The Audreys
The Audreys | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Blues & Roots |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | ABC Music |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | Taasha Coates Tristan Goodall |
The Audreys are a triple ARIA Award-winning Australian blues/roots band who formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 2004. They have released four studio albums to date.
Biography[]
2004-2005: Career Beginnings[]
The precursor to The Audreys started in Melbourne as a duo consisting of lead singer Taasha Coates and guitarist Tristan Goodall.[1] After dropping out of university in Adelaide, the two moved to Melbourne where they played original pop songs and slowed-down versions of 1980s songs.[1] An impromptu jam session with a bluegrass band inspired them to change direction from pop music to the folk and blues music they preferred, and the two moved back to Adelaide, where they formed The Audreys along with Cameron Goodall and Michael Green.[1] The group self-released the EP You & Steve McQueen in 2005, featuring the singles "Oh Honey" and "You and Steve McQueen".
2006-2009: Between Last Night and Us & When the Flood Comes[]
The band's debut album Between Last Night and Us was released in February 2006, and featured the singles "Banjo & Violin" and "Don't Change". At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, Between Last Night And Us won the ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album,[2] and its songs were used as the soundtrack for the 2007 ABC TV series, Rain Shadow.[3]
Their second album, When the Flood Comes, was released in April 2008,[4] and at the ARIA Music Awards of 2008 it won the ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album. The album featured the single "Paradise City". Tracks "Small Things" and "Lay Me Down" have been included on movie and television program soundtracks both in Australia and the USA.[citation needed] "Small Things" was used as soundtrack music in the November 2010 episode of Neighbours, when Steph Scully was sentenced to 6 years in jail for the death of Ringo Brown.[citation needed]
The band have appeared at Australian festivals such as A Day on the Green, Woodford Folk Festival, Red Hill Harvest Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival, The Great Escape, The East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, Southbound, Mossvale Music Festival, Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival, The Falls Festival and the Adelaide leg of the Big Day Out in 2007.[5] They have also toured overseas, including shows in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Russia.[6][7]
2010-2015: Sometimes the Stars & Til My Tears Roll Away[]
Following the departure of Cameron Goodall and Michael Green, Taasha Coates and Tristan Goodall continued as a duo and recorded their third album.[8] The album included work from Tim Rogers, jazz pianist Paul Grabowsky, members of Tripod, and Michael Barker of the John Butler Trio. The duo once again worked under the guidance of producer, engineer and friend Shane O'Mara.[8]
In October 2010 The Audreys released their third album, titled Sometimes the Stars, which debuted at #28 on the ARIA charts. Following the release of the album, The Audreys toured throughout Australia in October, November and December 2010. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, the group won their third ARIA award for Best Blues and Roots Album.
In March 2012, a 3CD box set called Collected was released, featuring the first three studio albums. The digital version included seven bonus tracks, including the song "Train Wreck Blues", which was released as a single.[9]
In March 2014, the group released their fourth album 'Til My Tears Roll Away, which peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Charts. The album was preceded by the lead single "My Darlin' Girl" in January 2014.[10] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2014, the band were again nominated for Best Blues and Roots Album.
2016-present: solo work[]
In 2016, Taasha Coates released her first solo record Taasha Coates and her Melancholy Sweethearts through ABC Music and produced by fellow Australian, producer Shane Nicholson. The first single and video for the album was "This House Is Gonna Burn", a song about domestic violence. Overall the record has a harder edge than most of the material Taasha penned in her band The Audreys, though the artistic and thematic through lines are quite clear. Songs from the album are featured prominently in the ABC miniseries Pulse.[citation needed]
Taasha lives in Adelaide, Australia with her husband Ray Flowers. Tristan resides in Melbourne, and The Audreys still play often around Australia.[citation needed]
Members[]
The band members are:
- Taasha Coates - vocals, keys, melodica, harmonica, ukulele
- Tristan Goodall - Acoustic and electric guitars, banjo
Current touring members:
- Shane O'Mara - electric guitar
- Rick Plant - bass
- Ben Wiesner- drums
Previous members:
- Michael Green - violin, vocals, lap steel
- Toby Lang - drums, vocals
- Lyndon Gray - double bass, vocals
- Cameron Goodall - vocals, guitars, mandocello
- David Ross MacDonald - drums
- Grant Cummerford - bass
- Brett Canning - bass, vocals
- John (Bedge) Bedggood- keys, violin, vocals
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications |
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| AUS [11] | |||
| Between Last Night And Us | 97 | ||
| When the Flood Comes |
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20 | |
| Sometimes the Stars |
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28 | |
| 'Til My Tears Roll Away |
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32 |
Compilations[]
| Title | album details |
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| Collected |
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EPs[]
| Title | EP details |
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| You and Steve McQueen |
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Singles[]
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Oh Honey" | 2005 | You and Steve McQueen |
| "You and Steve McQueen" | ||
| "Banjo and Violin" | 2006 | 'Between Last Night and Us |
| "Don't Change" | ||
| "Small Things" | 2008 | 'When the Flood Comes |
| "Paradise City" | ||
| "Trouble Somehow" | 2010 | Sometimes the Stars |
| "Sometimes the Stars" | ||
| "Lonesome Valley" | 2011 | |
| "Track Wreck Blues" | 2012 | Collected |
| "My Darlin' Girl"[13] | 2014 | 'Til My Tears Roll Away |
| "Baby Are You There?" |
Awards[]
ARIA Music Awards[]
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. The Audreys have been nominated for four awards and have won three.[14]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Lost to |
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| 2006 | Between Last Night and Us | Best Blues & Roots Album | Won | N/A |
| 2008 | When the Flood Comes | Best Blues & Roots Album | Won | N/A |
| 2011 | Sometimes the Stars | Best Blues & Roots Album | Won | N/A |
| 2014 | 'Til My Tears Roll Away | Best Blues & Roots Album | Nominated | John Butler Trio - Flesh & Blood |
Fowler's Live Music Awards[]
The Fowler's Live Music Awards took place from 2012 to 2014 to "recognise success and achievement over the past 12 months [and] celebrate the great diversity of original live music" in South Australia. Since 2015 they're known as the South Australian Music Awards.[15]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
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| 2012 | Audreys | Best Acoustic Artist | Won |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Zuel, Bernard (2 November 2006). "The Audreys". The Age. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ "ARIA award winners". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ "News". The Audreys. 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "New album, tour for The Audreys". Oz Music Scene. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "About us". The Audreys. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ Ashley, Sarah (28 July 2006). "Live music: The Audreys". The Deep End. ABC Radio National. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ Browne, Sally (26 May 2007). "Wind in their sails". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The Audreys". Beat Magazine. November 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "The Audreys Trainwreck Blues". AIRIT. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Audreys Announce New Album". ABC Music. February 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Australia (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > The Audreys in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 20.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "New Album". ABC Music. February 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "The Audreys ARIA History". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Past Winners". South Australian Music Awards. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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- Musical groups from Adelaide
- Australian folk music groups
- ARIA Award winners
- Musical groups established in 2004