To some, playing in front of a 200,000-strong Coachella line-up would give them cause for the jitters, or hightailing it round the world, to lands never ventured, and never really mused upon
until now. For Courtney Barnett, those things are her world now, and she’s much more likely to get freaked in 40 degree heat,
while mulling over beansprout growth. Tat actually happened, and her subsequent song about that panic attack, ‘Avant
Gardener’ has given her the outing to take on those bigger experiences. Her songs, both abstract and by contrast, ultimately relatable, make her a Moldy Peaches-like artist for
the next generation. It’s an electrifying time in this Australian’s life, but speaking to her today, she has the relaxed tone as if touring is like folding laundry. We love her for it
You’ve done a couple of really big things on your US trip so far, I mean, Coachella and Jimmy Fallon are some big US checklist things, aren’t they? Yeah, I guess so! Tey were really great. It was pretty crazy, but they both went really well. We did Jimmy Fallon yesterday and all of it was really fun. It was kind of a bit surreal as well, ‘cause playing big festivals was something that I’d never actually done.
Well it doesn’t get much bigger than Coachella, and then by contrast, Jimmy Fallon must’ve been the other extreme with an intimate studio audience. Yeah, totally; very different, very different, but all a fun experience.
I hate to put the fear of God in to you, but you have more travelling to come; your UK tour starts next week. Interest is huge in this country already and you got an NME Award Nomination last year, didn’t you? Have you been stoked with the reaction? Yeah, it’s very overwhelming in a way for me, ‘cause I’d kind of never even left Australia until now, so it’s just funny. I think I grew up in a little bit of a bubble; even like, where I grew up compared to everyone I went to school with was slightly out of town, you know? Considering the idea that people on the other side of the world would be listening to my music was a very foreign thought.
To talk a little about back home for you, is Melbourne’s music scene good? Is it big enough to sustain a healthy music career? Yeah, I reckon! I reckon the Melbourne music scene is amazing and it’s very broad, but yeah, it’s kind of like a little community where everybody sticks together, and helps each other out in whatever way. It’s pretty cool; even like, I turned on my computer just before
I didn’t even sing in front of anyone until I was 19, I think. I hated it, I was scared to sing; it’s a
vulnerable thing, you know.
22 / May 2014/
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