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'''The Audreys''' are a triple [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]]-winning Australian [[blues]]/[[Traditional music|roots]] band who formed in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]] in [[2004 in music|2004]]. Their fourth studio album, ''<nowiki/>'Til My Tears Roll Away'', was released in March 2014.
'''The Audreys''' are a triple [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]]-winning Australian [[blues]]/[[Traditional music|roots]] band who formed in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]] in [[2004 in music|2004]]. They have released four studio albums to date.


==Biography==
==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.<ref name=theage>{{cite news |first=Bernard |last=Zuel |title=The Audreys |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/gig-previews--reviews/the-audreys/2006/11/02/1162339975908.html |newspaper=The Age |date=2 November 2006 |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> After dropping out of [[university]] in [[Adelaide]], the two moved to Melbourne where they played original [[Pop music|pop]] songs and slowed-down versions of 1980s songs.<ref name=theage/> An impromptu [[jam session]] with a [[Bluegrass music|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.<ref name=theage/>
The precursor to The Audreys started in [[Melbourne]] as a duo consisting of lead singer Taasha Coates and guitarist Tristan Goodall.<ref name=theage>{{cite news |first=Bernard |last=Zuel |title=The Audreys |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/gig-previews--reviews/the-audreys/2006/11/02/1162339975908.html |newspaper=The Age |date=2 November 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2008}}</ref> After dropping out of [[university]] in [[Adelaide]], the two moved to Melbourne where they played original [[Pop music|pop]] songs and slowed-down versions of 1980s songs.<ref name=theage/> An impromptu [[jam session]] with a [[Bluegrass music|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.<ref name=theage/>
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''===
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The band's debut album ''[[Between Last Night And Us]]'' was released in February 2006, and featured the singles "Oh Honey", "You & Steve McQueen", "Banjo & Violin" and "Don't Change". ''Between Last Night And Us'' won the 2006 [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA]] award for [[ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album|Best Blues & Roots Album]],<ref>{{cite news |title=ARIA award winners |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/aria-award-winners/2006/10/29/1162056862533.html |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=30 October 2006 |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> and its songs were used as the soundtrack for the 2007 [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] TV series, ''[[Rain Shadow (TV series)|Rain Shadow]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaudreys.com.au/news07.htm |title=News |accessdate=2008-03-24 |date=28 September 2007 |publisher=The Audreys |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502084706/http://www.theaudreys.com.au/news07.htm |archivedate=2 May 2008 }}</ref> Their second album, ''[[When the Flood Comes]]'', was released in April 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ozmusicscene.com/new-album-tour-for-the-audreys/ |title=New album, tour for The Audreys |accessdate=2008-03-24 |date=13 March 2008 |publisher=Oz Music Scene}}</ref> and won the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2008|ARIA Award]] for Best Blues and Roots Album in 2008. 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. "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]].
{{main|Between Last Night and Us|When the Flood Comes}}
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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]],<ref>{{cite news |title=ARIA award winners |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/aria-award-winners/2006/10/29/1162056862533.html |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=30 October 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2008}}</ref> and its songs were used as the soundtrack for the 2007 [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] TV series, ''[[Rain Shadow (TV series)|Rain Shadow]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaudreys.com.au/news07.htm |title=News |accessdate=2008-03-24 |date=28 September 2007 |publisher=The Audreys |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502084706/http://www.theaudreys.com.au/news07.htm |archivedate=2 May 2008 }}</ref>


Their second album, ''[[When the Flood Comes]]'', was released in April 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ozmusicscene.com/new-album-tour-for-the-audreys/ |title=New album, tour for The Audreys |accessdate=2008-03-24 |date=13 March 2008 |publisher=Oz Music Scene}}</ref> 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.{{reference needed|May 2020}} "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]].{{reference needed|May 2020}}
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The band have appeared at Australian festivals such as A Day on the Green, [[Woodford Folk Festival]], Red Hill Harvest Festival, [[Port Fairy, Victoria|Port Fairy]] Folk Festival, [[The Great Escape (festival)|The Great Escape]], The [[East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival]], [[Southbound (festival)|Southbound]], Mossvale Music Festival, Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival, The [[Falls Festival]] and the [[Adelaide, South Australia|Adelaide]] leg of the [[Big Day Out]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaudreys.com.au/about-us.htm |title=About us |accessdate=2008-03-23 |publisher=The Audreys |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324203122/http://www.theaudreys.com.au/about-us.htm |archivedate=24 March 2008 }}</ref> They have also toured overseas, including shows in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Russia.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sarah |last=Ashley |title=Live music: The Audreys |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/deepend/stories/2006/1699973.htm |work=The Deep End |publisher=ABC Radio National |date=28 July 2006 |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Sally |last=Browne |title=Wind in their sails |url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21792971-5003421,00.html |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |date=26 May 2007 |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref>


