The Rubens

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The Rubens
Origin Menangle, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Alternative rock
Years active 2011 (2011)–present
Labels Ivy League
Website www.therubensmusic.com
Members Sam Margin
Elliott Margin
Zaac Margin
Scott Baldwin
William Zeglis

The Rubens are a five-piece alternative rock band originally from Menangle, New South Wales. The band comprises the three Margin brothers, Zaac, Sam and Elliott, and friends Scott Baldwin and William Zeglis. Their debut self-titled album The Rubens gained them domestic success with it reaching No. 3 on the ARIA Charts and being nominated for a J Award for Album of the Year.[1]

In 2011, their debut single, "Lay It Down", was voted the 57th-most-popular song in the Triple J Hottest 100. Their next single, "My Gun", was nominated for Best Music Video in the 2012 ARIA Awards and was also voted 10th-most popular song in the Triple J Hottest 100.[2]

In May 2015, the band released the lead single from their second album, called "Hallelujah". The album, Hoops, was released in August 2015. The follow-up single from the album, the title track "Hoops", reached number 25 on the ARIA Singles Chart in 2015 and was voted number one in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 held on Australia day 2016 ( January 26th). After its success on the Hottest 100, the single re-entered the charts, reaching a new peak of #9 on the ARIA Singles Chart in February 2016.

Personnel

  • Sam Margin – lead vocals, guitar (Born November 16, 1988)
  • Scott Baldwin – drums
  • Elliott Margin – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Zaac Margin – lead guitar
  • William Zeglis – bass guitar

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS[3]		 Certifications
(sales thresholds)
2012 The Rubens 3 Platinum[4]
2015 Hoops
  • Released: 7 August 2015
  • Label: Ivy League Records
  • Format: CD, digital download
 2

Singles

  • "Lay it Down" (2011)
  • "Don't Ever Want to be Found" (2012)
  • "My Gun" (2012) AUS: #56
  • "The Best We Got" (2012)
  • "Never Be the Same" (2013)
  • "Hallelujah" (2015)
  • "Hoops" (2015) AUS: #9
  • "Hold Me Back" (2016)

Awards and nominations

Awards

Year Type Award Result
2012 J Award Best Album - The Rubens Nominated
2012 ARIA Music Awards Best Video - My Gun Nominated
2013 APRA Awards Rock Work of the Year - My Gun[5][6] Won

References

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External links

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