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Foley (band)

Foley are a pop music duo from Auckland, New Zealand. The duo is composed of multi-instrumentalists, songwriters and vocalists Ash Wallace and Gabriel Everett. Foley have been nominated for three Aotearoa Music Awards alongside two APRA Silver Scroll Awards. The band has toured with Remi Wolf, and played shows with Tove Lo, Still Woozy, BENEE, Two Door Cinema Club, Flight Facilities.

Foley
Foley in 2024
Background information
OriginAuckland, New Zealand
GenresPop, indie pop
Years active2017–present
MembersAsh Wallace, Gabriel Everett
Websitewww.wearefoley.com

In 2022 the band signed to Nettwerk Music Group, releasing their debut album Crowd Pleaser in 2023.

Members

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  • Ash Wallace (2017–present)
  • Gabriel Everett (2017–present)

Touring members

  • Elijah Whyte – drums, percussion (2017–present)
  • Marika Hodgson – bass guitar (2019–2021)
  • Holly Webster – bass guitar (2021–present)

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
NZ
Albums
[1]
Crowd Pleaser
  • Released: 25 August 2023
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download
 2
That's Life, Baby!
  • Released: 28 February 2025[2]
  • Label: Foley
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download
 TBA

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
NZ
Albums
[1]
On My Conscience[3] 10
Vacation[5]
  • Released: 12 March 2021[6]
  • Label: The Orchard
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download
 19

Singles

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List of singles, with year released and EP shown
Title Year Peak chart positions EP
NZ
Hot
[7]
"Settle"[8] 2017 — Non-EP singles
"Talk About It"[9] 2018 —
"Stranger"[10] —
"Can't Help the Way"[11] 2019 — On My Conscience
"Cola"[12] —
"Homesick" —
"Midnight"[13] 2020 —
"Rendezvous"[14] — Vacation
"So Personal"[15] —
"Better Than Love"[16] 2021 —
"Anything Before You"[17] —
"Coffee"
(featuring Tim Atlas) 		2023 19 Crowd Pleaser, Pt. 1
"What Got into You" 24 Crowd Pleaser
"Miss You All the Time" 2024 — That's Life, Baby!
"Low & High"[18] —
"Time of My Life"[19] —
"Unstable"[20] —
"Heartstrings"[2] —
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List of single appearances as featured artist, with year released and primary artist shown
Title Year Primary Artist
"Way Too Long"[21] 2020 Health Club
"Shoe Size"[22] 2020 CASES
"Domino"[23] 2021 Pacific Heights

Remixes

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List of remixes, with year released and remix artist shown
Title Year Remix Artist
"Talk About It – Art Heist Remix"[24] 2018 Art Heist
"Talk About It – CASES Remix"[25] 2018 CASES
"Cola – 33 Below Remix"[26] 2020 33 Below
"Smooth It Over – Mel Blue Remix"[27] 2022 Mel Blue
"What Got Into You – Ethan Jupe Remix"[28] 2023 Ethan Jupe
"What Got Into You (Flip)"[29] 2023 HIGH HØØPS

Music videos

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List of music videos, with year released and director shown
Title Year Director
"So Personal"[30] 2020 Molawin Evangelista and Platform Studios
"Killing Me Babe"[31] 2022 Katherine Brooke
"Smooth It Over"[32] 2022 Connor Lambert
"Nothing"[33] 2023 Connor Lambert
"Coffee" feat. Tim Atlas[34] 2023 Tom Grut
"Tongue"[35] 2023 Connor Lambert
"What Got Into You"[36] 2023 Tom Grut

Awards

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Year Award Nomination Result
2019 APRA Awards Silver Scroll Award – "Can't Help The Way"[37] Nominated
2021 Aotearoa Music Awards Te Kaipuoro Arotini Toa | Best Pop Artist – "Vacation"[38] Nominated
Breakthrough Artist of the Year – "Vacation"[38] Nominated
2023 APRA Awards Silver Scroll Award - "Smooth It Over" [39] Nominated
2024 Aotearoa Music Awards Te Manu Taki Arotini o te Tau | Best Pop Artist – "Crowd Pleaser" Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b Peaks on the Top 20 New Zealand Albums Chart:
    • On My Conscience: "Top 20 New Zealand Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
    • Vacation: "Top 20 New Zealand Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
    • Crowd Pleaser: "Top 20 New Zealand Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Foley release exhilarating new single 'Heartstrings'". Muzic. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ "On My Conscience". Spotify. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Sniffers". www.sniffers.co.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Vacation". Spotify. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Foley firm up their place at the forefront of the NZ pop scene with new EP, 'Vacation'". www.muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ Riddell, Rose (2 November 2017). "Interview: Foley on their debut single, 'Settle'". Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Foley join together in separate worlds in 'Talk About It'". More FM. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. ^ read, Zangba Thomson Alternative 0 1 min (30 November 2018). "Foley releases an alternative-pop tune, entitled, "Stranger"". Bong Mines Entertainment. Retrieved 26 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "INTERVIEW: Foley release new single 'Can't Help The Way': "In reality the heart is more powerful and you have to let yourself give in to it"". Women In Pop. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Sniffers". www.sniffers.co.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  13. ^ www.zmonline.com, ZM |. "Foley – Midnight". ZM. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Foley – Rendezvous". More FM. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  15. ^ "PREMIERE: Foley release new music video 'So Personal'". Women In Pop. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  16. ^ "StackPath". amnplify.com.au. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Foley – Anything Before You". Clout. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Foley Battle a Turbulent Relationship on New Single 'Low and High'". Rolling Stone Australia. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Foley's New Single Is All About Living Life to the Fullest". Rolling Stone Australia. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Unstable visualiser is out now - nothing better than running around a city with my best mate getting up to no good". Instagram. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Health Club teams up with Foley for irresistible new bop, 'Way Too Long'". Purple Sneakers. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Sniffers". www.sniffers.co.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Pacific Heights Join Forces With Foley On Lush New Single 'Domino'". warnermusic.co.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  24. ^ Talk About It – Art Heist Remix, 7 September 2018, retrieved 26 January 2022
  25. ^ Talk About It – Cases Remix, 7 September 2018, retrieved 26 January 2022
  26. ^ "The Profile: 33 Below freshens up Foley's summer classic 'Cola'". George FM. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  27. ^ Smooth It Over (Mel Blue Remix), retrieved 13 February 2024
  28. ^ Foley - What Got Into You (Ethan Jupe Remix) (Official Audio), retrieved 13 February 2024
  29. ^ What Got Into You (HIGH HØØPS Flip), retrieved 13 February 2024
  30. ^ Foley – So Personal (Official Video), retrieved 26 January 2022
  31. ^ Foley - Killing Me Babe (Official Music Video), retrieved 13 February 2024
  32. ^ Foley - Smooth It Over (Official Visualiser), retrieved 13 February 2024
  33. ^ Foley - Nothing (Official Visualiser), retrieved 13 February 2024
  34. ^ Foley - Coffee feat. Tim Atlas (Official Video), retrieved 13 February 2024
  35. ^ Foley - Tongue (Official Visualiser), retrieved 13 February 2024
  36. ^ Foley - What Got Into You (Official Video), retrieved 13 February 2024
  37. ^ "Top 20 announced for NZ's most coveted songwriting award". RNZ. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  38. ^ a b "Aotearoa Music Awards | Award Categories". Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  39. ^ "2023 APRA Silver Scroll Award Top 20 & APRA Maioha Award Top 5". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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