus the trombone and their older sister, Catherine, the saxophone. They also learned many songs from their father's cover band "Backbeat" during band rehearsals in the family's garage.
The band has released six EPs, a compilation and two albums since they began recording together in 2005. Their debut EP Chocolates and Cigarettes was released August 2006. In February 2007 their second EP Heart Full of Wine was released. Both EP's were released and distributed through EMI Music in Australia and as a double-EP set by independent label, Independiente Records
Independiente Records
Independiente is a record label formed in 1997 after Andy MacDonald sold Go! Discs Records to PolyGram in 1996 for a reported £30 million. In the UK, the label is distributed Vital PIAS....
in the UK.
On 8 September 2007, their debut album A Book Like This was released through EMI Music Australia and has achieved platinum plus (100,000) with a March 2008 release in UK/Europe through Flock Music. It was later released in the USA through Nettwerk
Nettwerk
The Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
on 3 March 2009 with an alternative track listing.
In between the release of "A Book LIke This" in the United States, Angus released his first solo album under the moniker, Lady of the Sunshine with the album entitled "Smoking Gun" to critical acclaim in March 2009. It was later released on Flock Music on 6 April 2009 and then released on U.S. iTunes on 8 April 2009.
The sophomore self-produced album Down the Way saw a simultaneous, worldwide release in March 2010. As travelling has been an integral part of the Stones' musical story, they opted to record in a number of diverse locations around the globe – an old sawmill on the river banks of Fowey, Cornwall, a studio in Brooklyn, a water tank in Coolangatta, Queensland and in Queens, New York.
The album debuted at number 1 in their native country and is now triple platinum. It was the highest-selling album by an Australian artist in 2010. The album also hit number 4 on iTunes France after the duo performed it on the TV show Taratata and has since reached platinum status through their record company Discograph. The duo won ARIA Album of the Year and ARIA Single of the Year at the 2010 Australian Record Industry Awards. They also received number 1 position in the Triple J Hottest 100 for Big Jet Plane in 2011.
In 2010 Julia released her debut solo album The Memory Machine, which was received positively in a review from The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
.
The band have sold out gigs all around the world including three sold-out shows at Enmore Theatre
Enmore Theatre
The Enmore Theatre is a theatre and entertainment venue in Sydney. It is located on Enmore Road in the suburb of Enmore, south-west of the adjoining suburb, Newtown. It is a medium-sized venue...
in Sydney in October 2010, a sold-out Shepherds Bush Empire
Shepherds Bush Empire
The O2 Shepherds Bush Empire is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, London, England, run by the Academy Music Group. It was built in 1903, as a music hall, and in 1953 became the BBC Television Theatre...
in London and five sold-out Le Trianon shows in Paris. They returned to Europe for the summer festivals in July 2011.
Early Years and Musical Style
Angus and Julia began to collaborate on their musical endeavours in early 2006. Prior to that, both performed as solo artists, principally at open mic nights, but with each using the other as a backing partner. They first performed together at the Coogee Bay hotel in Sydney in 2005 with Angus performing and Julia singing back-up. In terms of composing material, they write on their own, then work together on structure and harmonies.Both Angus and Julia have distinctive vocal styles. The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
s Bernard Zuel described their vocals as such: "Her voice has a fractured feel like Jolie Holland
Jolie Holland
Jolie Holland is an American singer and performer who combines elements of folk, traditional, country, rock, jazz, and blues...
; his has a smoke-on-the-beach drawl." UK journalist Johnny Sharp of Mojo
Mojo (magazine)
MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...
stated, "Most impressive, though, are the songs – simple but blindingly effective acoustic compositions, warm boy-girl harmonies and delicate, less-is-more arrangements. Resistance is surely futile."
2006: "Chocolates and Cigarettes" and "Heart Full of Wine" EPs
Angus and Julia began recording their first EP Chocolates and Cigarettes in March 2006. It was officially released 26 August 2006. Their first single "Paper Aeroplane" was played on Australian radio in April on local radio station FBI. That same month Angus and Julia played at The Great Escape FestivalThe Great Escape Festival
The Great Escape Festival is a major music festival that covers all genres of music and is held in the city of Brighton every year over 3 days in May. The dates for 2012 are May 10th to 12th. It kick starts the festival season, introducing 15,000 music lovers to the key artists and sounds of the...
in Sydney, Australia.
