This included their acoustic cover version of New Order's 1986 hit, "Bizarre Love Triangle", which reached No. 76 in the UK following releases of earlier tracks: "Ordinary Angels" which did not chart, and " Kelly Street" which reached No. 84. Mammoth had also issued a seven-track extended play, Labour of Love. Allmusic's Alex Henderson felt that "after several listens, one starts to realize just how strong this abstract pop-folk-rock release is". In 1994 Frente! toured Europe and the US to promote the international version of Marvin the Album on Mammoth Records. By that time Alastair Barden (ex-King Idiot, Maelstrom) had replaced Picton on drums. In July that year Hart appeared nude for a cover story in Juice, with carefully positioned beads and her hand. Another single, "No Time", appeared in early 1993, which reached the Top 50 by March. The album was also nominated for 'Best Cover Art' (by Hart and Louise Beach) and "Ordinary Angels" was nominated for 'Best Video' (directed by Robbie Douglas-Turner). At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993 the group won 'Breakthrough Artist Album' for Marvin the Album and 'Breaktrhough Artist Single' for "Ordinary Angels". On the ARIA End of Year Charts for 1992 "Ordinary Angels" finished at No. 20 and " Kelly Street" reached No. 29. The album was certified platinum in Australia. It was produced by Daniel Denholm (Club Hoy), Michael Koppelman (Prince) and the band. On 24 November 1992 their debut album, Marvin the Album, was released, which peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Hart changed her mind after it was parodied on TV's The Late Show as "Accidentally Was Released" in 2005 she reiterated, "I still hate it". It's about making all the right decisions and feeling really confident about what you're doing". Initially Hart was positive about the track, "t's a really happy song for me.
O'Connor had written the track after moving to Kenny Street but incorrectly told his friends he was going to Kelly Street the record label misspelt the first word but the group decided to keep the error and its lower case. McFarlane described it as a "summery sugar-pop" tune with a "breezy, slightly kooky video clip". In October 1992 they released a single, " Kelly Street", which reached No. 4 and was certified platinum for shipment of 70,000 units. It was certified gold by ARIA for shipment of 35,000 copies. It featured the track, "Ordinary Angels", and peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart. įrente! signed with Mushroom Records's White Label which issued their second EP, Clunk, in April 1992. "Labour of Love" was co-written by Austin and Hart.
One of Whirled's eight tracks, "Labour of Love", was voted by Triple J listeners to No. 69 on their Hottest 1. Hart explained that the exclamation mark was added for the CD's cover art "e don't write our name like that, but we thought we would on the CD covers because it looks good". It was produced and engineered by Owen Bolwell at Whirled Records in Richmond. The band spent two years performing in Melbourne's inner-city venues before, in August 1991, issuing their self-funded debut extended play, Whirled, on the Thumb Print label. The group were named for the Spanish for 'forehead' and 'front', according to Inpress magazine "t rhymes with 'heaven-sent-eh!'". The band's presentation had a tweeness about it that could have been off-putting if not for its genuine freshness and honesty".įrente! were formed in Melbourne as Frente in 1989 by Simon Austin on guitar and backing vocals, Angie Hart on lead vocals, Tim O'Connor on bass guitar, and Mark Picton on drums and recorder.
Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, felt the group's "quirky, irreverent, acoustic-based sound was at odds with the usual guitar-heavy, grunge trends of the day. "Labour of Love" was re-issued in 1994 as a CD single with a cover version of New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle" included. Their debut album, Marvin the Album, also issued in December, which appeared at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was followed in December by " Kelly Street", which reached No. 4 in 1993. In April 1992 they released a second EP, Clunk, with its featured track, "Ordinary Angels", which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In August 1991 they issued their debut extended play, Whirled, which included the track, "Labour of Love". 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).
Frente!įrente! / f r n t e / (or Frente) were an Australian alternative rock and folk-pop group, formed in 1989.
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