Courtney Barnett’s rise in the indie music world has been arguably the greatest of any other artist in 2015 thus far, and curtesy of a prime time feature on Channel 7’s Sunday Night, she just became an Aussie household name.
The exclusive 12-minute piece airing just last night followed Barnett right after the release of her stellar record Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit, a camera crew trailing behind her on her UK tour as well as conducting various interviews with her and the band, as Yahoo News reports.
Chatting with Channel 7’s Rahni Sadler, the 27-year old is genuinely surprised at how far she has come, “It feels like I’ve somehow tricked everyone, in some way” she said, “I’m so happy that there’s a good response.”
The ‘Depreston’ singer’s straight-up story-telling of humdrum Aussie living has earned her universal acclaim and adoration not just at home, but in the US, UK and Europe, and although we certainly dig her sounds – it is, at times, rather crazy to believe that someone in New York City or Barcelona can resonate with her sad tales of looking for a home in a northern Melbourne suburb.
As journalist Eamonn Forde rightfully pointed out to Rahni Sadler, “It is very unusual for an Australian act to break internationally, to do that, because I guess people like AC/DC or INXS or people like that possibly tailored the vocals a little bit” he said, “The fact that she’s turned her back on that and just went, ‘This is my accent,’ I think people really like that.”
Barnett’s very unique and everyday vocals have certainly divided audiences, with the obvious masses touting her as one of the most interesting and accessible artists of the generation, whilst many others can’t really get behind her delivery and vocals.
Regardless of differing opinions, one thing we can all appreciate is that Courtney Barnett has made such big waves in music by staying one hundred per cent true to her own sound and vision, not to mention remaining indie and running her co-owned label, Milk! Records.
Take a look at the full Sunday Night reel here:
