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“Armed with a selection of bedroom demos built up over several years,Angie and her friend Alex O’Gorman (co-producer, bass player) retreated toa scout hall about an hour outside of Angie’s hometown. They rented thecountry property for a week and finished recording Angie’s debut record,a unique collection of songs that range from whispering ballads to punchyrock.The album dips in and out of crunchy guitar sounds, propelling drums, andmoments of delicacy and isolation, all lead by Angie’s truthful storytelling asshe inspects the sometimes quiet and sometimes brutal lessons that havecome with growing into a young woman. Angie’s intimate and powerful songwriting couples melancholy and solitude with anthemic guts. Throughout Saltthere is a musical fluidity and freedom as Angie showcases various influences.It is her soaring vocal and intimate lyrics that remain the focal point, closingwith the album’s final song which almost resembles a lullaby.Angie’s 11 track debut features previously released singles “Slow Mover”,which landed at#33 in Australian radio station triple j’s Hottest 100, securedan honourable mention in the Vanda and Young Songwriting Competition, anomination for APRA’s Song Of The Year and has just reached gold status inAustralia. Her second single “Missing Me” landed at #49 in triple j Hottest 100and delivered a nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year (AIR). Follow-upsingles “Keeping Time” and recent hit “Pasta” have continued to connect withglobal audiences, the latter being chosen as Jo Whiley’s Infatuation on BBCRadio 2, proving Angie McMahon as one of Australia’s most important exportsin recent years.Angie was awarded the prestigious Grulke Prize for Developing Non-U.S. Actat SXSW this year (past honourees include Courtney Barnett and CHVRCHES).She then performed a string of sold out international headline shows includinga fully sold out UK tour with a sold out date at The Lexington in London, covetedfestivals spots including All Points East in London, Splendour in the Grass,Laneway Festival, Best Kept Secret and Way Back When.Describing herself as someone who loves honest and romantic songwritingabout life, love and takeaway food, it is Angie’s humanness and authenticitythat draws an audience in and has filled some of Australia’s most revered venuesas well as support slots for the likes of Father John Misty, The Shins, Angus& Julia Stone, Leon Bridges, Mumford & Sons and The Pixies.”
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