51-634: Robitaille is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: JF Robitaille , Canadian singer-songwriter John Robitaille (born 1948), American politician and businessman in Rhode Island Luc Robitaille (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player, left wing for numerous teams, mainly for the Los Angeles Kings Mike Robitaille (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey player, defenceman for, among other teams,
102-665: A "winning mix of Angus' Damien Rice-like lilting vocals and Julia's Bjork-esque warbling creating a sonic combination that lulls the listener into wistful contentment". In March 2006 Angus & Julia Stone began recording their debut extended play, Chocolates and Cigarettes , with Julia on vocals, guitar and trumpet; Angus on vocals and guitar; Mitchell "Mitch" Connelly ( the Beautiful Girls ) on drums and percussion; Clay MacDonald (the Beautiful Girls) on bass guitar; and Hanna Oblikov guested on cello. The EP's title
153-557: A Australian folk and indie pop group, formed in 2006 by brother and sister Angus and Julia Stone . Angus & Julia Stone have released five studio albums and a soundtrack album: A Book Like This (2007), Down the Way (2010), Angus & Julia Stone (2014), Snow (2017), Life Is Strange (2021) and Cape Forestier (2024). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 , they won five awards from nine nominations: Album of
204-646: A break from performing and recording together, Angus released his debut solo album, Smoking Gun , under the pseudonym, Lady of the Sunshine. His album reached the top 50 on the ARIA Albums Chart. One of his tracks, " Big Jet Plane ", from Smoking Gun was later re-recorded by Angus & Julia Stone and released by the duo as a single in May 2010. Angus & Julia Stone spent most of 2009 writing, recording and self-producing their second studio album, Down
255-423: A couple months after video of Malone was released, talking about how he could sample the song to American Rapper Swae Lee . A recording of the performance was uploaded onto Malone's Youtube page on 16 May 2023. In April 2024, the siblings returned to Triple J's weekly segment Like A Version , where they covered Scottish singer-songwriter, Lewis Capaldi 's hit single " Someone You Loved ". They also performed
306-536: A fictional character originally written by Clive Barker [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Robitaille . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robitaille&oldid=1239749636 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
357-401: A fractured feel like Jolie Holland ; his has a smoke-on-the-beach drawl". While Nimmervoll offered, "Angus has a Paul Simon style voice, in the high register, equally as suited to lead and harmony. Julia's is one of those girly, fragile theatrical voices very much in vogue in alt-folk these days. She'd struggle to distinguish herself against the competition, but alternating with Angus gives her
408-439: A live version of their single "Cape Forestier". In February 2024, the duo announced their fifth studio album, Cape Forestier would be released in May 2024. The duo also released the single of the album "The Wedding Song" on 9 February. On 8 March, they released the albums title track "Cape Forestier". Cape Forestier was released on 10 May 2024. In August 2024, the duo's Australian leg of their Living Room Sessions show
459-607: A lot about time ... Just in general. To take a step back and let something unfold and breathe and become ripe when it says it's time". In November 2012, Megan Sauers of Venture Mag reported that Angus & Julia Stone were due to tour Europe during January and February 2013. In early December 2012, Julia and Angus each performed solo slots at Homebake , Julia indicated further solo shows from mid-February 2013. The duo began working with Rick Rubin in Malibu during April 2014. On 17 April, Julia tweeted from her Twitter account, "Up at
510-454: A period of approximately six months. Angus & Julia Stone's fourth studio album Snow was released on 15 September 2017. The album features the title track " Snow " and " Chateau ". The album peaked at the number 2 spot on the ARIA albums chart . Angus and Julia included a song about their late grandfather on the album, titled "Cellar Door", as he had helped inspire them to become a band;
561-583: A place where we really wanted creative space to go in whatever direction we wanted so we were like 'let's just take a year out'". She explained that those songs were unlikely to be heard, but maintained the group would reunite after their solo projects. That same month, Julia released her second solo album, By the Horns , which debuted at No. 11 on the ARIA Albums Chart. "When we make a record there are always too many songs, so we try and cut back to six songs each. There's no real process of deciding what gets put on
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#1732801524428612-597: A producer to guide them, the siblings sat on Healy's lounge-room floor, continuing to record songs, using vintage guitars and microphones. The rest of the tracks were recorded in their mother's lounge room back in Newport with Pritchett. 2007 commenced with the duo playing at January's Big Day Out . Their single, "Paper Aeroplane", was listed at No. 43 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006 . In February 2007 they played their first national Australian tour, which sold out. In
663-609: A third album with Angus stating, "I want to write stuff that makes me wanna move, more groove-based stuff." They performed at the 2011 Falls Festivals and Big Day Out festivals in Australia, followed by the Coachella festival in California. During July that year, the band toured Europe for a month visiting Portugal, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Italy. The pair planned to travel and holiday overseas for
