Pierce Brothers
{{Short description|Australian country music band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Pierce Brothers
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| origin = Melbourne, Australia
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| genre = Folk music, blues and roots
| years_active = 2011–present
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| current_members =
- Jack Pierce
- Patrick Pierce
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| website = {{URL|https://www.piercebrothers.com}}
}}
Pierce Brothers are an Australian folk and blues and roots duo, consisting of twin brothers Jack and Patrick Pierce.{{cite web|url=https://qldmusictrails.com/artists/pierce-brothers|title=Pierce Brothers|website=QLD Music Trails|date=2023|access-date=7 April 2024}}
The duo released their debut studio album Atlas Shoulders, in October 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.artist1one.com/pierce-brothers-interview/|title= Interview Pierce Brothers|website=Artist 1 One|date=October 2018|access-date=7 April 2024}}
History
The Pierce Brothers began their career busking on Bourke Street, Melbourne in 2011 and were playing bigger shows and festivals by 2014.{{cite web|url=https://beat.com.au/treat-it-like-busking-pierce-brothers-get-back-to-their-roots-at-hometown-show-next-month/|title='Treat it like busking': Pierce Brothers to get back to their roots at hometown show next month |website= Beat Magazine|date=February 2023|access-date=7 April 2024}}
In 2014 the duo's EP The Night Tree debuted at No. 21 on the ARIA Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/future-is-now-polish-club-jack-colwell-pierce-brothers-timberwolf-834/l/pierce-brothers/|title=Future is Now: Polish Club, Jack Colwell, Pierce Brothers, Timberwolf |website=Rolling Stone Australia|date=15 October 2015|access-date=7 April 2024}}
In March 2021, the duo released Into the Great Unknown.{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/in-my-room-with-pierce-brothers-24913/|title= 'In My Room' With Pierce Brothers|website=Rolling Stone Australia|date=9 April 2021|access-date=7 April 2024}}
In March 2024, the duo released their third studio album, Everything Is Bigger Than Me, which Jade Kennedy from Rolling Stone Australia said "[has] catchy melodies, earworm hooks, charming lyricism and stunning vocal harmonies"{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/pierce-brothers-everything-is-bigger-than-me-album-review-57084/l/subscribe-here/|title= Pierce Brothers Present Their Winning Third Album|website=Rolling Stone Australia|date=29 March 2024|access-date=7 April 2024}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of studio albums, with release date and label shown ! rowspan="2"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUS {{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/say-howdy-miss-carter|title=Say, "howdy Miss Carter!"|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=5 April 2024|access-date=7 April 2024}} |
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| scope="row"| Atlas Shoulders
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| 13 |
| scope="row"| Into the Great Unknown
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| scope="row"| Everything Is Bigger Than Me
| | 14 |
=live albums=
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|+List of live albums, with release date and label shown ! rowspan="2"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUS |
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| scope="row"| Live @ The Corner
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| — |
| scope="row"| Three Deep Breaths
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| — |
| scope="row"| Live at Chapel Off Chapel
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| — |
=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of EP, with release date and label shown ! rowspan="2"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUS |
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| scope="row"| Pierce Brothers
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| scope="row"| Blind Boys Run
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| scope="row"| The Night Tree
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| 21 |
| scope="row"| Into the Dirt
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| 10 |
| scope="row"| The Records Were Ours
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| 9 |
| scope="row"| My Tired Mind
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| 31 |