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For King & Country, stylized as for KING & COUNTRY and formerly known as Joel & Luke as well as Austoville, is a Christian pop duo composed of Australian-American brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone. The Nashville-based brothers' 2012 debut record ''Crave'', has received much praise, and they were named by ''Billboard'' as one of the "New Artists To Watch" for 2012. ''American Songwriter'' described them as "Australia's answer to Coldplay." SUSIE Magazine raves, "It takes only one listen to the brothers' rich, upbeat, alternative sounds and thoughtful lyrics to understand their sudden popularity." They describe their philosophy as such: "The power of music can impact our mood, emotions, our day. But when you merge the strength of music with the heart, hope and passion of the Gospel... it has the ultimate power not only to change someone's day, but to impact them for eternity. This is why we write music and sing songs - we hope that people will be moved, encouraged and stirred to live a life for Someone greater than themselves."〔 They cite U2, Mutemath, OneRepublic, The Beatles, The Goo Goo Dolls, and Switchfoot, as well as film scores such as those from ''Braveheart'' and ''Gladiator'', as their musical influences. == History == The brothers were born in Sydney, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1991. The Smallbones are the younger brothers of Christian recording artist and speaker Rebecca St. James, and the brothers-in-law of Jacob Fink, bassist for the band Foster the People. Their father was a music promoter, and Joel recalls, "going to these rock concerts, sitting on my father's shoulders, plugging my ears...Honestly, in a lot of ways I feel like music chose me and as I grew older, I made a clear decision to fully lean into it." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「For King & Country (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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