Courtney Barnett puts a lot of effort into sounding effortless. Her songs are wild and wooly and wordy, her lyrics plainspoken and delivered like she’s making them up on the spot.

 

 

Courtney Barnett started Milk! Records in 2012 to release her first EP I've Got A Friend Called Emily Ferris. Soon after came the second EP How To Carve A Carrot Into A Rose. She took her band overseas with a condensed back catalogue called The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas. In 2015 Barnett released album Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit to worldwide critical acclaim.

 

 

Barnett has a gift for turning mundane scenarios into gripping stories... brilliant (pre) debut - Pitchfork

 

Courtney Barnett is a remarkable new talent. - 4/5 TimeOut

 

Barnett's music builds on the wordy irreverence of mid-'60s Bob Dylan and a Byrds-ian blend of psychedelia, folk and country. - Pitchfork

 

What sets her apart is she's got a sense of songwriting that hearkens back to the creative burst of the late '60s. Specifically in California - her melodies and psychedelic harmonies remind me of the work of David Crosby or John Phillips. - Brooklyn Vegan