The Beautiful Girls
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This article is about the Australian band. For other uses, see Beautiful Girl (disambiguation).
| The Beautiful Girls | |
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 Lead singer Mat McHugh at the Corner Hotel, Richmond, Australia 13 December 2007 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | Roots Pop rock Alternative |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Independent/MGM Distribution |
| Website | www.thebeautifulgirls.com |
| Members | |
| Mat McHugh Paulie B Bruce Braybrooke |
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The Beautiful Girls are an Australian 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.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Past members
- Mitchell Connelly - drums, percussion
- Clay MacDonald - bass, vocals
- Felipe Kimiecik - harmonica, melodica, piano
- Jacqueline Drum - vocals, drums
[edit] Discography
- Morning Sun EP (January 2002)
- Goodtimes EP (November 2002)
- Learn Yourself (September 2003)
- "Black Bird" (2003)
- The Weight of the World EP (2004)
- We're Already Gone (2005) #19 Australia
- Water (2006)
- Ziggurats (2007) #21 Australia
- Spooks (2010) #18 Australia
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] APRA Awards
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".[1]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 2011 | "10:10" (Matt McHugh) | Blues & Roots Work of the Year[2] | Nominated |
| "Don't Wait" (Matt McHugh) | Blues & Roots Work of the Year[2] | Nominated |
[edit] Other awards
- Inside Film Awards 2007 – Nominated for Best Music Video: I Thought About You
- ARIA Music Awards of 2005 – Nominated, Best Blues & Roots Album
- J Award 2005 – Nominated
- Triple J Hottest 100, 2003 – #41 ("Blackbird") and #62 ("Music"); Triple J Hottest 100, 2005 #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, 2007 #38 ("I Thought About You")
[edit] References
- ^ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Nominations > Blues & Roots Work of the Year – 2011". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2011. http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/BluesRootsWorkoftheYear2011.aspx. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