At the end of July 2006, The Stones played to two hundred people packed in a tiny tent at the Splendour in the Grass
Splendour in the Grass
Splendour in the Grass is an annual Australian music festival held in July at Woodford, Queensland, and previously held at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay...
festival in Byron Bay, Australia. By August they had signed a two-EP distribution deal with EMI Music in Australia and independent label Independiente Records
Independiente Records
Independiente is a record label formed in 1997 after Andy MacDonald sold Go! Discs Records to PolyGram in 1996 for a reported £30 million. In the UK, the label is distributed Vital PIAS....
in the UK and had packed their bags and headed for London to live.
While in the UK, they were invited into Chris Potter
Chris Potter (producer)
Chris Potter is a British music producer and mixer, most famous for his work as long-term collaborator and producer of The Verve and Richard Ashcroft....
's studio (The Verve
The Verve
The Verve were an English rock band formed in 1989 in Wigan by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones, and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboardist Simon Tong later became a member. Beginning with a psychedelic sound indebted to shoegazing and space...
/Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft
Richard Paul Ashcroft is an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional guitarist of alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their split in 1999, and continues as a lead vocalist working with guitars and keyboards...
) to record. Fran Healy
Francis Healy
Francis "Fran" Healy is a Scottish musician. He is currently the lead singer and main songwriter of the Scottish band Travis, having written nearly all of the songs on their six studio albums. He is based in Berlin, Germany...
from UK band Travis
Travis (band)
Travis are a post-Britpop band from Glasgow, Scotland, comprising Fran Healy , Dougie Payne , Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose...
had also just heard their debut EP and also invited them to his house to record. The result of these two matchups was the duo's second EP, Heart Full of Wine.
During their time together, Healy also helped the brother and sister with material which would later become a part of their debut album A Book Like This. With a producer to guide them, Angus & Julia sat on Fran's lounge-room floor, continuing to record songs, using vintage guitars and microphones. The rest of the songs from the album would be recorded in their mother’s lounge room back in Newport with producer and friend, Ian Pritchett.
At the end of 2006, Angus & Julia signed a worldwide publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing is a music publishing company co-owned by The Michael Jackson Family Trust and Sony. The organisation was originally founded as Associated TeleVision in 1955 by Lew Grade. In 1957, ATV acquired Pye Records as a wholly owned subsidiary...
and CAA came on board as their UK/Europe agent.
2007 - 2009: "A Book Like This" and Lady of the Sunshine's "Smoking Gun"
The year 2007 commenced with Angus & Julia at home in Australia playing at January's Big Day OutBig Day Out
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...
Festival. Their single "Paper Aeroplane" reached No. 43 on Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
and the duo signed an album deal with EMI Music Australia.
In February they played their first national Australian tour which sold out. In the same month, Chocolates and Cigarettes and Heart Full of Wine were double packed and released in Australia and the UK. The double EP rocketed to No. 12 on UK iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and their single "Private Lawns" was Single of the Week on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
, the UK's largest radio station, and received great reviews – "Their finest track, it's cheeky toe-taping rhythm impossible to resist" by London's . The double EP has sold over 35,000 copies in Australia.
In late March 2007 the Stones' signed on with the William Morris Agency
William Morris Agency
WME is the largest talent agency in the world, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York City, Nashville, London, and Miami. WME represents elite artists from all facets of the entertainment industry, including motion pictures, television, music, theatre, publishing, and physical production...
as their US agent. In May 2007 they played at The Great Escape Festival
The Great Escape Festival
The Great Escape Festival is a major music festival that covers all genres of music and is held in the city of Brighton every year over 3 days in May. The dates for 2012 are May 10th to 12th. It kick starts the festival season, introducing 15,000 music lovers to the key artists and sounds of the...
Brighton. The Evening Standard said "potentially chart-bound tracks were in far greater supply when Angus and Julia Stone took to the stage".
Angus and Julia released their debut album A Book Like This
A Book Like This
A Book Like This is the first full-length album by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus & Julia Stone. It was released in September 2007 in Australia and entered the Australian charts at #6 Australian Recording Industry Association and in the UK through Flock Music/PIAS on 31 March 2008...
in Australia on 8 September 2007. The album debuted at #6 and has since reached Platinum plus sales in Australia.
In October 2007, Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman
Natalie Hershlag , better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in the 1994 French action film Léon, but major success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel...
personally picked their song "The Beast" to be included in a charity compilation album Big Change: Songs for FINCA. All proceeds from the album went to FINCA
Finca
Finca is a board game published by Hans im Glück. Players collect fruit by stepping around a windmill and then selling the fruit in specific combinations to the various towns on the game board.The game was nominated for the Spiel des Jahres in 2009....
