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Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
I first came on board with Courtney Barnett on her excellently titled debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit. Songs like "Depreston" and "Pedestrian At Best" spoke to my inner-nineties-child... someone who was just an infant during grunge and missed out on the prime years of that era- this was like a last-minute invitation to that party. Barnett has the energy of Nirvana with the pop sensibilities of Pavement. She first came on everyone's radar with the release of the song :Avant Gardener." If you listen to "Avant Gardener," an autobiographical account of trying to turn a life around through gardening, only to be foiled by a severe allergic reaction; it features some of the best lyric-writing in music today.There was something special about this Australian singer-songwriter. Like a grunge hangover. Few speak truth to mundanity quite like singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett. Her 2015 debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit detailed a series of ordinary moments made wondrous in her hands; singing often in a deadpan, Barnett brought out the quiet sincerity of her subjects. (She also has a terrific, winking sense of humor.) In 2017, she teamed up with her equal in dry wit, Kurt Vile, on the collaborative album Lotta Sea Lice, an amazing album with great songs like "Over Everything" and "Continental Breakfast." 2018 gave us Courtney's second album, Tell Me How You Really Feel. Courtney's charm lies in the dark and melancholy way she is able to expose all of our own vulnerabilities and fears, all over some guitar-jingle and ear-candy. One of my generation's strongest songwriters. Check her out!
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Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
I first came on board with Courtney Barnett on her excellently titled debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit. Songs like "Depreston" and "Pedestrian At Best" spoke to my inner-nineties-child... someone who was just an infant during grunge and missed out on the prime years of that era- this was like a last-minute invitation to that party. Barnett has the energy of Nirvana with the pop sensibilities of Pavement. She first came on everyone's radar with the release of the song :Avant Gardener." If you listen to "Avant Gardener," an autobiographical account of trying to turn a life around through gardening, only to be foiled by a severe allergic reaction; it features some of the best lyric-writing in music today.There was something special about this Australian singer-songwriter. Like a grunge hangover. Few speak truth to mundanity quite like singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett. Her 2015 debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit detailed a series of ordinary moments made wondrous in her hands; singing often in a deadpan, Barnett brought out the quiet sincerity of her subjects. (She also has a terrific, winking sense of humor.) In 2017, she teamed up with her equal in dry wit, Kurt Vile, on the collaborative album Lotta Sea Lice, an amazing album with great songs like "Over Everything" and "Continental Breakfast." 2018 gave us Courtney's second album, Tell Me How You Really Feel. Courtney's charm lies in the dark and melancholy way she is able to expose all of our own vulnerabilities and fears, all over some guitar-jingle and ear-candy. One of my generation's strongest songwriters. Check her out!
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Courtney Barnett
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