Talks & Entertainment

Let’s cut to the chase. The captivating third, self-titled album from Angus & Julia Stone, produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin, is the best record the siblings have ever made, a record born of spontaneity, and totally unplanned.  You know their history, raised in Sydney’s northern beaches, after word-of-mouth heat and early EPs the brother and sister duo demanded attention with their 2007 debut, A Book Like This, which was produced in London by Travis’s Fran Healy. Three years later, and the result of endless tours through Europe, North America and Australia, Angus & Julia delivered the multi-platinum, ARIA-conquering Down the Way.

The new record is pure Angus & Julia, but there’s a brand new potency here, richness you can’t ignore—the record tracks are of spirit and statement. Angus & Julia’s creative union has resulted in their best work yet. It’s a record steeped in feeling and filled with a newfound freedom and confidence that’s palatable throughout. Rubin comments, ‘‘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.”