Angus & Julia Stone (album)

Angus & Julia Stone
Studio album by
Angus & Julia Stone
Released1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)
RecordedLate 2013 – April 2014
StudioShangri-La (Malibu, California)
GenreFolk
Length60:07
LabelEMI
Producer
Angus & Julia Stone chronology
Memories of an Old Friend
(2010) 		Angus & Julia Stone
(2014) 		Snow
(2017)
Singles from Angus & Julia Stone
  1. "Heart Beats Slow"
    Released: 27 May 2014[1]
  2. "Death Defying Acts"
    Released: 17 June 2014[2]
  3. "A Heartbreak"
    Released: 8 July 2014[3]
  4. "Grizzly Bear"
    Released: 22 July 2014[4]
  5. "Get Home"
    Released: 26 August 2014

Angus & Julia Stone is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus & Julia Stone, released on 1 August 2014 in Australia through EMI Music Australia,[5] and on the same day in the United States through American Recordings.[6] Its release was preceded by the singles "Heart Beats Slow",[1] which peaked at No. 37 in Australia,[7] "Death Defying Acts" in June, "A Heartbreak" and "Grizzly Bear" in July.[3] The videos for all four songs as well as a video for "Get Home" were directed by Jessie Hill.[8]

American record producer Rick Rubin helped reunite the duo and co-produced the album.[9] 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."[10] The album has been said to contain "blended harmonies [...] and more experimental guitar textures".[10]

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 favourable critical reception.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Angus & Julia Stone

Standard edition[5]
No.TitleLength
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
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[12]
No.TitleLength
14."Do Without"4:15
15."All This Love"4:05
16."Roses"3:29
Total length:71:56
Australian iTunes Store special edition[13]
No.TitleLength
1."A Heartbreak" (Live in London / 2014)4:50
2."Main Street" (Live in Sesto / 2014)5:51
3."For You" (Live in Brisbane / 2014)5:02
4."Crash & Burn" (Live in Lyon / 2014)6:15
5."My Word for It" (Live in Brisbane / 2014)4:14
6."Big Jet Plane" (Live in Lyon / 2014)4:15
7."Other Things" (Live in Newcastle / 2014)6:03
8."Wedding Song" (Live in Melbourne / 2014)3:44
9."Wherever You Are" (Live in Brooklyn / 2014)3:40
10."Death Defying Acts" (Live in Vienna / 2014)5:41
11."Santa Monica Dream" (Live in Paris / 2014)5:24
Total length:54:49

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Angus & Julia Stone
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28] Platinum 70,000^
France (SNEP)[29] Gold 50,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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