Courtney Melba Barnett (born 3 November 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Known for her

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singing style and witty, rambling lyrics, she attracted attention with the release of her debut EP ''I've Got a Friend Called Emily Ferris'' in 2012. International interest came with the release of her EP '' The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas'' in 2013. Barnett's debut album, ''

Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit ''Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit'' is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock musician Courtney Barnett, released on 20 March 2015. The album received wide acclaim and was ranked as one of the best albums of 2015 by ...

'', was released in 2015 to widespread acclaim. At the 2015 ARIA Music Awards, she won four awards from eight nominations. She was nominated for

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at the

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and International Female Solo Artist at the

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. She released ''

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'', a collaborative album with

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, in 2017. She released her second album, ''

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'', to further acclaim in 2018. Barnett's third studio album ''

Things Take Time, Take Time ''Things Take Time, Take Time'' is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett. It was released on 12 November 2021 by Milk! Records, Mom + Pop Music and Marathon Artists. At the AIR Awards of 2022, the album was n ...

'' was released in November 2021.

Early life

Courtney Melba Barnett was born in

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on 3 November 1987. She was given her middle name after opera singer

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. She grew up in Sydney's

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area. Her mother was a ballerina. When she was 16, her family moved to

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. She attended

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and the Tasmanian School of Art. Having grown up listening to American bands, she discovered Australian singer-songwriters

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and Dan Kelly, who inspired her to start writing songs. While pursuing a music career, she worked as a pizza delivery driver.

Career

From 2010 to 2011, Barnett played second guitar in Melbourne grunge band Rapid Transit. They released one self-titled album on cassette, which is now a rare collector's item. She also recorded many early versions of her songs with a band called Courtney Barnett and the Olivettes, which was later shortened to the Olivettes. They released a live EP demo CD, with only 100 copies being produced which were hand numbered. Around this time Courtney also featured on a track by Melbourne singer-songwriter Giles Field called "I Can't Hear You, We're Breaking Up" which was released in late 2011. She also has a credit as co-writer on the song. Between 2011 and 2013, Barnett was a member of Australian psych-country band

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, a musical project founded by

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(of

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) and Bob Harrow. Along with sharing vocal duties, Barnett predominantly played slide guitar and is on the band's second studio album, ''Anyway''. DeBoer also played drums on Barnett's first EP, ''I've Got a Friend called Emily Ferris''. It appeared in 2012 on Barnett's own label, Milk! Records. Courtneybarnett-miamimarketta-1

In 2013, Barnett played lead guitar on

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's third studio album, ''In Blood Memory'', which was also released on Milk! Records. Following the release of her first EP, Barnett signed to

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(via its imprint House Anxiety). In August 2013, Marathon Artists released ''The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas'', a combined package of Barnett's first EP and her second EP, ''How to Carve a Carrot Into a Rose''. ''The Double EP'' brought Barnett international critical acclaim, with "Avant Gardener", the lead single, named Track of the Day by ''

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'' and Best New Track by ''

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'' in 2013. It was named the album of the week by ''

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'' The track "History Eraser" was nominated for the APRA Song of the Year. ''How to Carve a Carrot into a Rose'' was released on a limited run by Milk! Records as a standalone EP in October 2013.

and House Anxiety partnered with Mom + Pop Music for the U.S. release of ''The Double EP'' in 2014. Milk! Records released a compilation EP, ''A Pair of Pears (with Shadows)'', on 10" white vinyl in September 2014, following a crowd-sourcing campaign in July that year. The EP included a Barnett track, "Pickles from the Jar", the song was voted in at number 51 in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2014. On 30 January 2015, Barnett released details on her upcoming full-length album, recorded in April 2014 with

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, along with two singles, "Pedestrian at Best" and "Depreston" and accompanying music videos. The music video for "Pedestrian at Best" features Cloher and Fraser A Gorman. Her debut album, ''