International.
The Stones spent the rest of 2007 dividing their time between Australia and the UK. They toured nationwide around Australia and gigged extensively in the UK, Ireland and Scotland including support slots with The Magic Numbers
The Magic Numbers
The Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band comprising two pairs of brothers and sisters from Greenford. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their critically acclaimed debut album titled The Magic Numbers on 13 June 2005...
and a winning display at The Latitude Festival
Latitude Festival
The Latitude Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, England. It was first held in July 2006....
.
They welcomed in 2008 performing at the end of year Falls Festival
Falls Festival
The Falls Festival is a New Year's Eve music festival, held annually in Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania Australia since 1993.It lasts four days, from 29 December to 1 January each year. The headline acts play mostly over two evenings, 30 December and 31 December...
, Australia before heading back to the UK to support Newton Faulkner
Newton Faulkner
Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. Known for his guitar playing, which involves rhythmically tapping and hitting his guitar's body, Faulkner came to prominence in 2007, with the release of his debut studio album, Hand Built by Robots...
and David Gray
David Gray (musician)
David Gray is an English singer-songwriter. He released his first studio album in 1993 and received worldwide attention after the release of White Ladder six years later...
as well as playing their own sold-out London shows at Scala in London. Two of their songs again made Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
with "Wasted" coming in at #31 and "The Beast
The Beast (Angus and Julia Stone album)
The Beast is the third EP by Angus and Julia Stone and the first single from their first full-length album, A Book Like This.-U.K.. edition:#"The Beast"#"Purple Skivvy"#"I'll Wait"#"Mother Hubbards Shoe"#"Choking"#"Little Bird"...
" at #45.
A Book Like This
A Book Like This
A Book Like This is the first full-length album by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus & Julia Stone. It was released in September 2007 in Australia and entered the Australian charts at #6 Australian Recording Industry Association and in the UK through Flock Music/PIAS on 31 March 2008...
was released in the UK in March 2008. The UK press love The Stones; Uncut
UNCUT (magazine)
Uncut magazine, trademarked as UNCUT, is a monthly publication based in London. It is available across the English-speaking world, and focuses on music, but also includes film and books sections...
magazine said "Fragile, beautiful songs", The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
said "Angus and Julia Stone fill my heart to bursting point with joy".
The second half of 2008 was filled with more touring including a support spot with Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle...
across the UK and Europe playing to over 25,000 people.
In March 2009, A Book Like This was released in the USA. The brother and sister supported Brett Dennen
Brett Dennen
Brett Dennen is a folk/pop singer and songwriter from Northern California.-Biography:Brett Dennen attended UC Santa Cruz from 2000–2004, where he was a student at Kresge College....
around the US and also performed on the KCRW
KCRW
KCRW is a public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, carrying a mix of National Public Radio news, talk radio and freeform music format. The general manager of KCRW is Jennifer Ferro...
stage at SXSW as well as playing their own US shows being represented by William Morris Agency
William Morris Agency
WME is the largest talent agency in the world, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York City, Nashville, London, and Miami. WME represents elite artists from all facets of the entertainment industry, including motion pictures, television, music, theatre, publishing, and physical production...
.
In April 2009, Angus released a solo album,Smoking Gun, under the name Lady of the Sunshine.
2009-2010: "Down the Way"
Angus and Julia Stone spent most of 2009 writing, recording and self-producing Down the Way. The album was mixed by Kieran KellyKieran Kelly
Kieran Kelly was a top Irish jump jockey who died as a result of a racing accident.Kelly was born in County Kildare and achieved his first Cheltenham Festival success in March 2003 on Hardy Eustace in the Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle.He was critically injured in a fall in on August 8, 2003...
at The Buddy Project in Astoria Queens, NY.
On 18 November 2009, Angus and Julia appeared on triple j
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
's Dools show with Scott Dooley
Scott Dooley
Scott "Dools" Dooley is an Australian comedian and radio announcer best known for his tenure with state-owned national youth network, Triple J...
and premiered the single "And the Boys". They stated their forthcoming album would be called Down the Way and it would be released in March 2010 with a coinciding Australian tour. After six months apart (Angus back in Australia, Julia in New York), they recorded the album in studios in Sawmills
Sawmills Studio
Sawmills Studios, created in 1974 near Golant on the banks of the River Fowey in Cornwall, England is best known as the recording studio used by musicians such as Robert Plant, Oasis, The Coronas, The Verve, Supergrass, Muse, The Holloways, Razorlight, The Stone Roses, The Dukes of Stratosphear ...
