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Courtney Barnett

Courtney Barnett

Courtney Melba Barnett (born 3 November 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Known for her deadpan 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—was released in 2015 to widespread acclaim. At the 2015 ARIA Music Awards, she won four awards from eight nominations. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards and International Female Solo Artist at the 2016 Brit Awards. She released Lotta Sea Lice, a collaborative album with Kurt Vile, in 2017. She released her second album, Tell Me How You Really Feel, to further acclaim in 2018. Barnett's third studio album—Things Take Time, Take Time—was released in November 2021.

Albums

2015 Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
2018 Tell Me How You Really Feel
2021 Things Take Time, Take Time
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Latest Articles

News / Music
Courtney Barnett To Headline 2SER Anniversary Party
The community radio station is celebrating 35 years on the airwaves
Features / Music
Bedroom Philosopher
Courtney Barnett admits she enjoys making music “the messy way, the stressful way.”
News / Music
Courtney Barnett Announces Australian Headline Tour
Her only Aus headline dates of 2014
News / Music
Watch Courtney Barnett Performance At Glastonbury
Also Jagwar Ma plus forthcoming Splendour guests Lily Allen and Interpol
News / Music
Courtney Barnett Plays Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show
Cut Copy appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Watch both clips here
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Courtney Barnett - A Sea Of Split Peas
"Barnett perfectly captures the musings of a laidback (yet mildly anxious) slacker throughout."
News / Music
Courtney Barnett Signs Record Deal With Remote Control
Debut album out this year
News / Music
Courtney Barnett Records BBC Session, Inks US Record Deal
She now shares a label with the likes of Flume and Cloud Nothings.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Courtney Barnett, Jarrod M. Mahon, Eves
They rock out in a totally earnest way, with big riffs and solos and hair waving, working with Barnett’s straight-talking poetry to seduce the crowd’s brains and bodies.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Courtney Barnett, Sures
There’s the frayed edges of a pop band that doesn’t take themselves too seriously, but do love what they’re doing.
News / Music
Courtney Barnett's 'Still Writing The Same Stupid Songs'
Not much has changed for the Melbourne muso in the last twelve months
Features / Music
Getting So Much Better All The Time
"I’m still writing the same stupid songs."