[5] They have distinctive vocal styles, according to The Sydney Morning Herald's Bernard Zuel: "[h]er voice has a fractured feel like Jolie Holland; his has a smoke-on-the-beach drawl".

Nimmervoll offered, "Angus has a Paul Simon style voice, in the high register, equally as suited to lead and harmony.

She'd struggle to distinguish herself against the competition, but alternating with Angus gives her the necessary platform of variety, and just as well, because the songs she takes charge of are such wonderful tales of forlorn reflection".

[6] United Kingdom journalist Johnny Sharp of Mojo stated, "[m]ost impressive, though, are the songs – simple but blindingly effective acoustic compositions, warm boy-girl harmonies and delicate, less-is-more arrangements.

Lewis Bazley of inthenews.co.uk felt they had a "winning mix of Angus' Damien Rice-like lilting vocals and Julia's Björk-esque warbling creating a sonic combination that lulls the listener into wistful contentment".

[2] Connelly, who was Julia's then-boyfriend, and MacDonald had permanently left their band, the Beautiful Girls, to back the duo for live performances.

[10] At the end of July, the siblings played to two hundred people packed in a tiny tent at the Splendour in the Grass festival in Byron Bay.

[10] By August they had signed a two-EP distribution deal with EMI Music in Australia and independent label Independiente Records in the United Kingdom and relocated to London.

[11] On 26 August that year the six-track EP was officially released by EMI Music with Ian Prichett (the Beautiful Girls) producing.

Again Connelly provided drums and percussion, but on bass guitar was James Perryman and on cello was Bethany Porter; both Angus and Julia also played harmonica.

During their time in London, Healy helped Angus & Julia Stone with material which later become a part of their debut album, A Book Like This.

[5] With a producer to guide them, the siblings sat on Healy's lounge-room floor, continuing to record songs, using vintage guitars and microphones.

It received a positive review from The Evening Standard, which called it "[t]heir finest track[;] its cheeky toe-taping rhythm [is] impossible to resist".

They toured around Australia and gigged extensively in the UK, Ireland and Scotland including support slots with The Magic Numbers and a winning display at the Latitude Festival.

They welcomed in 2008 by performing at the New Year's Eve Falls Festival in Australia before heading back to the UK to support Newton Faulkner and David Gray, as well as playing their own sold-out London shows at Scala.

[22] The UK press lauded the duo: Uncut magazine said they performed "[f]ragile, beautiful songs"; a reviewer for The Guardian said "[they] fill [my] heart to bursting point with joy".

The second half of that year was filled with more touring, including a support spot with Martha Wainwright across the UK and into continental Europe playing gigs to over 25,000 people.

In October they issued another four-track EP, Hollywood,[5] which included re-recorded versions from A Book Like This with lead vocals swapped from Julia to Angus for "All the Colours" (a.k.a.

[25] One of his tracks, "Big Jet Plane", from Smoking Gun was later re-recorded by Angus & Julia Stone and released by the duo as a single in May 2010.

Katy Ratican of Contactmusic.com caught their performance at the Ruby Lounge in Manchester: "a set led primarily by Julia, she had the greater presence of the duo throughout.

He with artfully excellent and fluffy hair under his hat, her with Edding-painted roses on her guitar and a long blue dress, which while dancing she lifts slightly with her fingertips".

[31] The following month, the Big Jet Plane EP was released, which included Julia singing a cover version of "You're the One That I Want" from Grease.

[34][35] In an April 2010 interview with the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine, Julia revealed she had recorded a solo album in New York in late 2009.

During July that year, the band toured Europe for a month, visiting Portugal, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Italy.

[46] On 26 September 2011, the duo's song "Love Will Take You" was announced as the second track on the soundtrack for The Twilight Saga film Breaking Dawn – Part 1.

[48] Their song "For You" was featured multiple times in the first two seasons of the American Broadcasting Company television show Revenge, and in the 2011 movie Death of a Superhero.

[56] In November 2012, Megan Sauers of Venture Mag reported that Angus & Julia Stone were due to tour Europe during January and February 2013.

This happened a couple months after a video of Malone was released, talking to American rapper Swae Lee about how he could sample the song.

[75] In April 2024, the siblings returned to Triple J's weekly segment Like a Version, where they covered Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi's hit single "Someone You Loved".

In August 2024, the duo's Australian leg of their Living Room Sessions show was opened by Cloe Wilder, performing her latest EP, Cliff Diving.