The Triangles
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The Triangles are an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia.
Eleanor Horsburgh, Julie Conway, Katherine Simpson (née James), Matt Gormann and Robert Simpson met as school friends in Boronia, a suburb of Melbourne. They began playing together in 2003 and collaborated on writing songs that mixed elements of rock, psych-pop and folk. They performed in local venues and self-released two song collections before signing with local label Half a Cow Records. Through Half a Cow they released the CDs Magic Johnson (2005) and Seventy-Five Year Plan (2007). Magic Johnson spawned the regional hit singles "Applejack" and "Let’s Replace the Cityscapes."
The Triangles ostensibly split after the release of their second CD when several members left Australia. The band reformed early in 2010 when they were approached to perform "Applejack" in a Spanish TV commercial for Estrella Damm. Consequently the tune became a hit single in Spain during the summer of 2010, reaching #1 on the Spanish iTunes singles chart,[1] as well as spending 14 weeks on the CD singles chart, peaking at #8.[2] The commercial has been viewed on YouTube over 3.9 million times as of January 2012,[3] and led to the posting of numerous home-grown "Applejack" music videos by Spanish fans.[4] An album of previously released Triangles songs was released in July 2010 by Universal Music Spain.[5]
The Triangles reactivated in late 2010 with new music in the form of an EP entitled The Night Lunch, released independently in 2011.[6]
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[edit] Members
- Julie Conway - keyboards, accordion
- Matt Gormann - guitars, vocals, ukulele, banjo, harmonica
- Eleanor Horsburgh - vocals, drums, percussion, melodica, glockenspiel
- Katherine Simpson - bass guitar, vocals, recorder, ukuleue, kazoo
- Robert Simpson – drums, guitars, synthesizer
[edit] Other appearances
The Triangles appear as guest artistes on When I Cross the River, the 2007 CD by Melbourne folk performer Tom Bolton.[7]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Waterfive (2003) independent
- Red Panda (2004) independent
- Magic Johnson (2005; reissued 2010) Half a Cow Records HAC117
- Seventy-Five Year Plan (2007) Half a Cow Records HAC125
- The Triangles (2010) Universal Music Spain
[edit] Singles/EPs
- "Let’s Replace the Cityscapes" (2003)
- The Feast of Stephen (2003)
- Christmas 2005 (2005) Half a Cow Records YULEDO001
- "Applejack" (2010)
- The Night Lunch EP (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ "Melbourne’s The Triangles Hit No.1 In Spain," MessAndNoise.com
- ^ The Triangles "Applejack" - Spain Top 50 Singles chart performance at ACharts.us
- ^ The Estrella Damm channel on YouTube
- ^ The Triangles official website, 26 June 2010 posting
- ^ “The Triangles” CD at Amazon.es
- ^ The Triangles official website, 13 June 2011 posting
- ^ Tom Bolton home page
