Editing Frente!

{{Short description|Australian alternative rock band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Frente!
| image           = Frente-2010.jpg
| image_size      = 
| landscape       = yes
| alt             = 
| caption         = Frente! performing at the [[Corner Hotel, Richmond|Corner Hotel]], Melbourne in 2010.<br />From left to right: Simon Austin, Angie Hart, Pete Luscombe, Bill McDonald
| background      = group_or_band
| alias           = 
| origin          = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia
| genre           = [[Indie pop]], [[Folk music|folk-pop]], [[alternative rock]], [[pop rock]], [[Pop music|pop]]
| years_active    = {{start date|1989}}–{{end date|1998}}, {{start date|2004}}–{{end date|2005}}, {{start date|2010}}–{{end date|2011}}, 2014–present
| label           = Thumb Print, [[Mushroom Records|Mushroom]], [[Mammoth Records|Mammoth]]
| associated_acts = [[Splendid (musical duo)|Splendid]], Holidays on Ice
| website         = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| current_members =[[Simon Austin]]<br />[[Angie Hart]]
| past_members    = Tim O'Connor<br />Mark Picton<br />Alastair Barden<br />Bill McDonald<br />Fraser Brindley<br />[[Jesse Tobias]]<br />[[Peter Luscombe]]
}}
'''Frente!''' {{IPAc-en|f|r|ɛ|n|t|eɪ}} (or '''Frente''') is an Australian [[folk music|folk]]-[[pop music|pop]] and [[indie pop]] group which originally formed in 1989. 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 [[Peter Luscombe]]). 

In August 1991, they issued their debut extended play ''[[Whirled (EP)|Whirled]]'', which included the track, "Labour of Love". In March 1992, they released a second EP, ''[[Clunk (EP)|Clunk]]'', with its featured track "[[Ordinary Angels]]", peaking at No.&nbsp;3 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]]. It was followed in October by "[[Accidently Kelly Street|{{notatypo|Accidently}} Kelly Street]]" (the unintentional misprint of "Accidentally Kelly Street" was retained) which reached No.&nbsp;4. Their debut album, ''[[Marvin the Album]]'', issued in November, peaked at No.&nbsp;5 on the ARIA Albums Chart. "[[Labour of Love (Frente! EP)|Labour of Love]]" was released as an EP outside of Australasia in 1994 as a CD single with a [[cover version]] of [[New Order (band)|New Order]]'s "[[Bizarre Love Triangle]]" included. 

The band split up in 1998, but have reunited three times to date – most recently in 2014. Australian rock music historian [[Ian McFarlane]] wrote that the group's "quirky, irreverent, acoustic-based sound was at odds with the usual guitar-heavy, grunge trends of the day. The band's presentation had a tweeness about it that could have been off-putting if not for its genuine freshness and honesty".{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}