714-646: Is Strange , their first release through a new recording deal with BMG. The album is pitched as "unexpected, unguarded, unforgettable" and led by the single "Love Song". The album was created as a soundtrack to the 2021 video game Life Is Strange: True Colors . Early 2023 American star Post Malone was opening for the American Band Red Hot Chilli Peppers in Melbourne , when Angus Stone was invited on stage. Malone and Stone preceded to perform " Big Jet Plane " together. This coming
765-637: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles JF Robitaille JF Robitaille is a Canadian singer-songwriter born and raised in Montreal , Quebec . Prior to becoming a solo artist, JF Robitaille was the lead singer for Montreal indie-rock band The Social Register. Robitaille was discovered in 2006 in New York City by Nona Hendryx . In 2007, he released his 6-track EP "The Blood In My Body," produced by Howard Bilerman ( Arcade Fire ) and Brian Paulson ( Wilco , Beck ) and it
816-725: The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's youth-focused radio station Triple J . They commenced in 2005. The Helpmann Awards
867-861: The New Zealand Singles Chart , No. 23 in Belgium and top 40 on the French Singles Chart . In an April 2010 interview with the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine, Julia revealed she had recorded a solo album in New York in late 2009. Her song "This Love" appears in the Australian film The Waiting City . The album, The Memory Machine , was released in a low-key fashion in September 2010. She described it as "mellow" but darker and spookier in tone than
918-518: The ARIA Albums Chart. By 2008 it was certified platinum by ARIA for shipment of 70,000 units. The group spent the rest of 2007 dividing their time between Australia and the UK. They toured around Australia and gigged extensively in the UK, Ireland and Scotland including support slots with The Magic Numbers and a winning display at the Latitude Festival . They welcomed in 2008 by performing at
969-666: The Buffalo Sabres, for which he currently serves as commentator Olivier Robitaille (1811–1896), Canadian mayor Pat Robitaille (born 1986), Canadian folk rock musician Randy Robitaille (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player, centreman for numerous teams, formerly with the Ottawa Senators, currently playing in the KHL Tom Robitaille , American basketball player Fictional characters Daniel Robitaille , also known as [the] Candyman ,
1020-655: The Colours" (aka "Wasted") and "Johnny and June" ("Hollywood"), and from Angus to Julia for "Lonely Hands" ("Just a Boy") – a three-track version was released for the US market. In March 2009, A Book Like This was released in the United States. The siblings supported Brett Dennen around the US, then they performed on the KCRW stage at South by Southwest as well as their own US shows. By April, however, they decided to take
1071-626: The New Year's Eve Falls Festival in Australia before heading back to the UK to support Newton Faulkner and David Gray , as well as playing their own sold-out London shows at Scala . Two of their tracks were listed on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2007 , with "Wasted" at No. 31 and " The Beast " at No. 45. A Book Like This was released in the UK in March 2008. In May they performed at the Woodford Folk Festival . The UK press lauded
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#17328015244281122-465: The UK, they were invited into Chris Potter 's studio ( The Verve , Richard Ashcroft ) to record. Fran Healy from UK band Travis had also heard their debut EP and invited them to his house to record. The result of these two matchups was the duo's second EP, Heart Full of Wine , which also had six tracks, appeared on 3 February 2007. Again Connelly provided drums and percussion, but on bass guitar
1173-609: The Way . The album was mixed by Kieran Kelly ( Midnight Youth ) at The Buddy Project in Astoria, New York . On 18 November 2009, the brother and sister appeared on Triple J's Dools show with Scott Dooley and premiered their single, "And the Boys". They announce their second album, Down the Way , was due in March 2010 and coincided with an Australian tour. After six months apart (Angus back in Australia, Julia in New York), they recorded
1224-552: The World! competition. Their song, "For You" was featured multiple times in the first two seasons of the American Broadcasting Company television show Revenge (TV series) , and in the 2011 movie Death of a Superhero . In May 2012, Julia told Rolling Stone (Australia) that the duo had shelved work on a third album, indefinitely: "It was too much to think we could only pick six songs each… We were both in
1275-518: The Year' and 'Best Adult Alternative Album' for Down the Way and 'Single of the Year' for "Big Jet Plane", as well as Artisan Awards for 'Producer of the Year' and 'Best Cover Art' for their work on Down the Way . Their song "Big Jet Plane" was announced No. 1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 on Australia Day (26 January) 2011. In an interview with Jason Treuen of Rolling Stone (Australia), Angus & Julia Stone confirmed they were writing material for
1326-457: The Year, Best Adult Alternative Album, Best Cover Art and Producer of the Year for Down the Way , and Single of the Year for " Big Jet Plane ". The siblings have also issued solo albums. Angus (b. 1986) and Julia (b. 1984) Stone were born in Sydney to Kim and John Stone, both of whom influenced their children's interest in music. Along with their older sister, Catherine, Julia and Angus grew up in
