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Malone
Celtic / Acoustic / Experimental

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British Columbia
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Member Since11/6/2005
Band Websitewww.kellymalonemusic.com
Band MembersKelly Malone
InfluencesAntony and the Johnsons, Ólöf Arnalds, The Smiths, Gillian Welch, Johnny Cash, Patti Smith, Edith Piaf, Bonnie Prince Billy, Adem, Beck, Frida Kahlo
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   About Malone
Gallileo has a lot to answer for. His discovery centuries ago that the Earth is not the center of the universe continues to have ramifications. Since then we have seen cultures, countries, cities and communities adapt to this awareness and their connection to the rest of the planet. Creatively we see scenes, sounds, and artists coming under influence from a wider and wider sphere, and on a personal level we must confront our seemingly insignificant position in this vast world and beyond.

Kelly Malone’s debut album, “Earth & Stars”, carries great significance through its subliminal exploration of these themes. Songs like “Japan” and “Horses” could be arguments that the theory of relativity is equally applicable in human relationships, while “You Ain’t Mine” and title track “Earth & Stars” unravel the limits in one person’s point of view and compassionately implore them to wake up. Yet Kelly’s music is intensely personal; even when she invokes the big picture it’s always with an awareness and sensitivity to the emotions we all feel. The creative journey that Kelly has taken can also be described through this Gallilean metaphor.

Her music has its roots in the rainforest village of Kuranda in Far North Queensland where she spent countless hours playing with bands and solo before she moved to Melbourne’s beating creative heart in 2000 and established the ubiquitous acoustic night at The Vineyard in St Kilda. That leap wasn’t big enough, however. It was five years later when Kelly packed her bags and headed to the northern hemisphere that her entire relationship with music was radically opened up; unspoken limits and boundaries which were subliminally the norm in Australia were revealed and dissolved. “I started by playing a few little gigs in Brighton on the South Coast of the UK in 2005,” Kelly says, “And what immediately hit me was seeing a much wider range of people responding to what I was doing. The flipside is that I was likewise exposed to an incredible diversity of music and people. In the space of a few days I’d see an acoustic night in a 300 year old pub, then a bass heavy freakout at Fabric in London, then a nomadic brass band from India in a tent in a rural field! I’d see the same circle of friends in all these different places, and people’s openness, appreciation and appetite for this diversity was totally inspiring. My world was turned upside down in the best way.”

Her journey didn’t stop in the UK though. After more travels she played a gig in Reykjavik, Iceland, in March 2007. Matt Robertson was in town arranging brass for Björk’s upcoming “Volta” world tour. He was taken with Kelly’s music; the harmonic world she accessed through her own tunings on guitar, her wide and angular melodic sense, and above all her clear, haunting, emotional voice. Kelly and Matt began hatching plans to produce her album then and there. The result (also produced with Mike Reed, Matt’s longtime musical partner) is a testament to Kelly’s expanded outlook but also an honouring of her Australian roots. “At first I immersed myself in everything that was different,” Kelly explains, “But over a few years that perspective and distance helped me realise what is unique about my own home. I came to have a new appreciation for Australia and what it has given me, and I’m buzzing to bring back the things I’ve absorbed.”

Some people have said the album sounds like Joni MItchell produced by Sigur Ros, or Gillian Welch in the rainforest looking up at the night sky with Arvo Pært on arrangements. Whatever you want to say, Kelly’s raw and earthy songwriting, guitar and vocals have been exquisitely framed with the organic subtlety and otherworldly textures which are Matt and Mike’s trademark. At times floating and impossibly delicate, at others resonant, throbbing and pounding, the album always remains iconic through its orchid-like melodies and Kelly’s arresting delivery.

“Earth & Stars” is a celebration of change and endings, of limits not overcome but rather transcended, a celebration of the glorious possibilities that emerge through heartbreak. Above all the record is an uplifting and engaging document of one of Australia’s most talented new artists standing firm on the creative ground she has spent years establishing. It’s time to welcome her back home.



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Simon Burke





Jul 3 2009 5:29 AM

Plugging away at the studies..Hows life..Where are you now jetsetter.?
Damian Taylor





Jul 3 2009 5:29 AM

Casador





Jun 29 2009 5:16 PM

Thanks. Forever ago.





