EXCLUSIVE: Kate Miller-Heidke Details New Album - 'It’s A Pretty Modern Pop Record'

Australian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke has finished recording her long-awaited fifth studio album.

Speaking with The Music earlier this week, Miller-Heidke confirmed a follow-up to O Vertigo! has been completed, something fans have been eagerly awaiting since the album dropped in 2014.

“I spent most of January just sort of putting the finishing touches on my new album, which has been quite fun and exciting,” Miller-Heidke said.

“It’s pretty pop – there are not many real instruments on this one. It’s a pretty modern pop record. There was a lot of collaboration in terms of songwriting.”

Fans can expect a different sound to previous albums, with Miller-Heidke working closely with local artist Evan Klar and American talent Hailey Collier, both of whom she met at a songwriting camp last year.

“We just really clicked,” she said. “Once the main aesthetic for the album took shape it kind of happened quite quickly, and we basically made it in a month or so.

“This is the first time that I’ve sort of opened myself up to that more traditional pop style of getting in a room with people you barely know and baring your soul to them and making a song in a day.

“It’s something I’ve always resisted. I think I had weird ideas about authenticity or some crap like that, but it turns out that the pop style of thing really suits me and I love how spontaneous you can be and just how fast the process goes, and not having to labour over things and sort of torture myself for months over one song.

“You’ve got one day to write and record a song and I think that comes through on the record – that sense of fun and things that haven’t been overthought.”

Fans can expect to hear new songs appearing in Miller-Heidke’s live show in the coming months.

For all upcoming tour dates, see theGuide.

Australia is burning. To donate to the Red Cross' Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund follow the link here.