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Making it Easy To Love this Australian super group: Exclusive new music from TheJezabels
Every year during SXSW, bands flock to Austin to have a taste of the local music scene. Luckily, The Jezabels flew all the way from Sydney, Australia to perform at The Session's Factory in 2011. Filmed after their post-performance interview, The Jezabels seduced us all with an acoustic version of “Easy To Love.”
Frontwoman Hayley Mary and keys player Heather Shannon met the final two members of The Jezabels puzzle in college. After syncing up with drummer, Nik Kaloper, and lead guitarist, Sam Lockwood, the band has released a project almost every year since their conception.
The indie rock foursome received the prestigious Australian Music Prize in 2011 and Prisoner peaked at number two on the ARIA chart.
The Man Is Dead, released in Feb. 2009, was The Jezabels first EP. Fans immediately wanted more and the talented quartet delivered their second EP, She’s So Hard, in November that same year. In 2010, “Easy To Love” was an undoubtedly popular single and it claimed a place on Australia’s, Triple J Hottest 100.
Without even stopping for a break, The Jezabels released their third EP, Dark Storm, in Fall 2010, claiming the top spot on the Australian iTunes album chart. “Mace Spray,” off Dark Storm, joined “Easy To Love” on the Triple J Hottest 100 that same year at #16. In September of last year, The Jezabels recorded and released their first full-length project, Prisoner. The indie rock foursome received the prestigious Australian Music Prize in 2011 and Prisoner peaked at number two on the ARIA chart.
The Jezabels certainly have a packed schedule this summer, with a few dates in the U.S. plus an Australian tour that starts in June. Make sure to keep this group in your playlist. If you have your passport handy, check out their tour dates abroad here!
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About The Sessions:
Producers CJ Vinson and Lauren Bucherie are musical tastemakers based out of Austin, Texas. They built their company around a simple wish: To diminish the boundary between art and audience. Their unwavering style and eclectic creative collaborations have made The Sessions sought-after team for musicians around the world. CJ and Lauren have worked with everyone from local favorites Cowboy and Indian, Suzanna Choffel and Dan Dyer to internationally-renowned acts like Fitz and the Tantrums and two-time Grammy award winners The Civil Wars.