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  • Splendid_(musical_duo)
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  • Musical groups reestablished in 2010
  • Victoria (Australia) musical groups
  • Musical groups disestablished in 2005
  • Musical groups established in 1991
  • ARIA Award winners
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  • Frente had a string of hit singles in the early 90s - Ordinary Angels, Accidentally Kelly Street, Labour of Love and their beautiful acoustic take on New Order's Bizarre Love Triangle.They also enjoyed considerable success with their debut, Marvin the album, selling a million copies around the world, and their follow-up, Shape, a sophisticated mesh of acoustics, technology and wonderful song writing. Along the way the band toured extensively around Australia and the world, hand picked to play with the likes of Alanis Morissette, the Beautiful South and Everything But The Girl.In 2004 Simon and Angie with some well received shows in Los Angeles and New York. Angie and Simon were joined by Bill McDonald and Pete Luscombe to play a sell out tour of Australia in early 2005.Simon is based in New York - including production and very complicated sonic logistics, Angie has returned to her hometown of Melbourne after ten years away and has released her first solo album, Grounded Bird.
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  • Frente! /frɛnteɪ/ (or Frente) are an Australian alternative rock and folk-pop group which originally formed in 1989. The original line-up consisted of Simon Austin on guitar and backing vocals, Angie Hart on lead vocals, Tim O'Connor on bass guitar (later replaced by Bill McDonald), and Mark Picton on drums (later replaced by Alastair Barden, then by Pete Luscombe). In August 1991 they issued their debut extended play, Whirled, which included the track, %22Labour of Love%22. In April 1992 they released a second EP, Clunk, with its featured track, %22Ordinary Angels%22, which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart. It was followed in December by %22Accidentally Kelly Street%22 (initially misspellt as %22Accidently Kelly Street%22) which reached No. 4 in 1993. Their debut album, Marvin the Album, also issued in December, which appeared at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart. %22Labour of Love%22 was re-issued in 1994 as a CD single with a cover version of New Order's %22Bizarre Love Triangle%22 included. The Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane felt that the group's %22quirky, irreverent, acoustic-based sound was at odds with the usual guitar-heavy, grunge trends of the day. The band's presentation had a tweeness about it that could have been off-putting if not for its genuine freshness and honesty%22.
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  • 1989
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