The April Maze

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The April Maze
OriginMelbourne, Australia
GenresAlternative folk
Years active2008 (2008)-present
LabelsIndependent
MembersTodd Mayhew and Sivan Agam
Websitewww.theaprilmaze.com

The April Maze are a British/Australian alternative folk duo consisting of Todd Mayhew (vocals, guitar, banjo) and Sivan Agam (vocals, cello, guitar). They issued their first release in 2008 and have toured Australia, New Zealand, UK, Germany and Canada.[1]

Background[edit]

Sivan Agam grew up in Harrow, England and studied Art and Theatre.[2][3] Todd Mayhew was raised in Cairns, Queensland, Australia,[4] and is the Great Grandson of Isaac O Stringer (The Bishop Who Ate His Boots). Sivan and Todd met in shared accommodation in 2006 in Coburg (Melbourne) and began to connect musically. The two were married in October 2011 and had 'the words from one of our songs, Two Dogs, includes our wedding vows'.[5] In November 2012, their album ‘TWO’ was listed in Spotify’s Top 100 most popular new releases after receiving more than 70,000 plays in its first week.[6] They have released three singles, one EP, and three albums. The band raised $20,395 to produce their album Sleeping Storm using the Pozible crowd funding platform,[7] which was released in 2015.[8][9][10][11]

Discography[edit]

April Maze (EP) (2008)

One For the Hills (2009) (Not available)

Recycled Soul (2010)

Two (2012)

The April Maze - UK/Europe Release (2013)

Don't Let The Bastards Bring You Down (Single) (2013)

I've Seen The Rain (Single) (2013)

"It's Been a Long Time Between Beers (Single)" (2014)

"Sleeping Storm (Album)" (2015)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jewish News 2012" Phoebe Roth, 'Global hit for folk duo', Australian Jewish News, December 20, 2012
  2. ^ "Agam interview 2012" Deborah Stone, 'Sivan Agam from The April Maze', The Arts Hub (Australia), 14 November 2012.
  3. ^ Gordon Johnston, 'The April Maze', Glasswerk Magazine', January 31, 2014
  4. ^ "Cairns-Melbourne alt-folk duo The April Maze are back in Australia with new single I've Seen The Rain at iTunes now". CairnsPost.
  5. ^ "Text copy of the article" Melissa Merrett, 'It's Two for the Road' The Moreland Leader, November 12, 2012.
  6. ^ McCabe, Kathy (February 10, 2013). "The April Maze straight to UK success with more than 70,000 hits on Spotify". dailytelegraph.com.au. News Corp.
  7. ^ "The April Maze - NEW Album! by The April Maze". Pozible.
  8. ^ "The April Maze".
  9. ^ McCabe, Kathy. "The April Maze straight to UK success with more than 70,000 hits on Spotify". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  10. ^ Johnston, Gordon. "Introducing The April Maze". Glasswerk Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Monday Muse: The April Maze". ABC News Australia. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

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