Continuing her slew of accolades, last night Leanne Tennant won the Regional Queensland Music Award for “Bring It All Back”! The award will be joining an ever growing trophy room including two Queensland Music Awards in the ‘Blues & Roots’ category for previous tracks “Gentle Annie” and “Bearing the Crown” in 2017 and 2015. She was also a semi finalist in the International Songwriting Competition in 2019 and won the prestigious Carol Lloyd Award in 2018 which has helped her create her third album Happiness Is… which is due out May 8.
The first three singles of her new album “Cherry Cola” and “Bring It All Back” and “Everspin” gained a wave of praise, including being added to Double J, producers pick on BBC, 4zzz’s best new arrivals, and multiple spins on Triple J. Leanne was also featured on RAGE’S Wild Ones, nominated for the Grant McLennan Fellowship and is being played on all British Airways flights.
Produced by Konstantin Kersting (Mallrat, The Belligerents, Tia Gostelow), “Bring It All Back” is about a conversation between two people with opposing views, and leans into the current social climate, “it’s about one person who is willing to challenge their own thoughts and ideas, however failing in epic proportions as they’re stuck communicating with someone that has their mind set and refuses to generate alternative perceptions.”
Having been born in Ellesmere Port, England, Leanne and her family relocated to Papua New Guinea a small child before settling in Australia in the 90’s. Her parents enjoyed music, exposing Leanne to the music of Phil Collins, Paul Simon, Bob Marley and the Beatles. After moving to Australia – Leanne started cutting her teeth on guitar and found her obsession was writing her own music. Since then, Leanne has toured sell-out shows and landed coveted festival appearances at BIGSOUND, Woodford Folk Festival, Commonwealth Games and Port Fairy Folk Festival. Her albums have received support from radio across Australia and across the globe, ZUUS Media (US), BBC Radio (UK), KCR (California) and Atrefaktor (Mexico).
Happiness is out on May the 8th
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