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  <artist-id type="integer">13962</artist-id>
  <bio>Centered around singer/songwriter Mat McHugh, the eclectic Australian rock group Beautiful Girls make rootsy, folk-inflected pop that has drawn comparisons to such like-minded artists as Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, and Mason Jennings. Formed in 2002, the band put out the mini-album Morning Sun and the five-track limited-edition EP Good Times before releasing their first full-length album, Learn Yourself, on San Dumo in 2003. A year later, the band released their second full-length studio album, We're Already Gone. Water and Ziggurats followed in 2006 and 2007, respectively. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide</bio>
  <id type="integer">11952</id>
  <origin>Sydney, New South Wales, Australi</origin>
  <year>2000's</year>
</artist-bio>
