With The Audreys on a short hiatus, Taasha Coates took the opportunity to record her debut solo album. Ahead of USA shows and an Australian tour she spoke with Chris Familton about the musical journey — from songwriting to the studio.
With a well-established and multi ARIA Award winning musical partnership with Tristan Goodall in The Audreys, Coates found herself facing the exciting yet nervous prospect of writing and recording her first solo album, an alt-country-tinged collection of personal experiences and emotions. I started planning and arranged to use Shane Nicholson producer. That emboldened attitude kickstarted a process that involved songwriting behind closed doors and testing out the freshly penned songs in front of live audiences.
It was an approach that paid dividends and quickly produced the batch of songs that comprise the new album. I just had to get my momentum up. I went to the Grace Emily pub in Adelaide, where we used to play a lot in the early days of The Audreys, and said I wanted to play some shows and try out my new songs. I booked a weekly residency though April and for the first one I had five and a half songs and had to fill out the set with covers and and then by the last gig I had fourteen songs — so I just wrote them all in that month.
The Monday after the last gig Shane and I went into the studio and got started. Digging deep into personal songwriting inevitably opens up good and bad emotions and Coates was determined to let the songs remain in their original form as much as possible. I had to open up some old wounds but there were some freshies as well.
It just came out as it did. Stepping out of an established writing and recording partnership meant Coates had to forge new working relationships, particularly in the studio. In Shane Nicholson she found a producer who shared similar musical tastes and could realise and enhance her vision for the album.
Shane and I tried to serve the song and we thought about what best worked for each one. Some needed a straight country vibe, others went weird and Crazy Horse. One got quite Portishead-y. You are commenting using your WordPress. John Williamson — True Blue Lawrie Minson — Wild River Gina Jeffreys — Girls Night Out Troy Cassar-Daley — Little Things Michael Fix — Mr Wonglepong Wolverines — 65 Roses Sara Storer — Beautiful Circle Tommy Emmanuel — Tall Fiddler John Williamson — Chandelier Of Stars Bella — Bird On A Wire Beccy Cole — Poster Girl Kirsty Lee Akers — Little Things Jetty Road — Million Miles Graeme Connors — A Good Life Catherine Britt — Sweet Emmylou Shane Nicholson — Bad Machines Jeff Brown — I Love Australia Amber Lawrence — Superhero Travis Collins — Call Me Crazy Brad Butcher — Well Dressed Man Ashleigh Dallas — Lighthouse Kristy Cox - Ricochet Andrew Swift — Runaway Train Karl Broadie Morgan Evans — Day Drunk Felicity Urquhart — Chain Of Joy Fanny Lumsden — Fierce.
Pre-order here. View more Most of the songs were written during the pandemic, meeting collaborators over Zoom rather than face to face.
It was very therapeutic. Ultimately, I want people to feel heard and understood. But you are who you are. Purchase, stream or download here.
As the title suggests, the album is about going back to basics on the path to discovery. This was the perfect time for me to stay home, get motivated, be disciplined. The song Opportunity is about just that. This was the chance to make it happen. Shelter is the safe house, the place of solace, friendship, love, getting back to nature, nurturing.
The Wiggles - 'Halloween Party'. Get ready for a spooktacular celebration, a Halloween feast, and dance along to the Skeleton Scat! The gang has Wiggle Town decorated like never before with cobwebs, pumpkins, bats, spiders and Halloween lighting — and children are encouraged to extend their imagination, dress up, and dance to one of the many new songs, such as Zombie Feet, Furry Wolfman and Little Vampires.
Paul the Party Planner narrates, encouraging kids to follow the story as he guides and explains the actions through fun-filled tunes with Emma, Lachy, Simon and Anthony! This latest special is a super fun and not-so-scary addition to The Wiggles catalogue.
Judas Tree finds Ziller ranging far and wide over the sonic landscape, pushing her uniquely expressive voice, kaleidoscopic sound, and deft songwriting skills to dizzying new heights. The result is an track songbook that frequently defies categorisation. Also featured is Americana peer Jen Mize on backing vocals and cello. A study in songwriting mastery, incomparable vocal power, and stylistic expansion, Judas Tree is an unmissable monument to invention, re-invention, and vision. Purchase, Download or Stream here.
The album will be released in August Aboriginal ancestral remains and secret, sacred objects are scattered across the globe, in museums both overseas and in Australia. In Aboriginal religious law, there will be no spiritual peace until the dead have been returned to the place of their birth and received their last rites in accordance with their traditions. This album tells the story of the Repatriation of Aboriginal Ancestral Remains. Restless Dream is a very personal story, yet it touches all Aboriginal Nations as they grapple with the task of repatriation and reburial, just as it acknowledges those who have taken on the task of uncovering the past and advocating for the Rights of the Dead.
Bob and William are both friends of Halfway. Bob used to come to band practices, to listen to us play, and to share the summer nights and his stories. A job which chose him. A tricky job, full of negotiation, responsibility, righteous successes and disheartening failures.
And he was burdened with an overwhelming question: Who is going to carry this work on? Restless Dream will help to put an end to the injustices of the past in the true spirit of reconciliation and justice. It is a blend of songs, stories and instrumentals; like a Halfway album and then some. Water Horse2. Restless Dream3. The Dawn4. We Are Gone5. Bloodlines No. Diver City - 'Dance Silly'. Diver City launched last year, entertaining children across the country with their infectious pop tunes!
The album is a pop-driven musical kaleidoscope of feel good anthems, wacky adventures, and tunes to keep you and your little one's daily routine in check. We are all about creating quality, positive material for young children and to be able to do it with our mates, is so rewarding! Diver City In The House 2. Together We Fly3. Abajo Road8. Potty Party9. The Waiting Song Pack it Up - featuring Alex Dyson Sad Spaghetti Stream or download here. Following decades of entertaining pre-schoolers and children across the globe, and with three newborn babies arriving in Wiggle House recently, The Wiggles have embarked on a new project - releasing their first album dedicated to babies.
The album features music specially designed to help soothe babies and prepare them for sleep, and then assist them with sleep. Research has shown sleep association to be a wonderful tool in assisting healthy sleep patterns in babies, with associations shown to be formed from as early as the third trimester.
Sweet Dreams is a unique collection of music by The Wiggles, created with a coming together of musical and scientific understanding. White Noise is used as the foundation of each piece, proven to help babies sleep by smoothing over other noises in the household that may keep a restless baby awake.
Drifting over this sleep frequency is a mesmerising pulse, replicating the heartbeat in the womb, interwoven with musical arrangements of piano, cello, banjo, keyboard and voice. This hour of music, while segmented into different tracks and movements, can be looped on repeat throughout the night, to form and maintain a deep, restful and healing sleep for your baby.
Hush, Little Baby, Hush2. Soothing Heartbeat3. Self-Soothing Falling Minor Third4. White Noise Self-Soothing Hum5. White Noise Piano Relaxation7. White Noise Humming Relaxation8. White Noise Calm and Quiet9.
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