20 Facts About Juanita Stein

Juanita Stein is lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in Australian indie rock band Howling Bells.

Juanita Stein writes songs and sings in her own solo albums, including America and The Weightless Hour.

Juanita Stein was born in Melbourne and moved to Sydney at an early age.

Juanita Stein's father Peter Stein was a songwriter and musician; mother Linda Stein is a former stage and television actress.

Juanita Stein was brought up listening to all kinds of music but the first song she remembers hearing was Bob Marley's "Buffalo Soldier".

Juanita Stein used the pseudonym Kikisun on the EP, on which she sang lead vocals and played bass.

Brandon left the band in 2003 and was replaced by bass player Brendan Picchio, at which time Juanita Stein moved to playing rhythm guitar.

Juanita Stein was selected in the top ten of Clash magazine's "Top Women of 2009" list.

Juanita Stein began working on a solo album in March 2012 and began recording in Los Angeles in June 2015.

Juanita Stein then toured the UK supporting The White Buffalo in July 2016.

Juanita Stein released her first solo album, America, in 2017, and then immediately began work on her second solo album, Until the Lights Fade, which was later released on 31 August 2018.

Juanita Stein has since released albums Snapshot, Locked Down, and The Weightless Hour.

Juanita Stein sang on two songs for Australian group The Givegoods' album, I Want To Kill A Rich Man: the title track and "Black and Blue".

Juanita Stein sang with Australian group On Inc, on a song entitled "Spooky", and performed a duet with brother Ari on a song called, "LA To San Fran", which was played on Ari's Myspace page for a time.

Juanita Stein performed backing vocals on "Up With the Birds", which features on Coldplay's fifth studio album Mylo Xyloto.

Juanita Stein sang backing vocals on the track "Angel Tears" on Barrie-James O'Neill's 2016 album Cold Coffee.

In January 2015 Juanita Stein played with Brandon Flowers of The Killers at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Juanita Stein's songwriting is inspired by many other artists and by films and dreams.

Juanita Stein has named Nirvana as "my all-time favourite band" and her musical influences have included Francoise Hardy, Bjork, Kate Bush, Air, Siouxsie Sioux, The Slits and Magazine.

Juanita Stein cites the films Leon, Frankie and Johnny, Jaws, Edward Scissorhands, Chinatown and Vivre Sa Vie as amongst her inspirations.