Holly Throsby has just released her sixth studio album Normal Magic – her first in nine years.
Holly says the concept for Normal Magic stemmed from a conversation about what is normal and what is magic. ‘Art making, for example, is quite magical and quite normal at the same time, and the concept expanded as the songs were written, to be a kind of a celebration of the magic of normal life – little moments of beauty and wonder which can be so sustaining. A sunbeam or a bird or a moment of synchrony.’
Normal Magic marks a new direction for Throsby: a self-produced ten-song record, synth-heavy, with programmed beats, electric guitars, saxophone, and banjo. This is a far more electronic and mesmeric sound, but the songs remain finely crafted: lyrically ambitious; playful and hypnotic.
Holly Throsby is one of Australia’s most beloved and enduring songwriters. Her debut album arrived in 2004, establishing her as a singular folk voice with a remarkable gift for lyrical detail. Four acclaimed solo albums followed, an album of original children’s songs, and her work as one third of the band, Seeker Lover Keeper.
Holly play the Brunswick Picture House on Friday, 6 November. Tickets available from brunswickpicturehouse.com.
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