Frente open up your heart and let the sunshine in

In 1994, Frente! toured Europe and the US to promote the international version of Marvin the Album on Mammoth Records. By that time Alastair Barden (ex-King Idiot, Maelstrom) had replaced Picton on drums. In July that year, Hart appeared nude for a cover story in Juice, with carefully positioned beads and her hand. Another single, ' No Time', was released in February 1993, and peaked at No.В 50 in March. The album was also nominated for 'Best Cover Art' (by Hart and Louise Beach) and 'Ordinary Angels' was nominated for 'Best Video' (directed by Robbie Douglas-Turner). At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993 the group won 'Breakthrough Artist вЂ“ Album' for Marvin the Album and 'Breakthrough Artist вЂ“ Single' for 'Ordinary Angels'. On the ARIA End of Year Charts for 1992 'Ordinary Angels' was placed at No.В 20 and 'Accidently Kelly Street' was placed at No.В 29. The album was certified platinum in Australia. It was produced by Daniel Denholm (Club Hoy), Michael Koppelman ( Prince) and the band. On 24 November 1992, their debut album, Marvin the Album, was released, which peaked at No.В 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Hart changed her mind after it was parodied on TV's The Late Show as 'Accidentally Was Released' вЂ“ in 2005 she reiterated, 'I still hate it'. It's about making all the right decisions and feeling really confident about what you're doing'. Initially Hart was positive about the track, 't's a really happy song for me. O'Connor had written the track after moving to Kenny Street but incorrectly told his friends he was going to Kelly Street the record label misspelt the first word but the group decided to keep the error and its lower case. McFarlane described it as a 'summery sugar-pop' tune with a 'breezy, slightly kooky video clip'. In October 1992, they released a single, ' Accidently Kelly Street' (sic), which reached No.В 4 and was certified platinum for shipment of 70,000 units. It was certified gold by ARIA for shipment of 35,000 copies. It featured the track, 'Ordinary Angels', and peaked at No.В 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart. ДЇrente! signed with Mushroom Records's White Label which issued their second EP, Clunk, in March 1992. 'Labour of Love' was co-written by Austin and Hart. One of Whirled 's eight tracks, 'Labour of Love', was voted by Triple J listeners to No.В 69 on their Hottest 1. Hart explained that the exclamation mark was added for the CD's cover art ' e don't write our name like that, but we thought we would on the CD covers because it looks good'. It was produced and engineered by Owen Bolwell at Whirled Records in Richmond. The band spent two years performing in Melbourne's inner-city venues before, in August 1991, issuing their self-funded debut extended play, Whirled, on the Thumb Print label. The group were named after the Spanish word for 'forehead' and 'front', according to Inpress magazine 't rhymes with 'heaven-sent-eh!''. ДЇrente! were formed in Melbourne, as 'Frente' in 1989 by Simon Austin on guitar and backing vocals, Angie Hart on lead vocals, Tim O'Connor on bass guitar and Mark Picton on drums and recorder. The band's presentation had a tweeness about it that could have been off-putting if not for its genuine freshness and honesty'. The Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane felt that the group's 'quirky, irreverent, acoustic-based sound was at odds with the usual guitar-heavy, grunge trends of the day. ' Labour of Love' was released as an EP outside of Australasia in 1994 as a CD single with a cover version of New Order's ' Bizarre Love Triangle' included. Their debut album, Marvin the Album, issued in November, peaked at No.В 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was followed in October by ' Accidently Kelly Street' (unintentional misprint of 'Accidentally Kelly Street' was retained) which reached No.В 4. In March 1992, they released a second EP, Clunk, with its featured track, ' Ordinary Angels', which peaked at No.В 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In August 1991, they issued their debut extended play, Whirled, which included the track, 'Labour of Love'.

The original line-up consisted of Simon Austin on guitar and backing vocals, Angie Hart on lead vocals, Tim O'Connor on bass guitar (later replaced by Bill McDonald), and Mark Picton on drums (later replaced by Alastair Barden, then by Pete Luscombe). Frente! performing at the Corner Hotel, Melbourne in 2010.ДЇrom left to right: Simon Austin, Angie Hart, Pete Luscombe, Bill McDonald.

Frente open up your heart and let the sunshine in