Active until 2007 Genre Pop | Active from 2003 Record label Half A Cow Records | |
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Albums Seventy-Five Year Plan, Waterfive, Magic Johnson, Red Panda Similar Billie the Vision and the Danc, Herman Dune, Maïa Vidal, Ramon Mirabet, Stylez Major Profiles | ||
The Triangles are an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia.
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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 No. 1 on the Spanish iTunes singles chart, as well as spending 14 weeks on the CD singles chart, peaking at No. 8. The commercial has been viewed on YouTube over five million times as of July 2013, and led to the posting of numerous home-grown "Applejack" music videos by Spanish fans. An album of previously released Triangles songs was released in July 2010 by Universal Music Spain. "Applejack" is also featured in Jetstar Airways advertising, and in 2013 for the LG G2 smartphone ad in Europe and the U.S.
The Triangles reactivated in late 2010 with new music in the form of an EP entitled The Night Lunch, released independently in 2011.
On November 19, 2013, World of Rock Records announced the release of "Applejack" as a limited edition, yellow seven-inch vinyl single, with "Let's Replace The Cityscapes" serving as the B-side. It was scheduled to be released in 2014. A commercial for the single was released by World of Rock Records on December 19, 2013.
Members
Other appearances
The Triangles appear as guest artistes on When I Cross the River, the 2007 CD by Melbourne folk performer Tom Bolton.
Albums
Singles/EPs
Songs
Let's Replace the CityscapesMagic Johnson · 2005
ApplejackMagic Johnson · 2005
I've Had Eyes for YouSeventy-Five Year Plan · 2007