Cornwall England, Brooklyn in New York and with Govinda Doyle Coolangatta in Queensland, Australia. About the new album, Angus stated: "All the songs were written so far [apart] that the styles and moods are really different." The album debuted at Number 1 on the Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(ARIA) album chart.
The first single "And the Boys" became Angus & Julia Stone's second single to chart in the top 50 of the ARIA Charts. The first single to chart was "The Beast", which charted in September 2007. "Big Jet Plane" also peaked at #33 on the ARIA chart.
2010: "Big Jet Plane" and Julia's "The Memory Machine"
In May 2010, the "Big Jet Plane EP" was released that contained a cover version of "You're the One That I WantYou're the One That I Want
"You're the One That I Want" is a song written by John Farrar for the 1978 film version of the musical Grease. It was performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John....
" from Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
. This has proved to be a cult hit with fans.
In an interview with Rolling Stone Australia
Rolling Stone Australia
Rolling Stone Australia is an Australian-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published monthly, it is the Australian edition of the United States' Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone was initially released in Melbourne in May 1970 as a supplement in Revolution, an...
magazine, Julia revealed she recorded a solo album in New York in late 2008. Her song "This Love" appears in the Australian film The Waiting City
The Waiting City
-External links:*...
. The album, The Memory Machine was released in a low key fashion in October 2010. She has described the album as mellow but darker and spookier in tone.
In 2010 they won three ARIA Awards for Album of the year, Best Adult Alternative Album and Single of the year for 'Big Jet Plane' in addition to Artisan Awards for Producer of the Year and Best Cover Art.
2011-present: Touring - Australia, US, UK & Europe
Their song "Big Jet Plane" was announced as #1 on Triple J Hottest 100Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
on 26 January Australia Day
Australia Day
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia...
2011.
In an interview with Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, the duo confirmed they were already writings songs for their third album with Angus stating "I want to write stuff that makes me wanna move, more groove-based stuff.".
They performed at the 2011 Falls Festivals and Big Day Out
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...
festivals in Australia, followed by the Coachella festival
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a three-day annual music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley...
in California. During July 2011, the band toured for a month visiting six different countries - including Portugal, Holland, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Italy. The pair have planned to travel and holiday overseas for the rest of the year, while also writing and recording. According to Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
, Angus & Julia aim to release new music at the end of 2012.
On 26 September 2011 Angus & Julia's song "Love Will Take You" was announced as the second track on the Twilight Saga's latest film, Breaking Dawn. On the same day, the band was selected as a top ten finalist in MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Iggy's "Best New Band in the World!" 2011 competition.
Discography
Albums- A Book Like ThisA Book Like ThisA Book Like This is the first full-length album by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus & Julia Stone. It was released in September 2007 in Australia and entered the Australian charts at #6 Australian Recording Industry Association and in the UK through Flock Music/PIAS on 31 March 2008...
(2007) AUSARIA ChartsThe ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
#6 - Down the WayDown the Way-References:...
(2010) AUSARIA ChartsThe ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
#1 - "For You" Boxset (2010) containing A Book Like This, Down The Way and Memories of An Old Friend
EPs
- Chocolates and CigarettesChocolates and CigarettesChocolates and Cigarettes is the first EP by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus and Julia Stone."Mango Tree" and "Babylon" were used in the American television dramas Life and Army Wives, respectively. Giorgio Armani also sampled "Paper Aeroplane" for his 2008-09 winter collection runway...
EP (26 August 2006) - Heart Full of WineHeart Full of WineHeart Full of Wine is the second EP by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus and Julia Stone.-Track listing:#"What You Wanted"#"Fooled Myself"#"Heart Full of Wine"#"I'm Yours"#"Sadder Than You"#"Wooden Chair"...
EP (2007) - The BeastThe Beast (Angus and Julia Stone album)The Beast is the third EP by Angus and Julia Stone and the first single from their first full-length album, A Book Like This.-U.K.. edition:#"The Beast"#"Purple Skivvy"#"I'll Wait"#"Mother Hubbards Shoe"#"Choking"#"Little Bird"...
EP (2007; the single "The Beast" is taken from the album A Book Like This) AUSARIA ChartsThe ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
#40 - HollywoodHollywood EPHollywood EP is an EP by Australian folk duo Angus & Julia Stone. It features the single "Hollywood" from A Book Like This, as well as three re-recorded songs from that album....
