User:The News Hound/The Triangles

The Triangles are an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia.

Eleanor Horsburgh, Julie Conway, Katherine Simpson, Matt Gormann and Robert Simpson met as school friends, and collaborated on writing songs that mixed elements of rock, psych-pop and folk. They performed in local venues and self-released two song collections before signing with local label Half a Cow Records. Through Half a Cow they released the CDs Magic Johnson (2005) and Seventy-Five Year Plan (2007). Magic Johnson spawned the regional hit singles "Applejack" and "Let’s Replace the Cityscapes."

The Triangles ostensibly split after the release of their second CD when several members left Australia. The band reformed early in 2010 when they were approached to perform "Applejack" in a Spanish TV commercial for Estrella Damm. Consequently the tune became extremely popular in Spain during the summer of 2010 and led to live performances by the band. The commercial has been viewed on YouTube over 150,000 times as of September 2010, and has led to the posting of numerous home-grown "Applejack" music videos by Spanish fans.

The Triangles have since announced plans for a new recording, and will release a compilation of previously released songs through Universal Music Spain.

Members

 * Julie Conway
 * Matt Gormann
 * Eleanor Horsburgh
 * Katherine Simpson
 * Robert Simpson