==History==
Frente! 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.<ref name="McFarlane">{{Cite book |last1=McFarlane |first1=Ian |author-link1=Ian McFarlane |title=[[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] |chapter=Encyclopedia entry for 'Frente!' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020625222735/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=622 |chapter-url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=622 |access-date=9 March 2013 |year=1999 |publisher=[[Allen & Unwin]] |location=[[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] |archive-date=25 June 2002 |isbn=1-86508-072-1}}</ref><ref name="Holmgren">{{cite web |url=http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/f/frente.html |title=Frente |publisher=[[Australian Rock Database]]. Passagen (Magnus Holmgren) |first=Magnus |last=Holmgren |access-date=8 March 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060208203538/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/f/frente.html |archive-date=8 February 2006}}</ref> The group were named after the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word for 'forehead' and 'front', according to ''Inpress'' magazine "[i]t rhymes with 'heaven-sent-eh!'".<ref name="Jenkins">{{Cite book |title=Molly Meldrum presents 50 years of rock in Australia |last1=Jenkins |first1=Jeff |last2=Meldrum |first2=Ian |author-link2=Molly Meldrum |year=2007 |publisher=Wilkinson Publishing |location=Melbourne, Vic |pages=81, 93, 226 |isbn=978-1-921332-11-1}}</ref> 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.<ref name="McFarlane"/> It was produced and engineered by [[Owen Bolwell]] at Whirled Records in [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]].<ref name="Whirled">{{cite AV media notes |title=Whirled |others=Frente! |year=1991 |publisher=Thumbprint Records |id=THUMB:1}}</ref> Hart explained that the exclamation mark was added for the CD's cover art "{{nowrap|[w]e}} don't write our name like that, but we thought we would on the CD covers because it looks good".<ref name="Jenkins"/> One of ''Whirled''{{'}}s eight tracks, "Labour of Love", was voted by [[Triple J]] listeners to No.&nbsp;69 on their [[Triple J Hottest 100, 1991|Hottest 100 for 1991]].<ref name="Whirled"/><ref name="TripleJ1991">{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/1991.htm |title=Hottest 100 History 1991 |publisher=[[Triple J]]. [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) |access-date=9 March 2013}}</ref> "Labour of Love" was co-written by Austin and Hart.<ref name="APRA Labour">{{cite web |publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) |title='Labour of Love' at APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Labour%20of%20Love |access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref>

Frente! signed with [[Mushroom Records]]'s White Label which issued their second EP, ''[[Clunk (EP)|Clunk]]'', in March 1992.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Clunk">{{cite AV media notes |title=Clunk |others=Frente! |year=1992 |publisher=[[Mushroom Records#History|White Label Records]] |id=d11125}}</ref> It featured the track, "Ordinary Angels", and peaked at No.&nbsp;3 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]].<ref name="AusCharts">Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
*Top 50 peaks: {{cite web |url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Frente! |title=australian-charts.com > Frente! in Australian Charts |access-date=9 March 2013 |publisher=Hung Medien}}
*Top 100 peaks to December 2010: {{cite book |last=Ryan |first=Gavin |title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 |year=2011 |publisher=Moonlight Publishing |location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia |edition=PDF |page=109}}
*"Lonely" (original single release): {{cite web |url=https://i.imgur.com/qCLjUoj.jpg |title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Mar 1994 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] |via=Imgur.com |access-date=25 October 2016}} N.B. The HP column displays the highest position reached.
*"Sit on My Hands": {{cite web |url=https://i.imgur.com/G4r0R9L.jpg |title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 11 Aug 1996 |publisher=ARIA |via=Imgur.com |access-date=18 April 2020}}
*"What's Come Over Me": {{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605213523/http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg |url=https://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg |archive-date=5 June 2015 |title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015 |access-date=27 October 2015 |publisher=Imgur.com |url-status=live}}
*"Goodbye Goodguy": {{cite web |url=https://i.imgur.com/pd4F2Ze.gif |title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016 |publisher=Imgur.com |access-date=25 October 2016}}</ref> It was certified gold by ARIA for shipment of 35,000 copies.<ref name=ryan/> In October 1992, they released a single, "[[Accidently Kelly Street|{{notatypo|Accidently}} Kelly Street]]" (sic), which reached No.&nbsp;4 and was certified platinum for shipment of 70,000 units.<ref name=ryan/><ref name="AusCharts"/> McFarlane described it as a "summery sugar-pop" tune with a "breezy, slightly kooky video clip".<ref name="McFarlane"/> 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.<ref name="Jenkins"/> Initially Hart was positive about the track, "[i]t's a really happy song for me. It's about making all the right decisions and feeling really confident about what you're doing".<ref name="Jenkins"/> Hart changed her mind after it was parodied on TV's ''[[The Late Show (1990s Australian TV series)|The Late Show]]'' as "Accidentally Was Released" – in 2005 she reiterated, "I still hate it".<ref name="Jenkins"/>