EP (2008; the single "Hollywood" is taken from the album A Book Like This) - Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) (2009)
- And the Boys EP (12 December 2009) AUSARIA ChartsThe ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
#44 - Big Jet PlaneBig Jet PlaneBig Jet Plane EP is a 2010 extended play by Australian sibling singer-songwriter duo Angus and Julia Stone. The EP includes four tracks, three of which can be found on other Angus & Julia Stone albums ....
EP (Exclusive with September concert ticket sale; May 2010) AUSARIA ChartsThe ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
#21 - iTunes Live: Live from Sydney (October 2010) AUS #26
Compilations
- Memories of an Old Friend (2010) AUS #69
Videos
- Chocolates & Cigarettes EP
- "Paper Aeroplane" – Directed by Angus and Julia Stone
- "Mango Tree" – Directed by Angus and Julia Stone, Edited and animated by Richard Cullen
- "Private Lawns" – Directed by Angus and Julia Stone
- "Chocolates & Cigarettes" – Directed by Angus and Julia Stone
- "Babylon" – Directed by Josh Groom
- Heart Full of Wine EP
- "What You Wanted" – Directed by Angus and Julia Stone
- "Heart Full of Wine" – Directed by Angus and Julia Stone
- "I'm Yours" – Directed by Angus and Julia Stone
- A Book Like This
- "The Beast" – Directed by Angus and Julia, illustrated by Caroline Pedler, produced by Molotov Productions
- "Wasted" – Directed by Angus and Julia, filmed by Cameron McNee and edited/animated by Molotov Productions
- "Just a Boy" – Directed by Angus & Julia and Josh Groom and Andrew Yoole
- "Hollywood" – Directed by Angus & Julia, animated by Andrew Yoole
- Down the Way
- "Black Crow" – Directed and animated by Nick Murray Willis
- "And The Boys" – Directed by Kiku Ohe
- "Big Jet Plane" – Directed by Kiku Ohe, featuring Emily Barclay.
- "Hold on" – Directed by Kiku Ohe.
- "I'm Not Yours" – Directed and animated by Nick Murray Willis
- Solo Projects
- "River" – Joni Mitchell cover by Angus Stone for compilation No Mans Woman October 2007
- Lady of the Sunshine – Angus's solo album entitled Smoking Gun "Smoking Gun" April 2009
- "Four Seasons in One Day" by Angus Stone and Paul Kelly for the Songs of Tim & Neil Finn "He Will Have His Way" released 12 November
- "The Memory Machine" – Julia's solo album released October 2010
TV
Angus and Julia Stone songs that have been played on American TV shows include:- "Paper Aeroplane"
- 9021090210 (TV series)90210 is an American teen drama television series developed by Rob Thomas, Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise created by Darren Star. 90210 is the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch, but is now produced by CBS...
Season 2 - David Blaine TV special
- Peace Corps spot
- Telekom Austria Group Ad
- 90210
- "Mango Tree"
- Life ep 206
- Raising the Bar ep 215
- Good Morning AmericaGood Morning AmericaGood Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
- HungHung (TV series)Hung is a comedy-drama series, which premiered on HBO on June 28, 2009. The series was created by Dmitry Lipkin and Colette Burson and stars Thomas Jane as Ray Drecker, a struggling suburban Detroit high school baseball coach who resorts to male prostitution. The second season premiered on June 27,...
- "What You Wanted"
- Lipstick JungleLipstick Jungle (TV series)Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Universal Television Studio . The hour-long series was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell, who also served as executive producer alongside...
ep 201
- Lipstick Jungle
- "The Beast"
- PrivilegedPrivileged (TV series)Privileged is an American television drama that premiered on The CW Television Network in the USA and Citytv in Canada on September 9, 2008. The series stars former Reba star Joanna García and is based on the Alloy Entertainment book How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean...
- Privileged
- " And the Boys"
- Skins (TV series)Skins (TV series)Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...
.Season 5.Ep 07 - Young Soldiers (This song was sampled during BBC Three Advertisement for the show.)
- Skins (TV series)
- "Babylon"
- House Rules pilot
- "Draw Your Swords"
- Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
- Grey's Anatomy
- "Hold On"
- Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
- Life UnexpectedLife UnexpectedLife Unexpected is an American television series that ran for two seasons, from 2010 to 2011.The show premiered on The CW on Monday, January 18, 2010. The 13-episode first season run ended on April 12, 2010...