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The band have appeared at Australian festivals such as A Day on the Green, [[Woodford Folk Festival]], Red Hill Harvest Festival, [[Port Fairy, Victoria|Port Fairy]] Folk Festival, [[The Great Escape (festival)|The Great Escape]], The [[East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival]], [[Southbound (festival)|Southbound]], Mossvale Music Festival, Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival, The [[Falls Festival]] and the [[Adelaide, South Australia|Adelaide]] leg of the [[Big Day Out]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaudreys.com.au/about-us.htm |title=About us |accessdate=23 March 2008|publisher=The Audreys |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324203122/http://www.theaudreys.com.au/about-us.htm |archivedate=24 March 2008 }}</ref> They have also toured overseas, including shows in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Russia.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sarah |last=Ashley |title=Live music: The Audreys |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/deepend/stories/2006/1699973.htm |work=The Deep End |publisher=ABC Radio National |date=28 July 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Sally |last=Browne |title=Wind in their sails |url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21792971-5003421,00.html |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |date=26 May 2007 |accessdate=23 March 2008}}</ref>
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In late 2010 The Audreys released their third album ''Sometimes The Stars'', which debuted at #28 on the ARIA charts and won the ARIA award for Best Blues and Roots Album in 2011. A who’s who of Australian musicians contributed to the making of ''Sometimes The Stars'', including [[Tim Rogers (musician)|Tim Rogers]], jazz pianist [[Paul Grabowsky]], members of [[Tripod (band)|Tripod]], and [[Michael Barker (drummer)|Michael Barker]] of the [[John Butler Trio]]. The duo once again worked under the guidance of producer, engineer and friend [[Shane O'Mara (musician)|Shane O'Mara]]. Following the release of the album, The Audreys toured throughout Australia in October, November and December 2010.


===2010-2015: ''Sometimes the Stars'' & ''Til My Tears Roll Away''===
In 2014, the duo released their fourth album '''Til My Tears Roll Away'' through [[ABC Music]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Google|url = https://www.google.com.au/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=the%2520audreys%2520til%2520my%2520tears|website = www.google.com.au|access-date = 2016-02-02}}</ref>
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In October 2010 The Audreys released their third album ''Sometimes the Stars'', which debuted at #28 on the ARIA charts. The album included work from [[Tim Rogers (musician)|Tim Rogers]], jazz pianist [[Paul Grabowsky]], members of [[Tripod (band)|Tripod]], and [[Michael Barker (drummer)|Michael Barker]] of the [[John Butler Trio]]. The duo once again worked under the guidance of producer, engineer and friend [[Shane O'Mara (musician)|Shane O'Mara]]. 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 February 2014, the group released their fourth album ''Til My Tears Roll Away'', which peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Charts. At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2014]], the band were again nominated for Best Blues and Roots Album.
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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 (singer)|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.


===2016-present: solo work and marriage===
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In 2017 Taasha married Ray Flowers, whom she met while attending the [[Americana Music Festival & Conference|Americana Music Conference]] in Nashville, Tennessee in 2016. They now live in Adelaide, Australia. Tristan resides in Melbourne, and The Audreys still play often around Australia. Tristan and Taasha plan to release a new Audreys album in 2018.
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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 (singer)|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''.{{reference needed|May 2020}}

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In 2017 Taasha married Ray Flowers, whom she met while attending the [[Americana Music Festival & Conference|Americana Music Conference]] in Nashville, Tennessee in 2016.{{reference needed|May 2020}} They now live in Adelaide, Australia. Tristan resides in Melbourne, and The Audreys still play often around Australia.{{reference needed|May 2020}}


==Members==
==Members==
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* "Baby, Are You There?"
* "Baby, Are You There?"