On 24 November 1992, their debut album, ''[[Marvin the Album]]'', was released, which peaked at No.&nbsp;5 on the ARIA Albums Chart.<ref name="AusCharts"/> It was produced by Daniel Denholm (Club Hoy), Michael Koppelman ([[Prince (musician)|Prince]]) and the band.<ref name="Holmgren"/> The album was certified platinum in Australia.<ref name=ryan/> On the ARIA End of Year Charts for 1992 "Ordinary Angels" was placed at No.&nbsp;20 and "{{sic|Accident|ly|hide=y}} Kelly Street" was placed at No.&nbsp;29. At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1993]] the group won 'Breakthrough Artist – Album' for ''Marvin the Album'' and 'Breakthrough Artist – Single' for "Ordinary Angels".<ref name="ARIA1993">{{cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1993 |title=ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1993: 7th Annual ARIA Awards |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) |access-date=10 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512183729/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1993 |archive-date=12 May 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="TallP1993">{{cite web |url=http://alldownunder.com/oz-p/aria/1993-aria.htm |title=Australia 1993 ARIA Awards |publisher=ALLdownunder.com |access-date=10 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223160316/http://www.alldownunder.com/oz-p/aria/1993-aria.htm |archive-date=23 February 2009}}</ref> 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).<ref name="ARIA1993"/> Another single, "[[No Time (Frente! song)|No Time]]", was released in February 1993, and peaked at No.&nbsp;50 in March.<ref name="AusCharts"/> In July that year, Hart appeared nude for a cover story in ''Juice'', with carefully positioned beads and her hand.<ref name="McFarlane"/> By that time Alastair Barden (ex-King Idiot, Maelstrom) had replaced Picton on drums.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/>

In 1994, Frente! toured Europe and the US to promote the international version of ''Marvin the Album'' on [[Mammoth Records]].<ref name="McFarlane"/> [[AllMusic]]'s Alex Henderson felt that "after several listens, one starts to realize just how strong this abstract pop-folk-rock release is".<ref name="Henderson">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic |class=album |id=r640897 |pure_url=yes }} |title=''Marvin the Album'' – Frente! |last=Henderson |first=Alex |publisher=[[AllMusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] |access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> Mammoth had also issued a seven-track extended play, ''[[Labour of Love (Frente! EP)|Labour of Love]]''.<ref name="AMG1">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic |class=album |id=r195150 |pure_url=yes }} |title=''Labour of Love'' – Frente! |last=Griffith |first=JT |publisher=[[AllMusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] |access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> This included their acoustic [[cover version]] of [[New Order (band)|New Order]]'s 1986 hit, "[[Bizarre Love Triangle]]",<ref name="AMG1"/> which reached No.&nbsp;76 in the UK<ref name=uk/> – following releases of earlier tracks: "Ordinary Angels" which did not chart, and "{{sic|Accident|ly|hide=y}} Kelly Street" which reached No.&nbsp;80.<ref name=uk/> "Bizarre Love Triangle" appeared in Australia on a re-issued version of ''[[Lonely (Frente! EP)|Lonely]]'' EP in May 1994 which peaked at No.&nbsp;7 on the ARIA Singles Chart – the first issue had charted at No.&nbsp;88 in February.<ref name="AusCharts"/> In the US, "Bizarre Love Triangle" peaked at No.&nbsp;10 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart<ref name=mod/> and No.&nbsp;49 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name=billboard200/> The US re-release of "Labour of Love" managed No.&nbsp;9 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.<ref name=mod/> "Ordinary Angels" appeared on the 1994 soundtrack for the US TV series ''[[Melrose Place]]''.<ref name="McFarlane"/> By year's end, due to constant touring, O'Connor left and was replaced on bass guitar by Bill McDonald (ex-Hot Half Hour, [[Deborah Conway|Deborah Conway Band]], [[Rebecca's Empire]]).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/>