'', was released worldwide via Milk! Records (Australia), / House Anxiety (UK & Rest of World), and Mom + Pop Music (US) on 23 March 2015, and was accompanied by tours in the UK and Europe, America, and Australasia. Courtney Barnett Coachella

''Sometimes I Sit and Think'' was met with critical acclaim, ''

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'', ''

'' and the ''

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''. Up until the release of ''

'', Courtney Barnett, Bones Sloane, and Dave Mudie toured as Courtney Barnett and the Courtney Barnetts. In August 2015, Barnett's UK label, , in partnership with Mom + Pop Music and Milk! Records, launched a global, guerilla campaign for the release of her single ''Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party''. Billboards and posters bearing the song's title went up in London, New York, LA, Melbourne and Sydney. The campaign garnered a lot of interest online and across social media and culminated in a surprise busking gig in Camden, London. In concert, Dan Luscombe (of The Drones) has often played lead guitar and keyboards, having featured on both, ''How to Carve a Carrot Into a Rose'' and ''Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit'', the latter of which he also co-produced. When Luscombe was not available, the band performed as a trio, with Barnett handling all guitar duties. Luscombe did not play on Barnett's 2015 tours, however, and she now refers to the band as the "CB3" on her Facebook page. The CB3 moniker also features prominently on drummer Dave Mudie's bass drum. Courtney Barnett 2019

Barnett was nominated in eight categories at the

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, and won four trophies: Breakthrough Artist, Best Female Artist, Best Independent Release and Best Cover Art for ''Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit''.ARIA Music Awards for Courtney Barnett: * Search Results 'Courtney Barnett': * 2014 winners and nominees: * 2015 winners and nominees: * 2015 winners: * 2016 winners and nominees: * 2018 winners and nominees: At the end of 2015, Barnett was nominated for a

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in the

category. She was later nominated for Best International Female in 2016 for the

Brit awards The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored ...

. On 21 May 2016, she was the musical guest on the season finale of ''

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s 41st season, hosted by

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. In January 2016, Barnett appeared on the cover of Australian music magazine, ''Happy Mag''. And on 27 May 2016, she was the musical guest on ''

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''. In 2017, Barnett and

recorded the collaborative album ''

'', released via

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and Milk! Records on October 13. Some of the album collaborators include

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and the Dirty Three's Mick Tuner and Jim White. The lead single "Over Everything" was released on August 30, 2017 accompanied by the music video directed by Danny Cohen. "Over Everything" initially sparked the pair's collaboration, after Philadelphia-based Vile wrote the song with the Melbourne-based Barnett's voice in mind. The second single "Continental Breakfast" was released on 26 September 2017. In June 2017 Vile and Barnett announced a North American tour. The duo was backed by the Sea Lice, a band featuring

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(

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), Rob Laakso (The Violators, The Swirlies,

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( Warpaint), and

Katie Harkin Katie Harkin (born 12 April 1986) is an English musician and songwriter, originally from Leeds, England. She was the vocalist and guitarist for Sky Larkin and a touring member with Courtney Barnett, Sleater-Kinney and Wild Beasts. She has since ...

(

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, touring member of

and

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). On 12 February 2018, Barnett teased a new album on her social media accounts, featuring her trying out various musical instruments with the clip ending with the tagline "Tell Me How You Really Feel". Barnett released the singles "Nameless, Faceless", "Need A Little Time", "City Looks Pretty", and "Sunday Roast" from her sophomore solo album, which was launched at a private function at Sydney's Lansdowne Hotel in April 2018 and emceed by ex-

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. The album was eventually released on 18 May 2018 and titled ''

''. The album dealt, in part, with Barnett's thoughts about isolation in the social media age. "City Looks Pretty" was featured on the soundtrack of the video game ''

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''. In 2019, Barnett was added to the bill of

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, but the festival was cancelled in May. In December 2020,

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reported that a documentary titled ''Anonymous Club'' exploring "the inner life of the notoriously shy arnettamidst her significant rise to fame" is in the works after receiving $2.5 million in funding from

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. On 7 July 2021, Barnett released "Rae Street", the lead single from her third studio album, ''

'', which was released on 12 November 2021. On 3 July 2022. Barnett supported the Rolling Stones at their concert at

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in London, UK.

