''This Music'' is the debut

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by Australian singer-songwriter

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. It was released in July 2013 and peaked at number 14 on the

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Background and release

In 2013 Pavey auditioned for ''

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'' and was mentored by

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. In June she became the second runner-up behind Harrison Craig and

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. She was signed to Universal Music Australia immediately following the show and recorded an album featuring songs Pavey had performed on the show along with "a couple of extras". "Believe Me" was released as the first official single from the album on 5 July but failed to impact the Australian singles chart. In an interview with ''Cream'' in August 2013 Pavey responded to the question of recording original material; "It was good fun doing covers, and cover work is really good for artists to practise, but I was really excited to get one of my own compositions on there. And I can't wait to do more of that."

Critical reception

A staff writer at

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gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying "Her 'Scarborough Fair' is enchanting and her incredible version of

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's 'Woodstock' would surely have got her a record deal with or without a hit TV show." They were more critical of "Xanadu", saying she had "suck dall the fun out of t with her cover, but concluded by saying they hoped Pavey would "see the world" and make the album she wants to make.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

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