==References==
==Awards==
===ARIA Music Awards===
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{{reflist}}
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search/?text=audreys|title=The Audreys ARIA History|website=ARIA Awards|accessdate=4 May 2020}}</ref>


{{awards table}}
==External links==
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* [http://www.theaudreys.com.au The Audreys' Official Website]
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006]]
* [http://store.theaudreys.com.au The Audreys' Official Store]
| ''[[Between Last Night and Us]]''
* [http://www.facebook.com/theaudreys The Audreys' Facebook Page]
| [[ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album]]
* [https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/the-audreys/id178724744 The Audreys' iTunes Store]
| {{won}}
* [http://www.sonicbids.com/theaudreysband The Audreys' Sonicbids EPK]
|-
* [http://www.myspace.com/theaudreysband The Audreys' MySpace site]
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2008|2008]]
| ''[[When the Flood Comes]]''
| Best Blues and Roots Album
| {{won}}
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| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2011|2011]]
| ''Sometimes the Stars''
| Best Blues and Roots Album
| {{won}}
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| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2014|2014]]
| '''Til My Tears Roll Away''
| Best Blues and Roots Album
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}


==References==
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{{reflist}}
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Revision as of 03:38, 4 May 2020

"Audreys" redirects here. For other uses, see Audrey (disambiguation).

The Audreys
Background information
OriginAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
GenresBlues & Roots
Years active2004–present
LabelsABC Music
MitgliederTaasha Coates
Tristan Goodall
WebsiteOfficial website

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

Main articles: Between Last Night and Us and 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

In October 2010 The Audreys released their third album Sometimes the Stars, which debuted at #28 on the ARIA charts. 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. 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 February 2014, the group released their fourth album Til My Tears Roll Away, which peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Charts. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2014, the band were again nominated for Best Blues and Roots Album.

2016-present: solo work and marriage

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]

In 2017 Taasha married Ray Flowers, whom she met while attending the Americana Music Conference in Nashville, Tennessee in 2016.[citation needed] They now live in Adelaide, Australia. Tristan resides in Melbourne, and The Audreys still play often around Australia.[citation needed]

Mitglieder

The band members are:

Current touring members:

Previous members:

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Titel Album details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
AUS
[8]
Between Last Night And Us
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: ABC / Warner
  • Formats: CD, LP
 97
When the Flood Comes
  • Released: 18 April 2008
  • Label: Kybosh Records/ ABC/ Warner
  • Formats: CD, Digital download, LP
 20
Sometimes the Stars
  • Released: October 2010
  • Label: ABC Music
  • Formats: CD, Digital download, LP
 28
Til My Tears Roll Away
  • Released: February 2014
  • Label: ABC Music
  • Formats: CD, Digital download, LP
 32

EPs

List of EP with selected details
Titel RP details
You and Steve McQueen
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: The Audreys
  • Formats: CD

Singles

  • "Oh Honey"
  • "You and Steve McQueen"
  • "Banjo and Violin"
  • "Don't Change"
  • "Paradise City"
  • "Troubles Somehow"
  • "Sometimes The Stars"
  • "Train Wreck Blues"
  • "My Darlin' Girl"
  • "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.[10]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 Between Last Night and Us ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album Won
2008 When the Flood Comes Best Blues and Roots Album Won
2011 Sometimes the Stars Best Blues and Roots Album Won
2014 'Til My Tears Roll Away Best Blues and Roots Album Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c Zuel, Bernard (2 November 2006). "The Audreys". The Age. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. ^ "ARIA award winners". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  3. ^ "News". The Audreys. 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  4. ^ "New album, tour for The Audreys". Oz Music Scene. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  5. ^ "About us". The Audreys. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  6. ^ Ashley, Sarah (28 July 2006). "Live music: The Audreys". The Deep End. ABC Radio National. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  7. ^ Browne, Sally (26 May 2007). "Wind in their sails". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  8. ^ Australia (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ^ "The Audreys ARIA History". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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