In early 1995, Hart recorded vocals for an Australian single, "[[Tingly]]", by [[Pop! featuring Angie Hart|Pop!]] released in November, which reached No.&nbsp;92.<ref name="AusCharts"/> Frente! has a track on a compilation album, ''[[Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits]]'' (5 December 1995), a cover version of "[[Open Up Your Heart (and Let the Sunshine In)]]". During 1995, Frente! recorded their second album, ''[[Shape (album)|Shape]]'', in Spain with [[Ted Niceley]] ([[Fugazi]]), David M. Allen (The Cure, Sisters of Mercy), Cameron McVey aka Booga Bear (Neneh Cherry) and the band producing.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/><ref name="AMG3">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic |class=album |id=r238036 |pure_url=yes }} |title=''Shape'' – Frente! – Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] |access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> The first single, "Sit on My Hands", peaked at No.&nbsp;66 in Australia in July 1996.<ref name="AusCharts"/> The second single, "What's Come Over Me" peaked at No.&nbsp;116 in Australia,<ref name="AusCharts"/> and No.&nbsp;77 in the UK.<ref name=uk/> The album was issued in July 1996, peaking at No.&nbsp;35 on the ARIA Albums Chart.<ref name="AusCharts"/> McFarlane felt it was "more sophisticated and textured than its naive (yet still classy) predecessor".<ref name="McFarlane"/> Allmusic's [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] noted the group "experiment with trancy instrumental overtones and languid trip-hop beats ... Certain melodic lines slip out of the pleasant mist while the album is playing, but nothing is memorable after the record is finished".<ref name="Erlewine">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic |class=album |id=r640897 |pure_url=yes }} |title=''Shape'' – Frente! |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |publisher=[[AllMusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] |access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref>

During 1996, the group toured Europe, Asia and US for three months to promote the album.<ref name="McFarlane"/> They used Fraser Brindley<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-20/tasmanian-greens-launch-state-election-campaign/9465040 |title=Tasmanian election: Fighting words at Greens campaign launch but party faces poll battle |date=20 February 2018|access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref> on keyboards while touring. John Everson of ''Illinois Entertainer'', interviewed Hart in September and described Austin as her "on-again, off-again boyfriend", Hart detailed "Simon and I had a lot of shit to work out. We went out for a while and then we broke up and then we went on tour. It goes in and out of being fine."<ref name="Everson">{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030201224908/http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/6850/indexf.html |url=http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/6850/indexf.html |title=Frente: Small Voice from Down Under Molds the World a New ''Shape'' |last=Everson |first=John |work=Illinois Entertainer |archive-date=1 February 2003 |date=September 1996 |access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> In Canada in August, and then Australia during December, they supported [[Alanis Morissette]] on her tour, promoting ''[[Jagged Little Pill]]''.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Morissette's guitarist, [[Jesse Tobias]], became Hart's boyfriend. In January 1997, Frente! performed on the Melbourne leg of the [[Big Day Out]], in July that year they issued another CD single, "Goodbye Goodguy". Tobias had joined Frente! for their final tour before the band broke up late in 1997 – Hart and Tobias married and formed a duo, [[Splendid (musical duo)|Splendid]].<ref name="McFarlane"/>

===Post break-up appearances===
In late 2003, Frente! founders Austin and Hart, who were both living in the US, resumed song writing together.<ref name="Blackman">{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Bleeding-Hart/2005/01/14/1105582704504.html |title=Bleeding Hart |last=Blackman |first=Guy |work=[[The Age]] |date=16 January 2005 |access-date=11 March 2013}}</ref> One of their new compositions, "Sleeping", appeared on Splendid's EP, ''States of Awake'' (2004).<ref name="Mathieson1">{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/From-the-Hart/2004/12/16/1102787159028.html |title=Music from the Hart |last=Mathieson |first=Craig |author-link=Craig Mathieson |work=[[The Age]] |date=17 December 2004 |access-date=11 March 2013}}</ref> During late 2004, Austin and Hart reformed Frente! for acoustic shows in both New York and Los Angeles.<ref name="Mathieson1"/> In January 2005, Frente! performed some Australian east coast dates, the line-up of Austin, Hart, and McDonald were joined by Pete Luscombe on drums. The group issued a three-track EP, ''Try to Think Less'', on Pop Boomerang Records. On 28 November 2010, Frente! played at a [[Punters Club]] reunion show at the [[Corner Hotel, Richmond|Corner Hotel]], curated by Hart.<ref name="Mathieson2">{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/yesterdays-heroes-unite-for-the-love-of-a-punt-20101125-188o7.html |title=Yesterday's Heroes Unite for the Love of a Punt |last=Mathieson |first=Craig |author-link=Craig Mathieson |work=[[The Age]] |date=26 November 2010 |access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> The show also featured other early 1990s Melbourne bands: The Glory Box, The Hollowmen and [[The Fauves]].<ref name="Mathieson2"/> In 2011, Frente! performed at the Brisbane Festival in the Speigeltent.

In March 2014, it was announced that Austin and Hart will tour as Frente!, performing nine concerts around Australia during May and June 2014 to mark the 21st anniversary of ''Marvin the Album''. A special two CD anniversary edition of the album was also released on 16 May.<ref name="themusic">{{cite news |url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2014/03/05/frente-reunite-for-marvin-the-album-anniversary-tour/ |title=Frente Reunite For 'Marvin The Album' Anniversary Tour |work=[[The Music (website)|The Music]] |publisher=[[Street Press Australia]] |date=5 March 2014 |access-date=8 March 2014}}</ref>

In March 2023, Frente! performed at MordiFest as part of the leadup to the 30th anniversary of ''Marvin the Album''. Hart and Austin were joined by Tamara Murphy on electric bass guitar, Sophie Koh on keyboards and melodica, and Ben Wiesner on drums. The group also performed at the Castlemaine State Festival, at which O'Connor briefly joined the band on bass for "Accidently Kelly Street".

Frente! was selected as one of the bands as part of the Mushroom 50 Concert, celebrating 50 years of Mushroom Records with fifty songs for fifty years. Frente! performed Ordinary Angels in front of the live audience at Rod Laver Arena on 26 November 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redfern |first=Noah |title=Live Review: Fifty Years Of Making Noise - Mushroom 50 @ Rod Laver Arena |url=https://themusic.com.au/reviews/fifty-years-of-making-noise-mushroom-50-rod-laver-arena/CWa3HRwfHgE/27-11-23 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=themusic.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

On 31 August 2024, Frente! performed at the reopened Punters Club.

==In popular culture==
"{{notatypo|Accidently}} Kelly Street" was parodied by ''[[The Late Show (1990s Australian TV series)|The Late Show]]'', featuring [[Jane Kennedy (actress)|Jane Kennedy]], [[Tony Martin (Australian actor)|Tony Martin]], [[Mick Molloy]] and [[Santo Cilauro]]. The parody was named "Accidentally Was Released".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hf3XvAVqNg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/-Hf3XvAVqNg |archive-date=22 December 2021 |url-status=live |title='Accidentally Was Released' – Frente Parody |via=[[YouTube]] |date=20 September 2008 |access-date=1 March 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The song "Jungle" from ''Shape'' featured in an episode of the British television series ''Teachers''. The band also guested in ''[[Home and Away]]'' in 1993.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} The song "Accidently Kelly Street" was featured in the 2002 Taiwanese film ''[[Blue Gate Crossing]]''.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Their cover of "Bizarre Love Triangle" was one of [[Stephen Merchant]]'s "Song for the Ladies" on ''[[The Ricky Gervais Show]]''.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

“Book Song" was featured on the soundtrack of the American television series ''[[My So-Called Life]]''.{{trivia inline|date=September 2023}}

“Ordinary Angels” aired on American television series ''[[Melrose Place]]'' and was featured on the soundtrack album.