Season 2 Episode 10 - Revenge Season 1 Episode 1
- Grey's Anatomy
- "The Devil's Tears"
- Brothers & Sisters
- Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
- Life UnexpectedLife UnexpectedLife Unexpected is an American television series that ran for two seasons, from 2010 to 2011.The show premiered on The CW on Monday, January 18, 2010. The 13-episode first season run ended on April 12, 2010...
Season 2 Episode 11
- "Santa Monica Dream"
- Private Practice
- "Big Jet Plane"
- One Tree HillOne Tree Hill (TV series)One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
Season 8 Episode 22 - Verbotene LiebeVerbotene LiebeVerbotene Liebe , often abbreviated to VL, is a Rose d'Or Award-winning German television soap opera. The show was created by Reg Watson and first broadcast on Das Erste on 2 January 1995...
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- Don't Tell The Bride
- One Tree Hill
- "Chocolates & Cigarettes"
- Pretty Little LiarsPretty Little Liars (TV series)Pretty Little Liars is an American mystery-thriller teen drama television series created by Marlene King. Based on the popular series of novels written by Sara Shepard, the show premiered on June 8, 2010 on ABC Family...
Season 1 Episode 10
- Pretty Little Liars
- " For You "
- Hand Aufs Herz (German telenova)Hand aufs HerzHand aufs Herz is a German television soap opera and premiered on October 4, 2010 on the private broadcasting station Sat.1. It got canceled in June 2011, announcing the series finale for September 5, 2011...
Episode 153 - Revenge Season 1 Episode 1
- Hand Aufs Herz (German telenova)
- "Another Day"
- Underbelly: RazorUnderbelly: RazorUnderbelly: Razor is a 13-part Australian television mini-series detailing real events that occurred in Sydney between 1927 and 1936. The series depicts the "razor gangs" who controlled the city's underworld during the era and the violent war between the two "vice queen" powers, Tilly Devine and...
Season 1 Episode 2
- Underbelly: Razor
Cinema
- "Big Jet Plane"
- Les émotifs anonymes
- Easy AEasy AEasy A is a 2010 teen comedy film written by Bert V. Royal, directed by Will Gluck, and starring Emma Stone. The screenplay was partially inspired by the novel The Scarlet Letter. The film was shot at Screen Gems studios and in Ojai, California. Screen Gems distributed with a release on...
- What A Man (Germany)
- "For You"
- Death of A Superhero
Awards and nominations
Awards- 2011 APRA Awards – Song of the Year, "Big Jet Plane"
- 2011 APRA Awards – Songwriter of the Year
- Number 1 song in Triple J's hottest 100Triple J Hottest 100The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
(2010), "Big Jet Plane" - 2010 ARIA Awards – Album of the Year (Down The Way)
- 2010 ARIA Awards – Best Adult Alternative Album
- 2010 ARIA Awards – Single of the year, "Big Jet Plane"
- 2008 Inside Film Awards – Best Music Video, "Just a Boy"
Nominations
- Julia was nominated in the music category of YEN Magazine's Young Woman of the Year Awards which took place 25 November 2008.
- The video for "Just a Boy" also received a nomination at the 2008 J Awards
- 2008 ARIA AwardsARIA Music AwardsThe Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
– Nominated for Best Group - 2008 ARIA Awards – Nominated for Breakthrough Artist – Album
- 2008 ARIA Awards – Nominated for Breakthrough Artist – Single ("The Beast")
- 2008 ARIA Awards – Nominated for Best Blues and Roots Album
- 2008 ARIA Awards – Nominated for Best Cover Art
- 2008 ARIA Awards – Nominated for Best Video ("Just a Boy")
- 2010 ARIA Awards – Album of the Year (Down The Way)
- 2010 ARIA Awards – Most Popular Australian Album
- 2010 ARIA Awards – Nominated for Best Music Video ("Big Jet Plane")
- 2010 ARIA Awards – Best Adult Alternative Album
- 2010 ARIA Awards – Single of the Year ("Big Jet Plane")
- 2010 ARIA Awards – Nominated for Best Group
External links
- Angus and Julia Stone official website
- Angus and Julia Stone MySpace site
- Angus and Julia at muchmusic.com
- Review of Angus and Julia Stone, The Ruby Lounge Manchester, 21 April 2010
- Review vom Angus and Julia Stone Konzert in Berlin, 28. April 2010
- Live Chat on CanalChat.com with Angus & Julia Stone, Paris, France, 17 mai 2010