Who is angus and julia stone

You play together but you sell the CDs separately. Why don't you put them together? We put the songs together and the EP did its thing, it's been really good to us.

A typically humble understatement. That following was broad. International press began to latch on to the laidback Australians and plenty more got a taste of what they were capable of doing live when they played a formative tour in support of Martha Wainwright. Coming off stage and them telling you how a song of yours made them feel, then exchanging that feeling and telling them about what effect it had on you and your life, that was amazing.

Johnson got along so well with the siblings that he joined them for their next tour, and remains in their band to this day. The pressure was on. A second album is tricky for any act, but for one who had exploded so quickly and with such impact, they needed to pull out something special. It wasn't going to be easy. The siblings were touring the world constantly and fit recording sessions in only when and where they could. They spent time at studios in the UK and New York City, but pulled together something that resonated incredibly deeply with Australian audiences.

The album debuted at number one on the ARIA charts and sold strongly worldwide. The duo had proven they. It's a long record, coming in at 66 minutes, but it could have been significantly longer, testament to the creative purple patch the siblings were in at the time.

We recorded one more song which ended up being the secret track on the record. You're kinda fighting for some songs and you don't know why. It gets really confusing. That was a good way of doing it. Family was a huge influence on the siblings while they were recording the songs. They kept this theme running all the way through to the striking cover art, which is a unique personal artefact Angus had recently uncovered.

It was just wild to be able to explore those parts of our history. The album was huge as a singular piece of art, but there was one track that stood out from the rest.

When they found out they'd topped the annual countdown, Angus revealed the inspiration behind the song. We had a thing and had a bit of love. I had to split to go on tour and I didn't see her again. I wanted to take her with me but I couldn't. So, I wrote a song about it.

Fair enough, too. The musical connection between two people is a mysterious and wonderful thing, and somehow even more beguiling when two siblings sing together in harmony. The duo took a firm hand in producing their own records right from the start. They had help, but they generally always had the final say.

If I can't make a decision, Angus will. If he can't, I will. We have no rules! It's pretty loose in there. It's always really free and that's how it works. It's so much cooler when everybody's just free to do what they do. I think there's a natural feeling of trust in the room. It does make it a really fun process to do it like that.

Of course, sometimes the duo find themselves at an impasse. One siblings wants things done in an entirely different way to the other.

Luckily, they have an easy solution. I swear she knows what I'm gonna do all the time. So, when it came time for the dup to step away from their hugely successful project and work on solo records, it pretty much felt like business as usual. That's exciting, for both of us to have the space to do different sounding projects.

Much as they seemed a happy pair in interviews and on stage, the creative tension between the two siblings was proving to be a great stress. They felt as if they were gelling less than usual and, after years of hard slog, were ready to give up. It was successful with the way it felt in our hearts and the way it got pushed out, it was great.

We hadn't found a place where we were genuinely listening and appreciating each other's point of view in the studio. The idea of doing that again for both of us wasn't appealing. Hushed conversations revealed that one of the most dominant forces in Australian music was over, less than a decade from where they began. Aggressive Bittersweet Druggy. Energetic Happy Hypnotic. Romantic Sad Sentimental. Sexy Trippy All Moods. Drinking Hanging Out In Love.

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