Equipment and playing style

Barnett plays left-handed, using mostly left-handed guitars with standard tuning and string order for left-handed players (low strings at the top, high strings at the bottom). She occasionally plays right-handed guitars flipped upside down, but does not prefer it. She learned to play on acoustic guitars, and developed her own method of

fingerstyle guitar Fingerstyle guitar is the technique of playing the guitar or bass guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips, fingernails, or picks attached to fingers, as opposed to flatpicking (plucking individual notes with a single plectr ...

because she disliked the sound of a pick; she later transferred this playing style to the electric guitar. She is capable of using a pick and claims she could probably play better with one, but prefers to play using her fingers, strumming with both her thumb and index finger on rhythm parts and using her index finger where she would otherwise use a pick for lead parts. She prefers to play in

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, but has used

open G tuning Among alternative tunings for the guitar, an open G tuning is an open tuning that features the G-major chord; its open notes are selected from the notes of a G-major chord, such as the G-major triad (G,B,D). For example, a popular open-G tuning ...

for

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. Among the guitars Barnett has used for performance and recording are a Harmony H59 and a number of Fenders, including

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, Stratocasters, and Telecasters, which she strings with

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Power Slinky strings in the 0.011−0.048 gauge. She plays through Fender Hot Rod Deville and Fender Deluxe amplifiers, with

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s including a Fulltone OCD overdrive pedal, a "cheap delay pedal", and a chorus pedal.

Personal life

Barnett is a

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. She was in a relationship with fellow musician

from 2012 to 2018, and the song "Numbers" was co-written by the pair about their relationship. Barnett's song "Pickles from the Jar" also details their relationship, and Cloher is mentioned in the first line of "Dead Fox". Barnett called Cloher a "huge constant influence" on her music. She also played guitar in Cloher's band from 2012 to 2018.

Backing band members

Current * Bones Sloane – bass, backing vocals (2013–present) * Dave Mudie – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2013–present) Former * Alex Hamilton – guitar, backing vocals (2012–2013) * Pete Convery – bass (2012–2013) * Dan Luscombe – guitar, keyboard, backing vocals (2013–2014; session/touring member 2017) Session/touring * Katie Harkin – guitar, keyboard, backing vocals (2018) * Lucy Waldron – cello, backing vocals (2019–present) *

– drums, percussion, keyboard (2021–present)

Discography

* ''

'' (2015) * ''

'' (2018) * ''

'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. , - , rowspan="2" ,

AIR Awards of 2013 The AIR Awards of 2013 (or Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards of 2013) is the eighth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at Revolt Art Space, in Mel ...

, Courtney Barnett , Breakthrough Independent Artist , , - , "History Eraser" , Best Independent Single/EP , , - , rowspan="2" ,

AIR Awards of 2014 The AIR Awards of 2014 (or Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards of 2014) is the ninth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at The Meat Market, North Me ...

, Courtney Barnett , Best Independent Artist , , - , "Avant Gardener" , Best Independent Single/EP , , - , rowspan="4" ,

AIR Awards of 2015 The AIR Awards of 2015 (or Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards of 2015) is the tenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at The Meat Market, North Me ...

, Courtney Barnett , Best Independent Artist , , - , ''Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit'' , Best Independent Album , , - , "Depreston" , rowspan="2" , Best Independent Single/EP , , - , "Pedestrian At Best" , , - , rowspan="3" ,

AIR Awards of 2019 The AIR Awards of 2019 is the thirteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at Freemasons Hall Adelaide, Australia on Thursday 25 July 2019. The awa ...

