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Sheppard (EP)
''Sheppard'' is the self-titled debut extended play (EP) by Australian indie pop band Sheppard (band), Sheppard, released independently on 17 August 2012. It was produced by Stuart Stuart at Analog Heart Studios. Critical reception Kat Hunter from ''The AU Review'' gave the extended play 8.9 out of 10 commenting on the "delicious helping of pop goodness ... danceable melodies, catchy sing-along lyrics... and perfectly whipped harmonies and group vocals." Track listing * Digital download #"Let Me Down Easy (Sheppard song), Let Me Down Easy" – 3:51 #"Hold My Tongue" – 3:41 #"I'm Not a Whore" – 4:30 #"Flying Away" – 3:25 #"Pebble Road" – 4:00 Personnel * Stuart Stuart – production, engineering and mixing Charts Weekly charts Although the extended play was released in August 2012, it did not make an appearance on the ARIA Charts until 16 June 2013, debuting at number 38. ''Sheppard'' ultimately peaked at number 18 on 21 July 2013. Year-end charts Certifications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheppard (band)
Sheppard are an Australian indie pop band, formed in 2009. Their debut studio album, '' Bombs Away'', was released on 11 July 2014, and peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association, while their second single, "Geronimo", spent three weeks at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified 5× platinum. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013, Sheppard were nominated for Best Independent Release for " Let Me Down Easy". At the 2014 ceremony, they were nominated for Album of the Year, Best Group, Best Independent Release, Best Pop Release, Song of the Year, Producer of the Year, and Best Video. Sheppard were the halftime entertainment at the 2020 AFL Grand Final. The band also performed prior to game two of the 2021 State of Origin Series. Early life The Sheppard siblings were born and grew up in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea to parents Greg and Linda Sheppard, where they attended the Sir Hubert Murray Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine, Independent record label, label, and club and gig circuit. Compared to its counterpart, indie rock, the genre is more melodic, less abrasive, and relatively angst-free. In later years, the definition of ''indie pop'' has bifurcated to also mean bands from unrelated DIY scenes/movements with pop leanings. Subgenres include chamber pop and twee pop. Development and characteristics Origins and etymology Both ''indie'' and ''indie pop'' had originally referred to the same thing during the late 1970s. Inspired more by punk rock's DIY ethos than its style, guitar bands were formed on the then-novel premise that one could record and release their own music instead of having to procure a record contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synthpop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic, art rock, disco, and particularly the Krautrock of bands like Kraftwerk. It arose as a distinct genre in Japan and the United Kingdom in the post-punk era as part of the new wave movement of the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Electronic musical synthesizers that could be used practically in a recording studio became available in the mid-1960s, and the mid-1970s saw the rise of electronic art musicians. After the breakthrough of Gary Numan in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, large numbers of artists began to enjoy success with a synthesizer-based sound in the early 1980s. In Japan, Yellow Magic Orchestra introduced the TR-808 rhythm machine to popular music, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Stuart
Stuart Stuart is a Brisbane-based, ARIA-nominated record producer, songwriter, mixer and mastering engineer. His recording studio iAnalog Heart Records and based in Brisbane, Australia. His credits include Sheppard, The Veronicas, Dean Lewis and Lee Kernaghan. He produced, mixed and mastered the debut album for Sheppard, including the global hit, "Geronimo", which was a number 1 single in Australia, and a top ten hit in 16 countries. The single has been certified six-times platinum (420,000 sales) in Australia and platinum (one million sales) in the US. Stuart also produced the Sheppard EP (2013), which has been certified as double platinum, and contains the hit " Let Me Down Easy". Sheppard have now sold more than 4 million singles and albums worldwide. The band has signed deals with Michael Chugg, Scooter Braun, Kobalt Music Group, Universal Music Group, Decca Records and the Mushroom Group (Michael Gudinski). In 2017, Stuart produced "We Belong" and " Coming Home" for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombs Away (album)
''Bombs Away'' is the debut studio album by Australian indie pop band Sheppard. It was released on 11 July 2014 by Empire of Song. The album includes the singles "Geronimo", " Something's Missing", "Smile", " Let Me Down Easy" and "A Grade Playa". ''Bombs Away'' was released outside Australia through Decca Records in 2015. The album debuted at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 35,000 copies. All the songs on the album were written by Sheppard members George Sheppard, Amy Sheppard and Jay Bovino. The album was produced, mixed and mastered by Stuart Stuart at Analog Heart Studios, Brisbane. Its lead single, "Geronimo", was the first number one single in Australia to be recorded in Brisbane. Reviews ''Bombs Away'' received generally positive reviews. Toby Creswell from ''Rolling Stone'' Australia gave the album four stars and said "These are sturdy pieces that could have been made any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold My Tongue
"Hold My Tongue" is the debut single of Australian band Sheppard released on 23 August 2013. It was a three-track download, consisting of two songs taken from the '' Sheppard'' EP (one in a remixed form) and one new track. George Sheppard said "This is the track that's the most fun to play live. It's the one our fans love dancing to most at our shows. We asked Australia to sing along with us on " Let Me Down Easy", and now it's time to invite everyone up to shake it a little!" A video clip was released to promote the track, however the single did not enter the ARIA Charts The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici .... This was possibly due to the fact this single was released a month after the ''Sheppard'' EP had peaked at number 18 and "Hold My Tongue" was included on that r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine, Independent record label, label, and club and gig circuit. Compared to its counterpart, indie rock, the genre is more melodic, less abrasive, and relatively angst-free. In later years, the definition of ''indie pop'' has bifurcated to also mean bands from unrelated DIY scenes/movements with pop leanings. Subgenres include chamber pop and twee pop. Development and characteristics Origins and etymology Both ''indie'' and ''indie pop'' had originally referred to the same thing during the late 1970s. Inspired more by punk rock's DIY ethos than its style, guitar bands were formed on the then-novel premise that one could record and release their own music instead of having to procure a record contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Me Down Easy (Sheppard Song)
"Let Me Down Easy" is a song by Australian indie pop band Sheppard. It was included on their debut extended play '' Sheppard'' in 2012 and their debut album '' Bombs Away'' in 2014. The song was not released as a single in Australia, but used to promote the extended play, which went on to achieve double platinum accreditation. The song received APRA and ARIA award nominations. "Let Me Down Easy" was released as an international single in January 2015. Promotion The song received a lot of radio airplay. It also featured on ''The Today Show'', '' Ten Late News'', Nine's '' Mornings'' and ''Packed to the Rafters''. Music "Let Me Down Easy" is set in the key of A major. Videos Three videos were released to promote "Let Me Down Easy" Acoustic version: An acoustic version was released on Steve Madden's YouTube account on 28 September 2012. Australian version: The Australian version was released on their YouTube account on 1 May 2013. It was filmed using a hand-held camera and has th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the ''Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Download
A music download (commonly referred to as a digital download) is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9 percent of all music sales in the US in 2012."All music sales" refers to albums plus track equivalent albums. A track equivalent album equates to 10 tracks. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made 1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year. Music downloads are typically encoded with modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) audio data compression, particularly the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format used by iTunes as well as the MP3 audio coding format. Online music store Paid downloads are sometimes encoded with d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
