Angus & Julia Stone (album)

Angus & Julia Stone
Studio album by Angus & Julia Stone
Released 1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)
Recorded Late 2013–April 2014;
Shangri-La Studios
(Malibu, California)[1]
Genre Folk, acoustic
Length 60:07
Label EMI Music Australia, American Recordings, Virgin EMI, Universal Germany, Discograph France[2]
Producer Angus & Julia Stone, Rick Rubin
Angus & Julia Stone chronology
Down the Way
(2010)		 Angus & Julia Stone
(2014)
Singles from Angus & Julia Stone
  1. "Heart Beats Slow"
    Released: 27 May 2014[3]
  2. "A Heartbreak"
    Released: 8 July 2014[4]

Angus & Julia Stone is the self-titled, third full-length album by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus & Julia Stone. It was released on 1 August 2014 in Australia through EMI Music Australia,[5] and on the same day in the United States through American Recordings.[2] Its release was preceded by the singles "Heart Beats Slow",[3] which peaked at #37 in Australia,[6] and "A Heartbreak".[4] The videos for both songs as well as a video for "Get Home" were directed by Jessie Hill.[7]

American producer Rick Rubin helped reunite the duo and co-produced the album.[8] Rubin said of the experience: "This album is extraordinary; Angus and Julia are truly unique musicians. They are authentic and pure people who do things from the heart. I've never worked with anyone like them before."[1] The album has been said to contain "blended harmonies [...] and more experimental guitar textures".[1]

The album is the highest-charting by the duo to date, reaching the top 10 in several countries including France, Germany, the Netherlands and New Zealand. With an average of 67 based on 7 reviews on review aggregator Metacritic, Angus & Julia Stone received generally favorable critical reception.[9]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Angus & Julia Stone. 

Standard edition[5]
No. Title Length
1. "A Heartbreak"   4:16
2. "My Word for It"   4:08
3. "Grizzly Bear"   4:08
4. "Heart Beats Slow"   4:35
5. "Wherever You Are"   3:41
6. "Get Home"   4:31
7. "Death Defying Acts"   5:13
8. "Little Whiskey"   3:36
9. "From the Stalls"   5:09
10. "Other Things"   2:59
11. "Please You"   5:40
12. "Main Street"   5:35
13. "Crash and Burn"   6:36
Total length:
 60:07

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 4
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[16] 6
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
Australian Albums Chart[21] 28
Chart (2015) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 68

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[23] Gold 35,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 3 "JB Hi-Fi | Angus & Julia STONE, ANGUS & JULIA". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  2. 1 2 "iTunes - Music - Angus & Julia Stone (Deluxe Version) by Angus & Julia Stone". iTunes. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  3. 1 2 "Angus And Julia Stone Reveal First Single Off New Album ♫ theMusic.com.au". Street Press Australia. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  4. 1 2 "Hear: new Angus and Julia Stone song A Heartbreak | music news | triple j". ABC. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  5. 1 2 "iTunes - Music - Angus & Julia Stone by Angus & Julia Stone". iTunes. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  6. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Angus & Julia Stone - Heart Beats Slow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  7. ↑ Hyrce, Katie (2014-07-09). "Interview: Angus & Julia Stone's Director Jessie Hill". Oyster. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  8. ↑ McCabe, Kathy (2014-07-28). "Rick Rubin says third album from Angus and Julia Stone is first time they have written together". News.com.au. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  9. ↑ "Reviews or Angus & Julia Stone by Angus & Julia Stone - Metacritic". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  10. ↑ "Angus & Julia Stone (Deluxe)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Angus & Julia Stone (Special Edition)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Angus & Julia Stone – Angus & Julia Stone". Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Angus & Julia Stone – Angus & Julia Stone" (in German). Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Angus & Julia Stone – Angus & Julia Stone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Angus & Julia Stone – Angus & Julia Stone" (in French). Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Angus & Julia Stone – Angus & Julia Stone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Angus & Julia Stone – Angus & Julia Stone". Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  19. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Angus & Julia Stone – Angus & Julia Stone". Hung Medien.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Angus & Julia Stone – Angus & Julia Stone". Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  23. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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