Leah Senior | |
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Origin | Woodford, Victoria, Australia |
Genres | Folk |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | Poison City Records |
Member of | Girlatones |
Leah Senior is an Australian musician.
Leah Senior grew up in Woodford, Victoria, and played classical piano and guitar.[1] She released her first album Summer's On The Ground in 2015 on Flightless Records.[1] It was nominated for Best Folk Roots Album at Music Victoria Awards of 2016.[2]
The album was likened to folk music from the 1960s and 70s,[3] and early Laura Marling,[4] and was built around acoustic guitar and strings.[5] This was followed in 2017 by her album Pretty Faces, featuring a similar folk style, with a full band on the song Black Limousine.[6]
During 2017, Senior joined Jesse Williams, Jacob Booty, and Fabian Hunter-Shaw to record an EP as Girlatones. The band recorded a debut album Fitting In Well, with Tam Matlakowski replacing Fabian Hunter-Shaw.[7] This was followed by a second album Horn If You’re Honky in 2020 that was described by Rhythms as "a bit more rock’n’roll than the Go-Betweens".[8] It was released by Lost & Lonesome Recording Co.[8]
2020 also saw the release of Senior's third solo album The Passing Scene,[9] with an lenticular album cover created by Jamie Wdziekonski.[10] Senior wrote the album on piano before working on the songs further with her band, made up of Luke Brennan, Tam Matlakowski, Jesse Williams, and her sister Andi Senior.[11][12] The Passing Scene was recorded at her home in Preston,[1] and was described as being more of "a baroque pop vein", different from the melancholic folk her early albums were known for.[13]
In May 2023, Senior announced her next album The Music That I Make would be released in August on Poison City Records.[14] She narrated 'Dawn of Eternal Night', the bonus song of the album PetroDragonic Apocalypse by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard released in June.[15]
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Summer's On The Ground |
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Pretty Faces |
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The Passing Scene |
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The Music That I Make |
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The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating music from the Australian state of Victoria.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Summer's On the Ground | Best Folk Roots Album | Nominated | [2] |
2017 | Pretty Faces | Best Folk Roots Album | Nominated | [17] |
2020 | "Evergreen" | Best Victorian Song | Nominated | [18] |
Leah Senior | Best Solo Artist | Nominated | ||
2023 | Leah Senior | Best Regional Act | Nominated | [19] |
Leah Senior | Best Folk Work | Nominated |