One of Australia's favourite female solo artists, Sarah Blasko, has awoken from her self-imposed writing exile with a brand new single, I Awake.

The single is the first taste of her forthcoming record, of the same name, to be released on Friday 26 October. The ARIA Award winner produced the album herself and this time around, worked with the Bulgarian symphony orchestra. The soaring strings and thundering timpani drums have resulted in a strong, effective single.

I Awake will be Blasko's fourth record, and a follow up to her hugely successful solo releases As Day Follow Night (2009), What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have (2006) and The Overture & The Underscore (2004).