Slowly Slowly (band)

Slowly Slowly are an Australian pop punk and indie rock band originally from Melbourne, Victoria. The band consists of four members including: Albert Doan on guitar, Patrick Murphy on drums, Alex Quayle on bass guitar and Ben Stewart on lead vocals and guitar. They released their debut album Chamomile in 2016.

Slowly Slowly
Slowly Slowly live at the Torquay Hotel in November 2019
Background information
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Years active2015–present
LabelsUNFD[1]
Members
  • Ben Stewart
  • Patrick Murphy
  • Albert Doan
  • Alex Quayle

Slowly Slowly have performed at festivals such as Beyond The Valley,[2] Splendour in the Grass and Party In The Paddock.[3] They have also supported Red Hot Chili Peppers[4] and Amy Shark on their Australian national tours.[5]

Career

In June 2015, Slowly Slowly released their debut single "Empty Lungs". This was followed by the singles "New York, Paris" and "PMTWGR" in 2016. The band released their debut studio album Chamomile in July 2016.

In May 2018, Slowly Slowly released their second studio album St. Leonards[6][7] which spawned three singles; "Aliens", "Alchemy" and "Ten Leaf Clover".

In May 2019, Slowly Slowly covered "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver for Triple J's Like a Version.[8]

In January 2020, the group announced their third full-length album Race Car Blues, to be released on 28 February 2020. They released the album's title track on that same day.

On 25 January 2020, the band were announced as having placed at No. 57 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2019, with the single "Jellyfish"; This was Slowly Slowly's first ever entry in the annual countdown.

Discography
Slowly Slowly live at Good Things Festival Melbourne (2019)

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[9]
Chamomile
  • Released: 8 July 2016
  • Label: Slowly Slowly, Catch Release
  • Format: digital download
 —
St. Leonards
  • Released: 11 May 2018[10]
  • Label: UNFD (UNFD-111)
  • Format: digital download, CD, LP, streaming
 —
Race Car Blues
  • Released: 28 February 2020[11]
  • Label: UNFD (UNFD-133)
  • Format: digital download, CD, LP, streaming
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Singles
List of singles as lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
"Empty Lungs" 2015 — non album single
"New York, Paris"[12] 2016 — Chamomile
"PMTWGR"[13] —
"Aliens"[14] 2017 — St. Leonards
"Alchemy" 2018 —
"Ten Leaf Clover" —
"Jellyfish"[15][16] 2019 —[upper-alpha 1][17] Race Car Blues
"Skinny Love" (Like a Version)[18] — Like a Version (Volume Fifteen)
"Creature of Habit Pt.2"[19] — Race Car Blues
"Safety Switch" (featuring Bec Stevens)[20] —
"Low"[21] — non-album single
"Race Car Blues"[22] 2020 — Race Car Blues

Notes

  1. "Jellyfish" did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Australian Independent Singles Chart.

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Slowly Slowly has been nominated for one award.[23][24]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 "Jellyfish" Most Performed Rock Work of the Year Nominated

References
  1. "unfdcentral". Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. Newstead, Al (23 November 2017). "Beyond The Valley Unearthed Winner". abc.net.au. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. "Party in the Paddock Just Dropped Their Incredible 2019 Line Up". happymag.tv. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. "Red Hot Chili Peppers Break Attendance Records On Aussie Tour". themusicnetwork.com. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. Newstead, Al (28 November 2018). "Arias Amy Shark Huge Australian Shows". abc.net.au. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. Bauermeister, Sam. "Slowly Slowly St Leonards". musicfeeds.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. "Slowly Slowlys Ben Stewart Takes Us Behind The Scenes Of St Leonards". theaureview.com. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  8. Langford, Jackson (20 April 2019). "Watch Slowly Slowly Cover Skinny Love For Triple Js Like a Version". musicfeeds.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  9. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  10. "St Leonards DD". Apple Music. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  11. "Race Car Blues DD". Apple Music. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  12. "New York, Paris – Single by Slowly Slow". Apple Music. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  13. "PMTWGR – Single by Slowly Slow". Apple Music. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  14. "Aliens – Single by Slowly Slow". Apple Music. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  15. Newstead, Al (16 April 2019). "Slowly Slowly New Single Jellyfish". abc.net.au. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  16. "Jellyfish – Single by Slowly Slow". Apple Music. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  17. "This week in the charts, Pnau debut #4 on..." Facebook. Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  18. "Skinny Love – Single by Slowly Slow". Apple Music. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  19. "Creature of Habit Pt.2 – Single by Slowly Slow". Apple Music. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  20. "Safety Switch – Single by Slowly Slow". Apple Music. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  21. "Low – Single by Slowly Slow". Apple Music. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  22. "Race Car Blues – Single by Slowly Slow". Apple Music. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  23. "Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards". Noise11. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  24. "2020 Awards". APRA. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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