''Cape Forestier'' is the fifth studio album by the Australian singer-songwriter duo
Angus & Julia Stone
Angus & Julia Stone are an Australian folk and indie pop group, formed in 2006 by brother and sister Angus and Julia Stone. Angus & Julia Stone have released five studio albums: ''A Book Like This'' (2007), '' Down the Way'' (2010), '' Angus ...
. It was released on 10 May 2024. The album was announced on 9 February 2024, alongside the release of the album's lead single.
The titular single "Cape Forestier", "Losing You" and "No Boat, No Aeroplane". were also both released prior to the album.
A world tour spanning from 12 April 2024 to 7 September 2024 was announced to support the album's release.
At the
2024 ARIA Music Awards
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, the album was nominated for
ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album
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and
Eric J Debowsky was nominated for
Best Engineered Release.
Background and composition
''Cape Forestier'' is the sibling duo's first project since their soundtrack album ''
Life is Strange
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'' in 2021, and first studio album in seven years following ''
Snow'' in 2017. The duo describes the album as "holds a really special place in our hearts" and believes the album has a similar sound to their earlier records, but has been influenced "with all the branches of experience hanging in there".
Release and promotion
The first single from the album titled "The Wedding Song" was released on 9 February 2024. The album's titular track "Cape Forestier" was released on 8 March, along with the announcement of the album's release date. "Losing You" was the third single from the album released on 5 April.
"No Boat, No Aeroplane" was released on 2 May as the album's 4th single.
The duo announced "The Living Room Sessions World Tour" to support the album, with a variety of live shows which spans across
Europe,
Northern America and
Australia
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starting on 12 April 2024 in
Zermatt and ending on 7 September 2024 in
Queenstown.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Angus Stone
Angus Stone (born 27 April 1986) is an Australian soul and pop singer, record producer and audio engineer. He is one half of the musical sibling duo Angus & Julia Stone, with whom he has released four studio albums. His debut solo album, ''Smok ...
–
production (all tracks),
engineering (tracks 1–8, 10)
*
Julia Stone – production (all tracks),
mixing (track 12), engineering (tracks 1–8, 10–12)
* Ben Edgar – production (tracks 3, 4), engineering (1, 3–5, 7, 8, 10–12)
*
Greg Calbi –
mastering (tracks 1–8, 10–12)
*
Steve Fallone
Steve Fallone is a New York-based mastering engineer. He won at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards
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– mastering (tracks 1–8, 10–12)
*
Eric J Dubowsky – mixing (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11)
* Andrew Sarlo – mixing (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
* Andrew Carey – mixing, engineering (track 9)
* Paul Pilsneniks – engineering (tracks 1–8, 10–12)
* Leigh Fisher – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 12)
*
Thomas Bartlett – engineering (tracks 1–3, 7)
* Joshua Moore – engineering (tracks 1, 6, 8)
* Adam Rhodes – engineering (tracks 2, 6)
* Louis Remenapp – engineering (tracks 2, 5, 7, 10–12)
Charts
References
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2024 albums
Angus & Julia Stone albums
Sony Music Australia albums