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The Special Ones
''The Special Ones'' (subtitled The Best Of) is the first greatest hits album by Australian singer songwriter, Missy Higgins Melissa Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983), known professionally as Missy Higgins, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her Australian number-one albums are ''The Sound of White'' (2004), ''On a Clear Night'' (2007) and ''The Ol .... The album includes tracks from Higgins' five studio albums as well as three new unreleased tracks and the previously unreleased demo of "All for Believing" she submitted to Triple J Unearthed competition in 2001. ''The Special Ones'' was released on 23 November 2018. Upon release, Higgins explained ''The Special Ones'' saying "Usually, they're the ones that get the biggest reaction at gigs, the ones that most connect with people, the ones that seem to have touched on some universal truth. They're the hooky ones you can sing out loud in the shower while no one's watching and imagine you're in a stadium. But ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missy Higgins
Melissa Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983), known professionally as Missy Higgins, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her Australian number-one albums are ''The Sound of White'' (2004), ''On a Clear Night'' (2007) and ''The Ol' Razzle Dazzle'' (2012), and her singles include "Scar (song), Scar", "Steer (Missy Higgins song), Steer" and "Where I Stood". Higgins was nominated for five ARIA Music Awards in ARIA Music Awards of 2004, 2004 and won 'Best Pop Release' for "Scar". In ARIA Music Awards of 2005, 2005, she was nominated for seven more awards and won five. Higgins won her seventh ARIA in ARIA Music Awards of 2007, 2007. Her third album, ''The Ol' Razzle Dazzle'', was released in Australia in June 2012 (July 2012 in the US). As of August 2014, Higgins' first three studio albums had sold over one million units. Higgins' fourth studio album, ''OZ'', was released in September 2014 and consists of cover versions of Australian composers, as well as a book of rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ol' Razzle Dazzle
''The Ol' Razzle Dazzle'' is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and was released by Eleven on 1 June 2012. Higgins began work on the album after a quiet retreat from the industry to refocus her life on other pursuits, including attending University and living in a share house. After playing Lilith Fair in the summer of 2010, Higgins decided to come back to music and worked with fellow singer/songwriter Butterfly Boucher, who helped co-produce ''The Ol' Razzle Dazzle'' with Nashville producer/engineer Brad Jones. The album was made available for pre-order on 26 April 2012.New Website and Hello From Missy 04/03/2012. The first single from the album, " Unashamed Desire", wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Abraham (musician)
Ben Abraham (born 12 May 1985) is an Australian folk singer and songwriter from Melbourne. Ben has collaborated with artists including Kesha, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Demi Lovato and Sara Bareilles. He co-wrote "Praying" by Kesha. Career Abraham's parents were both musicians who played together in the Indonesian pop group Pahama. Abraham initially sought to become a screenwriter, and concurrently began songwriting while working in a hospital. In 2014, he released his debut album, ''Sirens'' in Australia, which he described as "basically a roadmap of my awkward naïve insecure 20s". In March 2016, the album was reissued by Secretly Canadian. The album includes the track "This Is On Me", which features American vocalist Sara Bareilles, as well as appearances by fellow Australian Gotye. In 2016 and 2017, Abraham also co-wrote with artists Wafia, Ta-ku and Wrabel on their respective singles "Heartburn", "Meet in the Middle", and "Bloodstain." Abraham's voice has been compared to G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torchlight (song)
"Torchlight" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, written for the Australian film '' Don't Tell'', a true story about a young girl seeking justice against the church. In the ballad, Higgins sings of the issues explored in the film: "''Sometimes evil is a quiet town where nobody wants to hear your truth / and nobody wants to believe you''." The track was released on 5 May 2017. In November, the song won an APRA Screen Music Award for Best Original Song Composed for Screen. This was Higgins' first APRA Screen Music Award. It is also the song played at the end of last episode of season 1 in the Australian television series Janet King. Background Higgins read the script for the film ''Don't Tell'', which she described to news.com.au as a "powerful experience". "It's such an emotional, inspiring story that when it came time to write the song, it came really easily. It's simply a beautiful film and the performances are just outstanding." On 1 May 2017, Higgins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Seymour
Mark Jeremy Seymour (born 26 July 1956) is an Australian musician and vocalist. He was the frontman and songwriter of rock band Hunters & Collectors from 1981 until 1998. Seymour has carved a solo career, releasing his debut solo album in 1997 and winning an ARIA Award in 2001 for '' One Eyed Man'' in the category of Best Adult Contemporary Album. Early years Mark Jeremy Seymour was born on 26 July 1956 in Benalla to Frank and Paula Seymour. He has two older sisters, Hilary and Helen, and a younger brother, Nick (born 1958) – later bass guitarist for Crowded House. His mother encouraged all four children to learn musical instruments and sing. He initially learned piano but switched to guitar as a teenager. Seymour and his family moved to Melbourne in 1972. He graduated from University of Melbourne in 1978 and was qualified to teach. He later lived in the St Kilda area. Career 1980: The Jetsonnes By 1980 Seymour, on lead guitar, was a member of The Jetsonnes, a post-punk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Throw Your Arms Around Me
"Throw Your Arms Around Me" is a song by Australian rock music, rock band Hunters & Collectors first released as a single in November 1984 by White Label for Mushroom Records. A re-recorded version of the song later appeared on the band's 1986 album ''Human Frailty''. Written by bass guitarist John Archer, keyboardist Geoffrey Crosby, drummer Douglas Falconer, trumpet player Jack Howard, recorder/mixing engineer Robert Miles, vocalist/lead guitarist Mark Seymour and trombone player Michael Waters. The song captures the intensity of sensual love at the same time portraying its fleeting nature with lyrics including "And we may never meet again, So shed your skin and let's get started". In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Throw Your Arms Around Me" was ranked number 19. Background Hunters & Collectors had formed in 1981 with Mark Seymour (guitar, vocals), John Archer (bass guitar), Doug Falconer (drums) Geoff Crosby (keyboa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Canada (2016 Song)