1377-402: The album and what gets put on our solo records ... It's funny, Angus didn't hear my solo record until it was being printed and I hadn't heard any of the songs from his solo record – we did them totally separately" Julia Stone, March 2011 She described writing the songs and temporarily parting with Angus, "[w]e had already been working on a new record together but it didn't feel right ... I
1428-622: The album in studios in Sawmills Cornwall England, Brooklyn in New York and with Govinda Doyle in Coolangatta, Queensland . Angus described the album: "All the songs were written so far [apart] that the styles and moods are really different". It debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The lead single, "And the Boys", became the group's second entry into the ARIA Singles Chart top 50. During April 2010,
1479-536: 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 favorable critical reception. Ideas for the duo's fourth studio album came about while the duo were in Switzerland, and the album was recorded at Angus' Byron Bay studio over
1530-667: The duo toured the UK to sold-out venues, Katy Ratican of Contactmusic.com caught their performance at the Ruby Lounge in Manchester , "a set led primarily by Julia, she had the greater presence of the duo throughout. With Angus appearing the most shy of the two, it was left to Julia to engage the audience with chat and it wasn't until later in the set that Angus' seemingly gentle nature was fully accepted". Alexander Gunz described their gig in Berlin "[they] look exactly as they do in
1581-656: The duo's work. Due to her commitments with the group there were no solo tours to promote her album. Down the Way also charted in Europe where it peaked in the top 30 on the French Albums Chart and stayed in the top 200 for 86 weeks. It reached the top 50 in Austria and Belgium; and the top 100 in Switzerland and The Netherlands . At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 Angus & Julia Stone won 'Album of
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1632-527: The duo: Uncut magazine said they performed "Fragile, beautiful songs"; a reviewer for The Guardian said "[they] fill [my] heart to bursting point with joy". The second half of that year was filled with more touring including a support spot with Martha Wainwright across the UK and into continental Europe playing gigs to over 25,000 people. In October they issued another four-track EP, Hollywood , which included re-recorded versions from A Book Like This with lead vocals swapped from Julia to Angus for "All
1683-684: The end of July, the siblings played to two hundred people packed in a tiny tent at the Splendour in the Grass festival in Byron Bay . By August they had signed a two-EP distribution deal with EMI Music in Australia and independent label Independiente Records in the United Kingdom and relocated to London. On 26 August that year the six-track EP was officially released by EMI Music with Ian Prichett (the Beautiful Girls) producing. While in
1734-664: The group signed with the William Morris Agency as their US agent. In May they played at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton, The Evening Standard reported, "Potentially chart-bound tracks were in far greater supply when Angus and Julia Stone took to the stage". In August they released " The Beast " which in the top 40 of the ARIA Singles Chart . On 8 September the group followed with their debut studio album, A Book Like This , which peaked at No. 6 on
1785-441: The necessary platform of variety, and just as well, because the songs she takes charge of are such wonderful tales of forlorn reflection". United Kingdom journalist Johnny Sharp of Mojo stated, "[m]ost impressive, though, are the songs – simple but blindingly effective acoustic compositions, warm boy-girl harmonies and delicate, less-is-more arrangements. Resistance is surely futile". Lewis Bazley of inthenews.co.uk felt they had
1836-629: The press photos: a slightly pot-smoking Neo-Hippie couple. He with artfully excellent and fluffy hair under his hat, her with Edding-painted roses on her guitar and a long blue dress, which while dancing she lifts slightly with her fingertips". The following month, the Big Jet Plane EP was released which included Julia singing a cover version of " You're the One That I Want " from Grease . In Australia, "Big Jet Plane", their highest charting single, peaked at No. 21. It appeared at No. 20 on
1887-536: The rest of the year, while also writing and recording. According to Triple J, in December 2010, they aimed to release their new music at the end of 2011. On 26 September 2011, the duo's song "Love Will Take You" was announced as the second track on the soundtrack for The Twilight Saga film, Breaking Dawn – Part 1 . On the same day, the band was selected as a top ten finalist in MTV Iggy's 2011 Best New Band in
1938-494: The same month, Chocolates and Cigarettes and Heart Full of Wine , were double-packed and released in Australia and the UK. The double EP reached No. 12 on the UK iTunes and their single, "Private Lawns", was named Single of the Week on BBC Radio 2 . It received a positive review from The Evening Standard , which called it "[t]heir finest track[;] its cheeky toe-taping rhythm [is] impossible to resist". In late March that year,
1989-509: The studio in Malibu. Recording with me brethren and the man of wonder Rick for the new album." Rubin helped reunite the duo and co-produced the album. The producer 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." The album has been said to contain "blended harmonies [...] and more experimental guitar textures". Angus & Julia Stone
