The title of Courtney Barnett's new album perhaps gives an indication to her thoughtful, observational lyrical stance.
'Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit' is out on March 23rd, the product of ten days in a Melbourne studio.
Yet the songwriting – and in particular the lyrics – owes a debt to the singer's life on the road, being exposed to countless new influences.
New track 'Depreston' is online now. Deeply witty yet shot through with a tender sense of emotion, the lyrics open with the mundane task of house-hunting before becoming something much more revealing.
Check it out now.
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