The Jezabels have won the seventh annual Australian Music Prize for their Prisoner album. The Sydney-based indie rock band, which is made up of Hayley Mary, Heather Shannon, Nik Kaloper and Sam Lockwood, beat nominated acts such as Gotye, Boy and Bear, Adalita, Jack Ladder, Kimbra, The Middle East, Abbe May and Gurrumul to win the $$30,000 cash prize. According to The ABC, guest speaker David Fricke from Rolling Stone raved about The Jezabels at the awards ceremony, shortly after the music magazine named Prisoner their 'Album of the Year'. He said: "I got that record as a present from my god-daughter in Adelaide and I immediately loved it and I immediately wrote about it for the magazine in America." The Jezabels are currently touring (more)...
- 3/8/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
To herald a North American tour, Aussie quartet, The Jezebel's have released this video for the single to their debut full-length, "Prisoner." Singer Hayley Mary exudes a little Berlin-era Bowie and a lot of Siouxsie Sioux on "Try Colour," with bandmates Heather Shannon, Sam Lockwood and Nik Kapoler.
"We wrote this song quite quickly," guitarist Sam Lockwood said of this first song written on the album. "I think that's because it does have a natural type of movement to it. Nik's drums (as usual) are the guiding force for the rest of us to perform upon. The best part I think is Heather's arpeggiator at the end. You can't hear it initially but if you listen hard you realize that it's there." Somewhat like the shadows playing tricks on your mind in director Sam Kristofski's video.
"Prisoner" will be released digitally November 8th, to coincide with the tour. A physical...
"We wrote this song quite quickly," guitarist Sam Lockwood said of this first song written on the album. "I think that's because it does have a natural type of movement to it. Nik's drums (as usual) are the guiding force for the rest of us to perform upon. The best part I think is Heather's arpeggiator at the end. You can't hear it initially but if you listen hard you realize that it's there." Somewhat like the shadows playing tricks on your mind in director Sam Kristofski's video.
"Prisoner" will be released digitally November 8th, to coincide with the tour. A physical...
- 11/7/2011
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
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