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br/><small>([[List of music recording certifications|sales thresholds]])</small>
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref name="AusCharts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br/><ref name="NewZealand-charts">{{cite web |title=charts.org.nz > Frente! in New Zealand Charts |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Frente! |access-date=10 March 2013 |publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US<br/>[[Billboard 200|200]]<br/><ref name="billboard200">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/frente/chart-history/TLP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225005103/https://www.billboard.com/music/frente/chart-history/TLP |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2020 |title=Billboard > Frente! Chart History > Billboard 200 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US<br/>[[Top Heatseekers|Heat]]<br/><ref name="heat">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/frente/chart-history/TLN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225005053/https://www.billboard.com/music/frente/chart-history/TLN |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2020 |title=Billboard > Frente! Chart History > Heatseekers Albums |magazine=Billboard |access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name=uk/>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Marvin the Album]]''
|
* Released: 24 November 1992
* Label: [[Mushroom Records|Mushroom]] / White Records Label <small>(MUSH32106.2)</small>
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]]
| 5 || 4 || 75 || 1 || —
|
*[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: Platinum<ref name=ryan/>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Shape (album)|Shape]]''
|
* Released: 15 July 1996
* Label: Mushroom <small>(MUSH32107.2)</small>, [[Mammoth Records|Mammoth]] <small>(MR0123)</small>
* Formats: CD, [[Cassette tape|cassette]]
| 35 || — || — || — || 109
|
|-
| colspan="8" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Live albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of live albums, with selected details
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Album details
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Live at Fez, New York 2004]]''
|
* Released: 2014
* Label: Frente!
* Formats: Digital download
|}

===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| EP details
! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref name="AusCharts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br/><ref name="NewZealand-charts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US<br/>[[Top Heatseekers|Heat]]<br/><ref name=heat/>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Whirled (EP)|Whirled]]''
|
* Released: August 1991
* Label: Thumbprint <small>(THUMB:1)</small>
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]]
| 63{{Ref label|note_a1|a}} || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Clunk (EP)|Clunk]]''
|
* Released: March 1992
* Label: Mushroom / White Records Label <small>(d11125)</small>
* Formats: CD
| 3{{Ref label|note_b1|b}} || 30 || —
|
*ARIA: Gold<ref name=ryan/>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Labour of Love (Frente! EP)|Labour of Love]]''
|
* Released: 1993
* Label: Mammoth <small>(MR0056)</small>
* Formats: CD, cassette
| — || — || 10
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Lonely (Frente! EP)|Lonely]]''
|
* Released: May 1994
* Label: White Records Label <small>(d11781)</small>
* Formats: CD
| 7{{Ref label|note_c1|c}} || — || —
|
*ARIA: Gold<ref name="aria94">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025122130/http://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg |title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994 |url=https://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg |publisher=ARIA |via=Imgur.com |archive-date=25 October 2015 |access-date=27 October 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="5" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AusCharts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref name="NewZealand-charts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="uk">UK chart peaks:
*Top 100 peaks: {{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/32295/frente/ |title=Official Charts > Frente |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=27 October 2015}}
*Top 200 peaks: {{cite web |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_F.HTM |title=Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Adam F – FYA |publisher=Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz |access-date=27 October 2015}} N.B. The Chart Log UK site displays uncompressed (no exclusions outside the top 75) chart peaks. The peaks for "Accidently Kelly Street" and "What's Come Over Me" differ from the compressed chart peaks published on the Official Charts site.</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US<br/><ref name="hot100">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/frente/chart-history/HSI |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225005042/https://www.billboard.com/music/frente/chart-history/HSI |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2020 |title=Billboard > Frente! Chart History > Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US<br/>[[Alternative Songs|Alt]]<br/><ref name="mod">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/frente/chart-history/MRT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225005043/https://www.billboard.com/music/frente/chart-history/MRT |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2020 |title=Billboard > Frente! Chart History > Alternative Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Accidently Kelly Street|{{notatypo|Accidently}} Kelly Street]]"
| 1992
| 4 || 4 || 80 || — || — 
|
*ARIA: Platinum<ref name=ryan>{{cite book |last=Ryan |first=Gavin |title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 |year=2011 |publisher=Moonlight Publishing |location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia |edition=PDF |page=109}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| ''Marvin the Album''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[No Time (Frente! song)|No Time]]"
| rowspan="2"| 1993
| 50 || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Ordinary Angels]]"<br/> <small>(North America and Europe only)</small>
| —{{Ref label|note_b1|b}} || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Lonely"{{Ref label|note_c1|c}}
| rowspan="3"| 1994
| 88{{Ref label|note_c1|c}} || — || — || — || —
|
| ''Lonely'' (EP) (Australia)
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Bizarre Love Triangle]]"
| 7{{Ref label|note_c1|c}} || — || 76 || 49 || 10 
|
| rowspan="2"| ''Lonely'' (EP) (Australia) /<br />''Labour of Love'' (EP)
|-
! scope="row"| "Labour of Love"
| —{{Ref label|note_a1|a}} || — || — || 106 || 9 
| 
|-
! scope="row"| "Sit on My Hands"
| rowspan="3"| 1996
| 66 || — || — || — || —
|
| rowspan="5"| ''Shape''
|-
! scope="row"| "Horrible"
| — || — || 163 || — || — 
| 
|-
! scope="row"| "What's Come Over Me"
| 116 || — || 83 || — || — 
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Goodbye Goodguy"
| 1997
| 197 || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Jungle"
| 1998
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Try to Think Less"
| 2005
| — || — || — || — || —
|
| single only
|-
| colspan="9" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