"Oh Canada" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and inspired by Alan Kurdi—a drowned Syrian boy whose body washed up on a Turkish beach in September 2015. The track was released on 19 February 2016 with 100% of net profits from the song to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. It was shortlisted for Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2017. Background "Oh Canada" tells the story of the three-year-old boy who was found dead in September 2015 after fleeing Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ... for Canada, with his brother and their parents. Alan's father Abdullah was the only survivor. "Their ultimate goal was to get to Canada because his sister lived over there," Higgins said, "Their application had been rejected, so they thought g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemetery (Missy Higgins Song)
"Cemetery" is a song performed by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins Melissa Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983), known professionally as Missy Higgins, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her Australian number-one albums are ''The Sound of White'' (2004), ''On a Clear Night'' (2007) and ''The Ol .... Higgins premiered "Cemetery" at "A Weekend in the Gardens" on 19 November 2017, and released on 13 April 2018 as the second and final single from her fifth studio album, '' Solastalgia''. The song peaked at number 49 on the ARIA Digital Singles Chart. Upon release, Higgins explained "I've just always been really adventurous and a bit of an explorer and for some reason I got into the habit of finding cemeteries and jumping the fence and going for a walk. There was something really peaceful about it because there was no one else in there with me apart from dead people." The song is combination of this habit with a tumultuous past relationship. Higgins said " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futon Couch (song)
"Futon Couch" is a song performed by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins Melissa Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983), known professionally as Missy Higgins, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her Australian number-one albums are ''The Sound of White'' (2004), ''On a Clear Night'' (2007) and ''The Ol ..., released in February 2018 as the lead single from her fifth studio album, '' Solastalgia''. Upon release, Higgins said: "This is the happiest song on the record. It is the story of me meeting my husband in Broome. He was my good friend’s house mate and one day he walked into the living room, wearing nothing but a towel, where I was waiting for my friend. I sat on the futon couch making small-talk with him while he did the dishes and I thought: 'where did THIS guy come from and why is he so lovely and how can I surreptitiously arrange to hang out with him more?' After that day, I popped round for tea at my friend’s house way more often. We fell i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Keyes
Perry Keyes (born 1966) is an Australian singer-songwriter. Keyes is based in Waterloo, Sydney and grew up in nearby Redfern. Former singer-songwriter with Sydney band the Stolen Holdens, Keyes' output is best described as heartland rock in that the lyrics detail the minutiae of the seamier side of existence in and around the working class Sydney suburbs. Keyes has been acclaimed as "Redfern's answer to Bruce Springsteen". Keyes is a supporter of his hometown rugby league club the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Career His debut album ''Meter'' was released in 2005. His second album ''The Last Ghost Train Home'' was named Radio National album of the year and was a finalist for the 2007 Australian Music Prize. In the 2010s, Keyes released ''Johnny Ray's Downtown'' which was nominated for an ARIA Award at the ARIA Music Awards of 2010. ''Sunnyholt'' was released in 2015. ''Jim Salmon's Lament'' was released 5 October 2018. Discography Albums Awards and nominations ARIA Music Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oz (Missy Higgins Album)
''Oz'' is the fourth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and was released by Eleven on 19 September 2014. It is Higgins' first cover album, which is accompanied by a book of the same name that collects a series of essays by Higgins; using each song title as a jumping off point. The album's title refers to each of the artists covered being from Australia, as well as being a reference to the land of Oz as established in '' The Wizard of Oz''. Upon release, Higgins said “I wanted to try something different this time around. I couldn’t decide between making a covers album or writing a book so I decided to do both at once. Musically it’s intended to be a real mixed bag of lollies.” adding “I like the idea of songwriters being like the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz. Some people think we're special people who have special powers but really we're just scared little people hiding in a backroom somewhere, working like crazy to make sure we don't get found out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Liddiard
Gareth Liddiard (born 20 November 1975) is an Australian musician, best known as a founding member of both The Drones and Tropical Fuck Storm. Musically active since 1997, he has also released a solo album titled ''Strange Tourist'' in 2010. In 2021, Liddiard recorded and performed live with Jim White of the Dirty Three and Chris Abrahams of The Necks as Springtime. Liddiard has often been called one of Australia's greatest songwriters and The Drones song "Shark Fin Blues", penned by Liddiard and Rui Pereira, was voted by the band's contemporaries as the greatest Australian song of all time in 2009. Early life Liddiard was born in Port Hedland, Western Australia and then his family lived in South West London until they returned to Western Australia where he started school in Perth. Initially his musical interest lay in jazz and he began playing the saxophone but he eventually found his way to rock and roll music and started playing in bands during his high school years in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
