Stonefield - Bent (2019)

Proving rock & roll can be a family affair, Stonefield is a band
consisting of four sisters who play tough, swaggering hard rock in the
classic style of the '70s, complete with swirling organ lines and
crunching guitar solos. The members of Stonefield were born and raised
in Darraweit Guim, a small rural community in Victoria, Australia. The
Findlay sisters grew up in a household where their parents reveled in
their love of classic rock -- Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Fleetwood
Mac, and Frank Zappa were all a frequent presence on the family stereo
-- and in a small town where kids had to make their own fun, the
siblings decided to form a band in 2006. Amy Findlay played drums and
sang lead vocals, Hannah Findlay took up guitar, Sarah Findlay claimed
the keyboards, and Holly Findlay held down the low end on bass. A
music teacher lived next door, giving the Findlays pointers on
mastering their instruments, and the group began playing locally as
Iotah, winning a number of regional Battle of the Band competitions.
In 2010, Iotah's local renown grew into nationwide fame when the group
entered their song "Foreign Lover" in the Triple J Unearthed music
competition. Despite their youth -- when they entered the finals in
October 2010, Amy was the oldest at 20, and Holly was just 12 years
old -- Iotah won the grand prize, though they soon discovered another
Australian group was using the name iOTA and, to avoid confusion, they
changed their handle to Stonefield. In November 2010, Stonefield
released their debut EP, Through the Clover, through Australian indie
label Shock Records, and played Perth's One Movement Festival, which
led to a spot on the bill at the British Glastonbury Festival in 2011.
(However, shortly before the release of Through the Clover, Stonefield
had to turn down a tour of New Zealand, as it interfered with Hannah's
final presentation in a music performance course.) By the time
Stonefield had released their second EP, Bad Reality, through
Wunderkind Records in May 2012, the group had toured Australia and the
U.K. several times and shared bills with the Foo Fighters, the Kaiser
Chiefs, and many others. In October 2013, Stonefield released their
long-awaited debut album, simply titled Stonefield.