Album Release: Thelma Plum – Better in Blak
Some two years in the making and recorded across New York, London and Sydney with key collaborator and producer Alex Burnett (Anthony & Cleopatra, Sparkadia), Better In Blak showcases Thelma Plum at her best; brutally honest, with her heart on her sleeve and emotions ranging from laugh-out-loud self-effacing jibes to brutal and sometimes bleak self-reflection; it’s an inside look at the Gamilaraay musician’s life.
The album is a shot in the arm for Australian music, with synth bops (Woke Blokes), pop steppers (Not Angry Anymore) and some beautifully minimal moments (the one-take voice and guitar gut-wrencher Do You Ever Get So Sad You Can’t Breathe). Plum moves effortlessly between the anthemic (Don’t Let A Good Girl Down) and the slightly lighter (Nick Cave) and the Hottest 100 #79 and ARIA Gold Clumsy Love), it’s a wide sonic palette that just works and will solidify Plum as one of the country’s brightest songwriting talents.
TRACK LISTING
Clumsy Love
Don’t Let a Good Girl Down
Love and War (feat. David Le’aupepe)
Not Angry Anymore
Homecoming Queen
Better in Blak
Woke Blokes
Nick Cave
Thulumaay Gii
Ugly
Do You Ever Get So Say You Can’t Breathe
Made for You
THELMA PLUM BETTER IN BLAK TOUR DATES
FRI 09 AUG | MIAMI MARKETTA, MIAMI QLD (18+)
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545
SAT 10 AUG | THE TRIFFID, BRISBANE QLD (18+)
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545
THU 15 AUG | | UNI BAR, WOLLONGONG NSW (18+)
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX
FRI 16 AUG | CAMBRIDGE HOTEL, NEWCASTLE NSW (18+)
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545
SAT 17 AUG | THE FACTORY THEATRE, SYDNEY NSW (18+)
Tickets available from www.factorytheatre.com.au
THU 22 AUG | SOOKI LOUNGE, BELGRAVE VIC (18+)
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545
FRI 23 AUG | THEATRE ROYAL, CASTLEMAINE VIC (18+)
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545
SAT 24 AUG | CORNER HOTEL, RICHMOND VIC (18+)
Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com.au
THUR 29 AUG | CORNER HOTEL, RICHMOND VIC (18+) – NEW SHOW ADDED
Tickets available from www.eventbrite.com.au
FRI 30 AUG | LION ARTS FACTORY, ADELAIDE SA (18+)
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX
SAT 31 AUG | FREO.SOCIAL, FREMANTLE WA (18+)
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX
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