Courtney Melba Barnett, recently celebrated her birthday back on 3 November. Born in 1987, Barnett like me is a 80's child.
In 2017 (around this same time) I featured Barnett following a release of a spilt album with Kurt Vile. Four years later, a pandemic, Trump, a lot has changed. It's also the third last weekly Sunday Spotlight.
So let's dig into an Australian legend, Courtney Barnett. Later this month Barnett is embarking on a massive North American tour (dates here) with Shamir, fellow local Julia Jacklin along with others. Oh Australia remember live music?
Known for her deadpan singing style and witty, rambling lyrics, Courtney attracted attention with the release of her debut EP I've Got a Friend Called Emily Ferris in 2012. International interest came with the release of her EP The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas in 2013.
Barnett's debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit was released in 2015 to widespread acclaim.
At the 2015 ARIA Music Awards, she won four awards from eight nominations. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards and International Female Solo Artist at the 2016 Brit Awards.
Barnett released Lotta Sea Lice, a collaborative album with Kurt Vile, in 2017.
Courtney released her second album Tell Me How You Really Feel to further acclaim in 2018.
So with the third studio album Things Take Time, Take Time I truly believe we need to celebrate this national treasure. The Sunday Spotlight has championed loads of local legends. Courtney really does deserve a second stab at this feature.
Fun Facts about Courtney:
1. Her middle name comes from opera singer Nellie Melba.
2. Her mother was a ballerina.
3. When she was 16, her family moved to Hobart. She attended St Michael's Collegiate School and the Tasmanian School of Art.
4. While pursuing a music career, she worked as a pizza delivery driver.
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