Fresh off their recent national tour to celebrate the release of their 5th album Ruin & Repair, alt-folk darlings The Audreys return for a few intimate end-of-year shows. And what better way to celebrate December shows than to put out a Christmas single. November 14th sees the release of The Audreys' cover of Dolly Parton’s Hard Candy Christmas. First made famous in the 1982 movie The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the song has been redone in that melancholy style The Audreys have become famous for.Pop along and celebrate the new(ish) album, hear the new single, and maybe even wear a Santa hat. Hey, we won’t judge!
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The Audreys' new album, Ruin & Repair, marks a welcome return from the alt.country pioneers. "I have waited a long time for this so I am relieved, excited and terrified in equal measure. Putting out new music is always scary, but we have lovely fans who’ve been waiting patiently for something new from us for a while and I’m so thrilled that we can finally deliver for them. I hope they love it as much as we do." - Taasha Coates
Adelaide's favourite alt-folkies, ARIA winners and AMC SA Music Hall of Fame inductees, The Audreys, have spent a big part of the last 12 months tinkering away on a brand new album featuring a selection of newly penned songs honouring the legacy of their late founding member Tristan Goodall. The album, Ruin & Repair, was officially released Friday 14 March 2025, and the band have just finished an Australian tour to celebrate their first record in ten years! The first three singles, Secondhand Boots, Beatles V Stones and I Remember Everything are available on streaming services and give fans a good taste of the new album. Stay tuned for more single releases and more live shows in your town...
Announcing their first album in ten years, The Audreys serve up a tasty appetiser with the opening single Secondhand Boots. It's a tale that starts promisingly at 'a rooftop bar in Nashville' and ends somewhere between heartache and Hahndorf.Country tinged and melancholy, territory The Audreys traverse with the sure-footedness of an Appalachian mountain goat, Secondhand Boots is OUT NOW! Take a listen at the link below.
On the eve of our tour we've made something cool to get you all in the mood. Thanks to the Grace Emily, Adelaide.
Taasha, Tom, Flick and Beej will be hitting the road first in WA with the rest of the country to follow Apr-May.
We're so thrilled our first new album in 10 years Ruin & Repair is OUT NOW! Hope you love it as much as we do.
Well that was fun! Thanks to all you lovely folk who came out to the shows to celebrate out new album with us. Y'all rock! We have a few more shows before the end of the year, and will have more show announcements in the new year. Join the mailing list to always be the first to know when they're coming to your town!
The Gov
59 Port Road
Adelaide, SA
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Gympie Muster
Amamoor State Forest
Gympie, QLD
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Nimbin Roots Fest
Nimbin Village
Nimbin, NSW
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‘Til My Tears Roll Away (2014) sees The Audreys once again join forces with producer Shane O’Mara, who has worked on each of the band’s previous ARIA Award-winning albums; ‘Between Last Night And Us’ (2006), ‘When The Flood Comes’ (2008) and ‘Sometimes The Stars’ (2010).The bulk of the album was recorded over a few days at Adelaide’s Mixmasters studio on an old SSL desk that classic bands like INXS and Midnight Oil recorded with back in the day. The result is a stunning collection of songs. With front-woman Taasha Coates on vocals and keys, Tristan Goodall on guitars and their regular band filling out the line-up, this is earthier and grittier than the band’s previous releases, covering themes of heartbreak and hope without wandering too far from the gutter.Having achieved 3 x ARIA Awards in the Best Blues & Roots category, along with an ARIA Top 20 album debut for 2008’s ‘When The Flood Comes’, a nod in that year’s Rolling Stone Top 50 Albums of the Year, along with multiple international tours, a performance at SXSW in Austin, Texas and an appearance at last year’s BigSound music conference, The Audreys are without doubt one of Australia’s most accomplished folk-rock outfits. - ABC Music
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The Audreys are a triple ARIA Award winning blues and roots band that formed in Adelaide, South Australia, in 2004 by founding mainstay, Taasha Coates on lead vocals, guitar, keys, melodica, harmonica and ukulele. They have released four studio albums, Between Last Night and Us, When the Flood Comes, Sometimes the Stars and 'Til My Tears Roll Away.
Live favourites and multiple ARIA award winners The Audreys have graced almost every major festival in Australia and played more gigs than they can count. They’ve rocked festivals and clubs in Europe and North America, sold songs to films and tv shows far and wide, written music for live theatre, won awards, hit the charts, gone gold and pawned their very hearts for rock and roll.Launching in 2006 with Triple J faves “You and Steve McQueen”, “Oh Honey’ and “Banjo & Violin” from their debut album, The Audreys now have five albums worth of songs to choose from and just as many hilarious anecdotes. Predominantly playing as a duo in recent years, Taasha Coates & Tristan Goodall have a chemistry like no other, and every show will bring you from laughter to tears and all the way back again.Pictured (L - R): Toby Lang (drums), Lyndon Gray (bass), Taasha Coates (vocals, ukulele, harmonica, melodica, guitar, keys), Tristan Goodall (guitars, banjo), Mikey G (violin, vocals).
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Tristan Goodall, founding member and guitarist of Australian roots group The Audreys, has died. He was 48 years old.A representative for the band has confirmed to Double J that Goodall passed away peacefully on Saturday 2 July (2022) surrounded by family.No cause of death has been reported. Goodall left the band in 2020 due to health issues."I am very sad to have to pass on the news that, despite our best hopes for his recovery, we lost our dear Tristan on the weekend," The Audreys singer and co-founder Taasha Coates wrote."I have talked to so many people in the last few days who knew Tristan, and the outpouring of love has been overwhelming. He touched so many of us with his beautiful music, his big heart, his big hugs and his big goofy laugh."Goodall, who had played in Adelaide band The Milk through the early/mid 1990s, and Coates formed The Audreys in 2004.
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Fresh off their recent national tour to celebrate the release of their 5th album Ruin & Repair, alt-folk darlings The Audreys return for a few intimate end-of-year shows. And what better way to celebrate December shows than to put out a Christmas single. November 14th sees the release of The Audreys' cover of Dolly Parton’s Hard Candy Christmas. First made famous in the 1982 movie The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the song has been redone in that melancholy style The Audreys have become famous for.Pop along and celebrate the new(ish) album, hear the new single, and maybe even wear a Santa hat. Hey, we won’t judge!*NB. VIC shows are in duo mode and SA shows are with full band.
DATE | VENUE | CITY/STATE | TICKETS |
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THU 4 DEC | TANSWELLS | BEECHWORTH, VIC | [ BOOK NOW ] |
FRI 5 DEC | BELLARINE ESTATE | BELLARINE, VIC | [ BOOK NOW ] |
SAT 6 DEC | SHEDSHAKER TAPROOM | CASTLEMAINE, VIC | [ BOOK NOW ] |
SUN 7 DEC | ARCHIES CREEK HOTEL | ARCHIES CREEK, VIC | [ BOOK NOW ] |
FRI 12 DEC | TRINITY SESSIONS | ADELAIDE, SA | [ BOOK NOW ] |
SAT 20 DEC | MURRAY DELTA JUKE JOINT | GOOLWA, SA | [ BOOK NOW ] |
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