*'''a''' {{Note|note_a1}} "Labour of Love" was used to promote the ''Whirled'' EP release in Australia. Despite being an EP, ''Whirled'' charted on the Australian albums chart.
*'''b''' {{Note|note_a1}} "Ordinary Angels" was used to promote the ''Clunk'' EP release in Australia.
*'''c''' {{Note|note_a1}} "Lonely" was initially released as a 3-track single in Australia in January 1994, when it peaked at number 88. It was re-packaged as a 5-track EP with "Bizarre Love Triangle" added and used to promote the EP in May 1994, when it peaked at number 7.

==Awards and nominations==
===ARIA Music Awards===
The [[ARIA Music Awards]] is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [[Australian music]]. They commenced in 1987. Frente! have won two awards.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="5"|[[ARIA Music Awards of 1993|1993]]
| ''Marvin the Album''
| [[ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Album|Breakthrough Artist - Album]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="5"|<ref name="ARIA1993A">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214142945/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1993 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1993 |title=Winners by Year 1993 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) |archive-date=14 December 2007 |access-date=4 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
| "Ordinary Angels"
| [[ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Single|Breakthrough Artist - Single]]
| {{won}}
|-
| "Accidently Kelly Street"
| [[ARIA Award for Highest Selling Single|Highest Selling Single]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Robbie Douglas-Turner for Frente! "Ordinary Angels"
| [[ARIA Award for Best Video|Best Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Angie Hart and Louise Beach for Frente! ''Marvin the Album''
| [[ARIA Award for Best Cover Art|Best Cover Art]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[ARIA Music Awards of 1996|1996]]
| [[John Hillcoat]] and [[Polly Borland]] for Frente! "Sit on My Hands"
| Best Video
| {{nom}}
|<ref name="ARIA1996A">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214142950/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1996 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1996 |title=Winners by Year 1996 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |archive-date=14 December 2007 |access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

==References==
{{Reflist|25em}}

==External links==
* {{MusicBrainz artist|id=6739a15f-2430-4b47-957c-4f2903c55ea7|name=Frente!}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180823042017/https://podsodcast.com/2014/06/16/ps039/ Career Retrospective Interview with Angie Hart. From June 2014 with Pods & Sods.]}}

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