Sycco ProfileThe Music chooses one song every week as its Power Pick, shining a light on ONE Aussie song that we think has the potential to be the next big Australian chart hit.
Our Power Pick committee consists of Richard Kingsmill (consultant and former triple j Group Music Director), Maddy Rowe (Nova nights announcer), Nic Kelly (Hit Network nights announcer), Ash McGregor (host of Listen Up with Ash McGregor), Kathy McCabe (News Corp National Music Writer), Brenton Larney (co-host of Breaking Through Podcast), Triana Butler (host on Joy 94.9), Matty Morris (Super Radio Network nights announcer), and Matt O’Gorman (Triple M Homegrown host).
More than two years after her ARIA Award-nominated debut album Zorb, Brisbane’s Sycco has returned with the release of her second full-length effort, Look Up.
Officially released earlier this month, it’s another belter from the acclaimed artist, who has been far from lazy in the time between records.
Following a string of singles, the vulnerable new piece of work has offered a more intimate look into her artistry. Working with co-producer Oscar Sharah (and receiving further input from LA-based collaborator Chrome Sparks), the record goes through myriad genres effortlessly, including pop, R&B, and electronica, with latest focus track Tell Me When You’re Home showcasing just how affecting Sycco’s latest era has become.
“This album feels private, as if I’m hiding under a desk singing these songs because they feel so vulnerable,” Sycco says of the new album. “At the same time, it feels like I’ve just been to therapy – such a release.
“It’s about feeling in-transit and displaced, yearning for someone or a place, never feeling settled. This album isn’t about reaching a conclusion: it’s about what it feels like to figure it out.”
CHART UPDATE
It's a repeat of last week atop the Radio Monitor Hot 100 this week, with Temper City’s Self Aware holding steady at the top spot while local legend G Flip remains in the second position once more.
There's a few moves at the pointy end, however, with Taylor Swift's Patient Zero jumping three spots to No. 3, while Olivia Rodrigo's stupid song stays at No. 4 as HUGEL & Imael Angel's Movin' To The Sun drops two spots to round out the top five.
Sonny Fodera and Becky Hill's Say Something jumps three spots into the top ten to a new peak of No. 9, though it's a bit of a trek to find our next Aussie. That search ends at No. 26, with CYRIL's Breathless having risen four places, while Josh Fawaz's controversial rework of Madonna's Like A Prayer jumping three spots to hit No. 30.
Last week's Power Pick – Dom Dolla and Solomun's Skepta-featuring Danger Danger – jumps nine spots to No. 37, relegating Tame Impala's Loser one spot lower to No. 38. It's a back-to-back effort for Kevin Parker, however, with Dracula also holding steady at No. 39 this week.
It's a fair showing of Aussies from here, however, with Yes Boone's Nosebleeds dropping three spots to No. 41, placing just ahead of the newly-reunited Powderfinger, whose big news has seen My Happiness jump a whopping 42 spaces to No. 42.
That one's followed by MAY-A's Writing's On The Wall, which jumps nine spots to No. 43, while Genesis Owusu & Kye's Human Again closes out Aussies in the top 50 as it debuts at No. 45.
Over on the ARIA Singles chart, it's once again the Tame Impala show, with Kevin Parker the only local in the top 50. Loser jumps two spots to No. 14, while Dracula follows a similar trajectory, rising eight positions to No. 21.
