a book like this

With a #1 album two weeks in a row in their home country of Australia, sold out dates in Australia and the UK and global critical acclaim for their sophomore album Down The Way (out now on Nettwerk), brother/sister folk duo Angus & Julia Stone are ready to make their way back to North America in late May/early June for special shows in Los Angeles, Montreal, Toronto and New York City. They’ll also head down to Tennessee for their first Bonnaroo appearance on June 12 (all dates below).

Down The Way highlights the endless talents of this brother and sister as musicians, songwriters and producers. See what critics around the world are saying:

“…a sweet and savory blend to warm the soul." - MOJO (4 stars)

"Brother Angus' acoustic guitar wraps sister Julia's whispery trill with an unhurried, disarmingly simple melody that will propel you off the couch and into the sun."
- Marie Claire "Need To Download"

"If A Book Like This compounded the prospects of their future, consider Down The Way the fulfilling realization of all expectations." – Filter

“…the musical equivalent of a walk on the beach at twilight." - Nylon

“The pair melt in to one another to create a spectral and lush backdrop”
– Clash Magazine (UK)

“Very possibly the worlds' favourite Australian indie-folk brother and sister duo”
- Evening Standard (London UK)

Watch The New Video For Angus & Julia's First Single "And The Boys" HERE

Australian brother/sister duo Angus & Julia Stone are back with sophomore album Down The Way, the follow up to their 2009 critically acclaimed debut A Book Like This. The album will be available on March 30, 2010, but Angus & Julia have premiered the first new single, “And The Boys,” out now in iTunes. 

Down The Way highlights the endless talents of this brother and sister as musicians, songwriters and producers. The self-produced album was recorded between England, New York and Australia--from an old sawmill on the riverbanks of Fowey, Cornwall to a studio in Brooklyn, to a water tank in Coolangatta to the streets of London and back to Queens. Down The Way is comprised of 13 tracks that sail across the different realms of musical themes, from folksy charm to epic orchestral grandeur, all the while emphasizing the pair’s beautifully subtle harmonies.

Aussie bro/sis duo Angus and Julia Stone re-enter the Billboard Heatseakers Chart this week at #32 after a reaching #1 Top MP3 Album and #1 Top MP3 Artist on Amazon last week when their debut album, A Book Like This, was Amazon's MP3 Daily Deal.

The band's track "Mango Tree" is also currently the Starbucks "Pick of the Week," where Starbucks distributes cards good for a free download of a hand-picked song from iTunes. Other artists chosen in the past have included Counting Crows, Adele, My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists, Dave Matthews Band and fellow Nettwerk artist Great Lake Swimmers.

Voted one of Paste Magazine's "Artists To Watch in 09," Angus and Julia are currently finishing their follow up album due out early next year.