2017 Blog
Release of the month: Courtney Barnett "Tell Me How You Really Feel"
The new sophomore album Tell Me How You Really Feel follows Courtney's critically acclaimed 2015 debut album Sometimes I Sit And Think And Sometimes I Just Sit, and a recent top 10 collaborative record, Lotta Sea Lice, with Kurt Vile. One of the most distinctive voices in music, Courtney is known for mixing witty observations with unflinching self-assessment - fast forward to now and although all of the clever turns of phrase and an eye for storytelling are still there; this new collection of songs see a more serious and outwardly tone capturing the current social landscape yet still retaining moments of intimacy and warmth. As the world becomes more familiar with Courtney Barnett these songs feel comforting and emphatic yet that raw energy and the ability to make the listener think still remain.
We worked with Marathon Artists on various formats for the Tell Me How You Really Feel Bundle which includes:
- STANDARD CD
- PURPLE VINYL LP
- RED VINYL LP
- BLACK VINYL LP
- DELUXE EDITION ( 24-PAGE BOOK WITH CD)
- BLACK CASSETTE
Many of the songs on Tell Me How You Really Feel, out May 18th, deal with soul-searching, though Barnett has a hard time defining it. "I didn't have a clear direction," she says. "I just tried to figure some things out and it kind of turned into something bigger." She was working on the album's songs before she recorded her collaborative 2017 album with Kurt Vile, Lotta Sea Lice and by her estimation, she kept distracting herself from writing with other projects. In the time since she released Sometimes I Sit, she was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy, a Brit Award and a couple ARIAs (a Grammy equivalent in her native Australia). "There was some pressure from that stuff, but I think a lot of my motivation was just my own pressure from myself," she says. "I just tried to ignore the other aspects. I just wanted to make an interesting album for myself." - Courtney
Tell Me How You Really Feel album have been released and is available to buy on the Courtney Barnett Website.