Angus and Julia Stone are a brother/sister group from the sunny northern suburbs of Sydney.  Originally they started out as separate artists who would play back up for each other at open mic nights.  From that humble background Angus and Julia slowly gained momentum and caught the attention of the alternative media in Australia and then the UK.  Using this momentum the recorded the album “A Book Like This” and released it in Australia in September 2007 and then in the UK in March 2008.

One of the things that make this duo unique is they both write songs independently of one another.  Because of this you get a wonderful variety in the album with songs written from different perspectives but with threads of common experiences holding it together.  What you end up with is a very listenable album that neither becomes predictable nor strays far from its roots.  This album plays like a summers day in a hammock with the surf breaking nearby.

The album was only recently released in North America (3rd March 2009) on Nettwerk.  Currently Angus and Julia are touring through the United States before they head back into the studio and I think we all should be holding our collective breaths to see what they release next.

Angus and Julia Stone (MySpace)