The Rubens

The Rubens
Origin Menangle, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Alternative rock
Years active 2011–present
Labels Ivy League
Website www.therubensmusic.com
Members Sam Margin
Elliott Margin
Izaac Margin
Scott Baldwin
William Zeglis

The Rubens are a five-piece alternative rock band originally from Menangle, New South Wales. The band comprises the three Margin brothers, Zaac, Sam and Elliott, and friends Scott Baldwin and William Zeglis. Their debut self-titled album The Rubens gained them domestic success with it reaching No. 3 on the ARIA Charts and being nominated for a J Award for Album of the Year.[1]

In 2011, their debut single, "Lay It Down", was voted number 57 in the Triple J Hottest 100. Their next single, "My Gun", was nominated for Best Music Video at the 2012 ARIA Awards and was voted number 10 in the Triple J Hottest 100.[2]

In May 2015, the band released the lead single from their second album, called "Hallelujah". The album, Hoops, was released in August 2015. The follow-up single from the album, the title track "Hoops", reached number 25 on the ARIA Singles Chart in 2015 and was voted number one in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 held on Australia Day 2016 (26 January). After its success on the Hottest 100, the single re-entered the charts, reaching a new peak of number 9 on the ARIA Singles Chart in February 2016.

In June 2018, the band released their third studio album, Lo La Ru, which became their third to debut within the ARIA top 5. In the same year, the band supported Pink in her 46-show tour of Australia.[3]

Personnel

  • Sammuel Margin – lead vocals, guitar
  • Scott Baldwin – drums
  • Elliott Margin – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Izaac Margin – lead guitar
  • William Zeglis – bass guitar

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS
[4]		 Certifications
(sales thresholds)
2012 The Rubens 3
2015 Hoops
  • Released: 7 August 2015
  • Label: Ivy League
  • Format: CD, digital download
 2
2018 Lo La Ru[7]
  • Released: 29 June 2018
  • Label: Ivy League
  • Format: CD, digital download
 3
[8]

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[9]
"Lay It Down" 2011 — The Rubens
"Don't Ever Want to Be Found" 2012 —
"My Gun" 56
  • ARIA: Gold
"The Best We Got" —
"Never Be the Same" 2013 —
"Hallelujah" 2015 — Hoops
"Hoops" 9
  • ARIA: Platinum
"Hold Me Back" 2016 91
"Million Man" 2017 — Lo La Ru
"Never Ever" (featuring Sarah) 2018 21

Awards and nominations

YearTypeAwardResult
2012 J Award Best Album – The Rubens Nominated
2012 ARIA Awards Best Video – "My Gun" Nominated
2013 ARIA Awards Breakthrough Artist – The Rubens Nominated
2013 APRA Awards Rock Work of the Year – "My Gun"[11][12] Won
2017 APRA Awards Rock Work of the Year – "Hold Me Back"[13] Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "The Rubens: The Rubens".
  2. ↑ "2012 ARIA Awards: Best Video".
  3. ↑ "Pink's Australian tour support act: The Rubens". who.com.au. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. ↑ The Rubens albums chart peaks australian-charts.com - Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2013 Albums". www.aria.com.au. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Rubens' Hoops album goes gold". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. ↑ Murphy, Sam (12 April 2018). "The Rubens Announce Third Album 'LO LA RU', Drop New Single". Music Feeds. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Peak positions for releases in Australia:
    • All except noted: "Discography The Rubens". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
    • "My Gun": "The ARIA Report Week Commencing ~ 12 November 2012 ~ Issue #1185" (PDF). pandora.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
    • "Hold Me Back": "ARIA Chart Watch #357". auspOp. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Rock Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "THE RUBENS win at 2013 APRA Music Awards!". Ivy League Records. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "2017 APRA AWARDS : The Winners". auspOp. 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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