, Courtney Barnett , Best Independent Artist , , - , ''Tell Me How You Really Feel'' , Best Independent Album or EP , , - , "Nameless, Faceless" , Best Independent Single or EP , , - , rowspan="2",

AIR Awards of 2022 The 2022 AIR Awards is the sixteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards ceremony (generally known as the AIR Awards). It took place on 4 August 2022 in Adelaide. The nominations were revealed on 18 May 2022 wi ...

, rowspan="2", ''Things Take Time, Take Time'' , Independent Album of the Year , , - , Best Independent Rock Album or EP ,

APRA Music Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the

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(APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".

ARIA Music Awards

The

ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. Barnett has won 6

from 20 nominations.

Australian Music Prize

The

Australian Music Prize The Australian Music Prize (often shortened to the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award was made by Australian Music Pri ...

(the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005. , - , 2015 , ''Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit'' , Australian Music Prize , , - , 2018 , ''Tell Me How You Really Feel'' , Australian Music Prize , , -

Brit Awards

Grammy Awards

J Award

The

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are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-own ...

's youth-focused radio station

Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian Radio in Australia, radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greate ...

. They commenced in 2005. ! , - , rowspan="2",

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, ''Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit'' , Australian Album of the Year , , rowspan="2", , - , "Pedestrian at Best" , Australian Video of the Year , , - ,

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, "Elevator Operator" , Australian Video of the Year , , , - ,

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, ''Tell Me How You Really Feel'' , Australian Album of the Year , , , - ,

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, Courtney Barnett , Double J Artist of the Year , ,

Music Victoria Awards

The

Music Victoria Awards The Music Victoria Awards (previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating music from the Australian state of Victoria. They commenced in 2006 and are awarded in Melbourne Music W ...

, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005. , - , rowspan="2",

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, herself , Best Female Artist , , - , herself , Best New Artist , , - , rowspan="2",

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

, herself , Best Female Artist , , - , "History Eraser" , Best Song , , - , rowspan="2",

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, herself , Best Female Artist , , - , "Avant Gardener" , Best Song , , - , rowspan="5",

, herself , Best Female Artist , , - , herself , Best Band , , - , "Pedestrian at Best" , rowspan="2", Best Song , , - , "Depreston" , , - , ''Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit'' , Best Album , , - , rowspan="5",

, herself , Best Female Musician , , - , herself , Best Solo Artists , , - , herself , Best Live Act , , - , "Nameless, Faceless" , Best Song , , - , ''Tell Me How You Really Feel'' , Best Album , , - , rowspan="2",

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National Live Music Awards

The

National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse and successful live industry, celebrating the diversity and success of the Australian live scene – recognising the best vocal talents and musicians alongside ...

(NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. , - ,

National Live Music Awards of 2016 The National Live Music Awards of 2016 are the inaugural National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse and successful live industry, celebrating the diversity and success of ...

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National Live Music Awards of 2017 The National Live Music Awards of 2017 are the second National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse and successful live industry, celebrating the diversity and success of the ...

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National Live Music Awards of 2018 The National Live Music Awards of 2018 are the third National Live Music Awards. The event took place on 6 December 2018. The event moved its gala event to Brisbane – following events in Sydney and Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ W ...

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National Live Music Awards of 2020 The National Live Music Awards of 2020 are the upcoming 5th annual National Live Music Awards. The nominees will be revealed on 7 September 2020, which is when general public voting commences. The event is scheduled for 20 October 2020. The 2 ...

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Sweden GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 2010, the GAFFA Awards (Swedish: GAFFA Priset) are a Swedish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name. ! , - , rowspan="2", 2019 , Herself , Best Foreign Solo Act , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2", , - , ''

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Early life

Career

Equipment and playing style

Personal life

Backing band members

Discography

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

APRA Music Awards

ARIA Music Awards

Australian Music Prize

Brit Awards

Grammy Awards

J Award

Music Victoria Awards

National Live Music Awards

Sweden GAFFA Awards

See also

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