Buzz Builds On Courtney

While the mainstream Australian media and 56th Logie Awards ceremony last Sunday still favor international musical acts most people, there is a wave of Australians are recognized, appreciated and supported abroad.

Headquartered in Melbourne 26 years old, indie folk -rock poet Courtney Barnett made ​​his debut on U.S. television last week, Avant Gardener performing live on The Tonight Show. Hosted by Jimmy Fallon and seen by millions worldwide, the show was, until recently, hosted by Jay Leno and Johnny Carson previously. 

The international buzz surrounding Barnett began last October, when his band presented at the conference in New York CMJ (College Music Journal) and defended by many taste -making, including longest running weekly music magazine in the world, NME. Last month, Barnett and his band perform at the biggest music festival Coachella in California, which featured six Australian acts, including Flume, and the Preatures Jagwar Ma. 

This month is touring the UK, followed by dates across the U.S. Including Lollapalooza, Firefly, Outside Lands Festival and Osheaga . In late July it will return to Australia to play Splendour in the Grass Byron Bay and the release of a new album, which was recorded with producer Burke Reid and Dan Luscombe.