The Beautiful Girls
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The Beautiful Girls are an Australia
n band, predominantly playing roots music
. They have released three EPs, Morning Sun, Goodtimes and Weight Of The World. Plus four full length albums, Learn Yourself
, We're Already Gone
, Ziggurats
and Spooks
. They played at Dusty Days
on 15 March 2008 in Wagga Wagga, NSW. Their single I Thought About You reached #60 in the ARIA Singles Chart.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n band, predominantly playing roots music
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
. They have released three EPs, Morning Sun, Goodtimes and Weight Of The World. Plus four full length albums, Learn Yourself
Learn Yourself
Learn Yourself is the September 2003 album from Australian three-piece band The Beautiful Girls.This CD is currently unavailable.-Track listing:#So It Seems#Music#Less#La Mar#High Rolling#Cash Money#Freedom #Blackbird#Learn Yourself...
, We're Already Gone
We're Already Gone
We're Already Gone is the second full length album by The Beautiful Girls, an Australian roots band. Leaving their original acoustic set-up, the band start to experiment with electric guitars, a concept taken further in their latest release Ziggurats...
, Ziggurats
Ziggurats (album)
Ziggurats is the 2007 album from Australian three-piece band The Beautiful Girls. It was released in May, 2007 and features the single I Thought About You.-Track listing:All songs written by Mat...
and Spooks
Spooks (album)
Spooks is the 2010 album from Australian band The Beautiful Girls. It was released on 25 May 2010 and features the single "10:10".-Track listing:# "Spooks"# "My Mind Is An Echo Chamber"# "10:10"# "Home / Family"# "Running"# "After All This Time"...
. They played at Dusty Days
Dusty Days
Dusty Days is a music festival held in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.- 2008 :Dusty Days Music Festival was held on Saturday the 15th of March 2008 relocated from the Wagga Wagga Showground to the Music Bowl which is located in the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens and featured such artists as Sneaky Sound...
on 15 March 2008 in Wagga Wagga, NSW. Their single I Thought About You reached #60 in the ARIA Singles Chart.
Members
- Mat McHugh - vocal, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Paulie Bromley - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Bruce Braybrooke - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Past members
- Mitchell Connelly - drums, percussion
- Clay MacDonald - bass, vocals
- Felipe Kimiecik - harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, melodicaMelodicaThe melodica, also known as the "blow-organ" or "key-flute", is a free-reed instrument similar to the melodeon and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole,...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Jacqueline Drum - vocals, drums
Discography
- Morning Sun EPMorning Sun (EP)Morning Sun is the 2002 EP from Australian three-piece band The Beautiful Girls.This was the debut album, an independent release, distributed by MGM Distribution.-Track listing:# "Periscopes" - 3:33# "All I Need" - 2:40# "Morning Sun" - 4:55...
(January 2002) - Goodtimes EPGoodtimesGoodtimes is the November 2002 recording from Australian three-piece band The Beautiful Girls.This CD is currently unavailable.-Track listing:#Goodtimes#Water#All I Need #Everything Does#At The First Sign Of Trouble...
(November 2002) - Learn YourselfLearn YourselfLearn Yourself is the September 2003 album from Australian three-piece band The Beautiful Girls.This CD is currently unavailable.-Track listing:#So It Seems#Music#Less#La Mar#High Rolling#Cash Money#Freedom #Blackbird#Learn Yourself...
(September 2003) - "Black Bird" (2003)
- The Weight of the World EP (2004)
- We're Already GoneWe're Already GoneWe're Already Gone is the second full length album by The Beautiful Girls, an Australian roots band. Leaving their original acoustic set-up, the band start to experiment with electric guitars, a concept taken further in their latest release Ziggurats...
(2005) #19 Australia - WaterWater (Beautiful Girls album)Water is the 2006 Compilation CD from Australian three-piece band The Beautiful Girls.-Track listing:#Periscopes#Morning Sun#On a Clear Day#Goodtimes#Water#At the First Sign of Trouble#Music#La Mar#Freedom#Weight of the World...
(2006) - ZigguratsZiggurats (album)Ziggurats is the 2007 album from Australian three-piece band The Beautiful Girls. It was released in May, 2007 and features the single I Thought About You.-Track listing:All songs written by Mat...
(2007) #21 Australia - SpooksSpooks (album)Spooks is the 2010 album from Australian band The Beautiful Girls. It was released on 25 May 2010 and features the single "10:10".-Track listing:# "Spooks"# "My Mind Is An Echo Chamber"# "10:10"# "Home / Family"# "Running"# "After All This Time"...
(2010) #18 Australia
Awards and nominations
- Inside Film Awards 2007Inside Film AwardsThe Inside Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony and broadcast platform for the Australian film industry, a format created by Australian Producer Andrew Dillon...
– Nominated for Best Music Video: I Thought About You - ARIA Music Awards of 2005ARIA Music Awards of 2005The 19th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 23 October 2005 at the Sydney Superdome at the Sydney Olympic Park complex, thus continuing the previous year's innovation of televising the awards on Sunday evening...
– Nominated, Best Blues & Roots Album - J AwardJ AwardThe J Award is an award given by influential Australian youth radio station Triple J to Australian Album of the Year. It is judged by a panel of members of the music industry, led by Richard Kingsmill...
2005 – Nominated - Triple J Hottest 100, 2003Triple J Hottest 100, 2003The 2003 Triple J Hottest 100, announced on 26 January 2004, was the eleventh such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD featuring 40 songs was released. A DVD, containing film clips of songs...
– #41 ("Blackbird") and #62 ("Music"); Triple J Hottest 100, 2005Triple J Hottest 100, 2005The 2005 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2006. It was the thirteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J....
#68 ("...And We'll Dance on the Ashes of What's Left") and #81 ("Let's Take the Long Way Home"); Triple J Hottest 100, 2007Triple J Hottest 100, 2007The 2007 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2008. It was the fifteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J....
#38 ("I Thought About You")
External links
- Official website
- [ The Beautiful Girls] at Allmusic
- The Beautiful Girls collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
's live music archive - The Beautiful Girls: More Than Skin Deep. College Crier Interview
- Full-length video of Amsterdam gig (08-11-2006)