2040-468: The suburb of Newport on Sydney's Northern Beaches . They attended Newport Primary School and then Barrenjoey High School . During their teen years, Angus started writing pop songs. After finishing school, Angus worked as a labourer and learned guitar while recuperating from a snowboarding accident. During this time Julia taught trumpet. After travelling abroad, when she returned to Australia, Julia encouraged Angus to start performing. By 2005, Angus
2091-445: The top 20 for 8 weeks. The album "Palace Blues", produced by Andy Magoffin , was released on 17 June. In 2017 Robitaille teamed up with British singer-songwriter Lail Arad to release the single "We Got It Coming". The duo toured extensively in the UK and Europe. This article about a singer-songwriter from Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Angus and Julia Stone Angus & Julia Stone are
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2142-467: The track is about Angus revisiting his home town to sing at his funeral. Two of the album's tracks were voted into the Triple J Hottest 100, 2017 : "Chateau" at number three and " Snow " at number 98. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018 , the album was nominated for two awards; Best Blues and Roots Album and Best Independent Release , while the single "Chateau" was nominated for Song of the Year. On 20 August 2021, Angus and Julia Stone released Life
2193-477: Was James Perryman and on cello was Bethany Porter – both Angus and Julia also played harmonica. At the end of 2006, the duo signed a worldwide publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Creative Artists Agency came on board as their UK-European agent. During their time in London, Healy helped Angus & Julia Stone with material which later become a part of their debut album, A Book Like This . With
2244-585: Was named one of the top 10 albums of the year by Brendan Kelly of CBC Radio One and The Montreal Gazette. After its initial Canadian release "Rival Hearts" was picked up and released by V2 Records in Benelux and G-Records (Rough Trade) in Germany. In January 2016, the single "Missing You" ( featuring Julie Doiron ) was released, the track entered the CBC Radio 2 top 20 national chart at No. 6 and remained in
2295-405: Was opened by Cloe Wilder, performing her latest EP 'Cliff Diving'. Cloe Wilder is an 18 year-old American-born indie and alternative pop artist. The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards ) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by
2346-917: Was playing at open mic nights with Julia occasionally performing backing vocals. For their first such gig, at the Coogee Bay Hotel, they performed Angus' song, "Tears". By that time, Julia was writing her own material and they played split sets, with each providing backing vocals for the other's material. The siblings decided to collaborate on their musical endeavours as a duo in early 2006. In terms of composing material, they each write on their own, then work together on structure and harmonies. Australian music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll , described their songwriting as: "Julia with her highly romantic confessional relationship songs, Angus with his more guarded lyrically, more directly pop-oriented songs". They have distinctive vocal styles, according to The Sydney Morning Herald ' s Bernard Zuel, "[h]er voice has
2397-568: Was provided by Julia, "I really like both ... But I'm trying to not like cigarettes. I only smoke now after I play gigs". Connelly, who was Julia's then-boyfriend, and MacDonald had permanently left their band, the Beautiful Girls, to back the duo for live performances. Their first single, "Paper Aeroplane", from the EP was played on Australian radio in April including on FBI . That same month Angus & Julia Stone played at The Great Escape Festival . At
2448-475: Was released Via Hendryx's label, Rythmbank, to critical acclaim. Robitaille had an LP fully recorded and mastered but it was never released due to his label folding in 2008. On 5 July 2011, Robitaille released his first LP, 'Calendar,' produced by Adrian Popovich ( Tricky Woo ). The album features Drummer Chris Wise (Elephant Stone, Sunfields), bassist Tavo Diez De Bonilla (Octoberman, Two Minute Miracles) and guitarist Andrew Johnston as his back-up band. The album
2499-399: Was released by the label Blue Cardinal Records. Robitaille has been compared to Leonard Cohen , Nick Drake , Del Shannon , Morrissey and The Velvet Underground . He has also supported acts such as St. Vincent , Julie Doiron , Jonathan Richman , The Dears , Keane , Angus and Julia Stone and Sean Lennon . The album "Rival Hearts" was released in 2013 on Sparks/Universal Music and
2550-403: Was released on 1 August 2014 in Australia through EMI Music Australia, and on the same day in the United States through American Recordings . Its release was preceded by the singles " Heart Beats Slow ", which peaked at No. 37 in Australia, and "A Heartbreak". The videos for both songs as well as a video for "Get Home" were directed by Jessie Hill . The album is the highest-charting by
2601-598: Was thinking 'I'll make it now and we'll figure out what happens when it happens'". "Then Angus and I were talking on the phone and he'd been working on more stuff on his own as well and we both just agreed – we were both in the same place, ready to put together a collection of our own songs". From late 2011 Angus had worked on his second solo album, Broken Brights , which was released in July 2012, and reached No. 2. He told Garin Fahlman of Vancouver Weekly that he had "discovered
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