Casador





Jun 5 2009 3:24 PM

...we went from Djerba (Tunis) to the snowy mountains of north-eastern Italy. We travelled from the desert to the deep freeze of the north during the last days of 2008, listening to music and collecting a huge amount of images. Here you are the final cut.


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May 30 2009 6:48 AM

Just stopping by to say hello and Thank you.


Please visit Gold Artist Agency and see what we are all about.


Our best regards.
Simon Burke





May 30 2009 6:48 AM

Now those toons bring back some memories...How the hell is ya?Love si
PANTHER MODERN





May 30 2009 6:48 AM

ahhh Kelly i get such gooze bumps hearing ur songs.. ..so many memories. ... still got all these mini disc recordings of us drinking wine and singing songs. timeless stuff. I hope to finish that Girl song with you sum time :) Very much anticipating ur album.
Much love from Melbs xx
dollywash recordings





Apr 10 2009 3:14 PM

lovely stuff nice to meet ya :)
Jimmy the Fingers





Apr 10 2009 3:14 PM

Hey hey hey it's Jimmy The Fingers!
If you haven't seen this video please take a peek...
This is me singing my song "Grace."
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Count Duckula





Mar 25 2009 3:44 AM

..WELCOME TO THE POND

..NEW TRACK ONLINE!!!!

LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF EDEN

..Hugz Duck
vex_vampires





Mar 25 2009 3:44 AM

hello there
PANTHER MODERN





Jan 13 2009 3:21 PM

Kelly how are you/ where are you? I miss you and your music brings back so many warm fuzzy feelings.. .. Are you still planning on releasing that album? I hope so.. .. Justice needs to be made :) I may be cruisin over to Europa in a couple o' months... must catch up ..
All the best xx
Royal Treatment Plant





Jan 19 2009 11:20 AM

Hi Malone, Our debut album 'Hope Is Not Enough' has been nominated for the XFM New Music Award 2009. If you like it please click on the banner to vote for us.
Thanks! Sam & rtP
Royal Treatment Plant
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Jan 7 2009 6:49 PM

Just passin through to show some love, it's that time again.
Make ya plans and see them through!!! Happy New Year
Broken Electric Records





Jan 3 2009 3:34 AM

G'day, happy new one.
Amira





Nov 7 2008 5:43 AM

Oh...false alarm. And the best jokes are about Adelaide. we just keep wondering where the Universe is going to take us....Elvie is beautiful. You must be so proud and happy to be her mumma. Enjoy :)
What kind of camomile do you give her when she is sick? Just normal tea leaves or is it from the health food shop?

Love Amira xoxo
Chancellorpink





Nov 1 2008 12:15 AM

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Amira





Oct 24 2008 10:36 AM

Hey honey how are you? Hows the family? Send big love to them. It's Indy here. The planes (F111)flew so close to the roof I almost fell over. Sheer intensity. Dan is in boy heaven as there are Indy cars, jets with fire coming out of them, Black hawk helicopters and because it is the Gold Coast, the "in" thing is to flash your boobs from the balcony - another plus for Dan and obviously something I am not doing! But it is lots of fun. You should stay one year for it. Dan makes his special fried rice.
Love Amira xox
Chancellorpink





Oct 20 2008 4:46 AM

why can't i be excellently insane? ;)

thank you for your friendship. your voice has soul, and you make nice, clean recordings.

the chancellor
Tia





Sep 10 2008 11:24 PM

"I feel so naked with out my perm in place!"
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Damian Taylor





Sep 22 2008 2:47 AM

Tia





Aug 27 2008 10:34 PM

one lil piggy, two lil piggy...wait no.
one lil puppy, two lil puppy, three lil puppy, four lil puppy...wait no.
shit.
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Tia





Jul 17 2008 6:24 PM

ah...lil stinker.
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schastia





Jul 3 2008 12:03 PM

Dear friends,
my elder bro Dima has made a page dedicated to our lo-fi studio “Happy Records” based in Kyiv, Ukraine, created for non-profit purposes. The focus of the studio work is producing indie artists we subjectively find interesting.

So please, find some time and listen to our friends’ music recorded by us at:

http://www. myspace. com/hepirecords

With best,
Volodia:)
Woodstock MusicWorks





Jun 24 2008 9:37 PM

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