AMY SHEPPARD SHARES DEBUT SOLO SINGLE NOTHING BUT WILD
Internationally acclaimed artist Amy Sheppard is packaging up her pop stylings and fusing them with country influences, today releasing her debut solo single Nothing But Wild. While definitely not her first official foray into the genre, previously already a Golden Guitar Award winner for her vocals on Lee Kernaghan’s Spirit of the Anzacs, Nothing But Wild offers an up-tempo and affably jangly stomper that fans can also catch in action this weekend at the Toyota Tamworth Country Music Festival and KIX Live in the Park, as well as CMC Rocks QLD later this year.
Nothing But Wild gifts the perfect salve for those who have had their wanderlust evaporate throughout the global pandemic, as travel and leaving one’s own four walls have become distant memories over the past few years. Infused with plenty of country-pop flair, Nothing But Wild also sees Amy stylistically explore deeper into hues of sparkling zest and sharp warmth, with plenty of driving beats, smooth melodics and catchy hooks helmed emphatically by Amy’s powerful lilts. Delving beyond her storied tenure fronting the multi-platinum selling band Sheppard, this triumphant solo project has, in fact, been multiple years in the making, with Amy embracing the hurdles that have accompanied her professionally, while also proudly displaying her seasoned songwriting and charming sense of adventure, as Amy elaborates, “Nothing But Wild explores my innate desire to regularly escape the city in order to reconnect with my wild side and natural surroundings. Having a sense of adventure and having someone to enjoy it with invigorates my soul and reminds me of what’s important in life: love, nature and spontaneity. I’ve tried to blend my favourite elements of both the pop world and the country world. I love storytelling, rich harmonies and finding a blend of the live and midi which I find to be captivating whilst still holding authenticity.”
Evolving from a gradual and collaborative process, Nothing But Wild has also emerged from Amy’s previous experience writing and singing with artists like Kasey Chambers, The Wolfe Brothers, Lindsay Rimes and Phil Barton. And drawing inspiration from some stellar country pop queens like Kasey Musgraves, Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris and Taylor Swift, Amy knew early on in the process that she was onto something special with this brand new track, as she continues, “I wrote Nothing But Wild in Nashville with Lindsay Rimes (an Aussie songwriter/producer based in Nashville) and Trannie Anderson (Nashville songwriter). It felt so natural and fun to write, I instantly knew it was going to be the lead single.”
Branching out on her own as a solo artist, and reinvigorated as a country pop star in the making, Amy has spent the past three years writing and building towards this debut solo release. And while a country turn on her own may seem somewhat distant from conjuring pop earworms with her siblings and garnering over one-billion combined song streams under the Sheppard moniker, Amy has always had a special place in her heart for country flavours – and she’s only just getting started, as she explains, “I actually grew up listening to a lot of country music. My father is a MEGA country music fan and growing up he always had CMC on the TV. He used to blast country music to wake us up in the morning. In the 90’s, my idols were Shania Twain, Faith Hill and LeAnn Rimes, to name a few. As a member of Sheppard, I’ve been fortunate enough to spend most of my career in the pop world, but along the way we’ve also spent some time in the country music world and we have in fact won a Golden Guitar Award thanks to Lee Kernaghan including us in ‘The Spirit of the ANZACs’ single. We’ve played many country music festivals and rodeos and the thought of entering the country music scene has been on my mind for as long as I can remember. I’m finally doing it.
Be sure to catch Amy Sheppard live in all her solo glory, Friday April 22, in Tamworth for the Tamworth Country Music Festival, as well as Saturday April 23 in Tamworth for KIX live In The Park. Amy will also appear onstage in Queensland this September as part of CMC Rocks QLD.
Nothing But Wild is out now.
Listen: Nothing But Wild
Watch: Nothing But Wild (behind the scenes video teaser)
AMY SHEPPARD – NOTHING BUT WILD – Official single artwork
AMY SHEPPARD SHOWS
SAT 23 APR | KIX LIVE IN THE PARK, TOYOTA PARK, TAMWORTH NSW | ALL AGES
Free event
THUR 22 SEPT-SUN 26 SEPT | CMC ROCKS QLD, IPSWICH QLD | ALL AGES
Sold out
AMY SHARK ‘SEE U SOMEWHERE AUSTRALIA TOUR’ SELLS OUT 19 DATES WITHIN 24 HRS SECOND SHOWS ANNOUNCED FOR MARGARET RIVER, WAGGA WAGGA & TRARALGON
After announcing her epic 42-date ‘See U Somewhere Australia Tour’ on Tuesday, Amy Shark has today shared the news that almost half of the tour has sold out within the first 24 hours of going on sale, marking a triumphant return for live music. Sold out shows include Margaret River, Albany, Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Merredin, Geraldton, Karratha, Bathurst, Wyong, Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Wangaratta, Traralgon, Warrnambool, Horsham, Mildura, Whyalla Norrie, Mt Gambia and Devonport, and all remaining shows are selling fast. Second shows have been added for Margaret River, Wagga Wagga and Traralgon.
Tickets to all shows are on sale from https://www.amyshark.com
Presented by triple j, Handsome Tours, Select Music and Rage More, Amy Shark will be hitting the road performing in some of the most regional pockets of Australia throughout May, June, July and August this year.
Humbled by her fans response and thirst for tickets, Amy says, “Wow, I cannot believe you’ve already sold out 19 shows! Thanks for welcoming me into your towns with this insane response! I can’t wait to come and play for you all.”
After bursting on to the global music scene in 2016, Amy Shark’s 6 x Platinum single Adore put her on the map as one of Australia’s most formidable emerging songwriters. This was followed by APRA award winning (Song Of The Year) 6 x Platinum and number one Australian airplay chart hit, I Said Hi and the 2019 3 x platinum single Mess Her Up. Shark’s debut/breakthrough #1 ARIA album and Platinum-certified LOVE MONSTER was recognised in 2018 with four ARIA awards (Album of the Year, Best Female Artist, Best Pop Release, Best Producer [Dann Hume]) and was nominated for another five. LOVE MONSTER went on to become the highest selling album by an Australian artist for 2018. Not one to slow down, even in a global pandemic, 2020 saw Amy release her ARIA award winning, 2 x Platinum accredited single, Everybody Rise, which is nearing 37 million streams globally and spent 12 weeks in the top 10 Australian airplay chart. Amy’s latest album, CRY FOREVER was her second #1 ARIA debut holding the top spot for two weeks consecutively. Shark teamed up with blink 182’s Travis Barker on Gold accredited single C’MON and global superstar Ed Sheeran to co-write platinum single Love Song’s Ain’t For Us featuring Grammy award winning artist Keith Urban. Today Amy has amassed 798 Million combined global streams.
Tickets to all shows are on sale from https://www.amyshark.com.
AMY SHARK ‘SEE U SOMEWHERE AUSTRALIA TOUR 2022’
Presented by triple j
THU 19 MAY | BUNBURY REGIONAL ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, BUNBURY, WA
FRI 20 MAY | MANDURAH PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, MANDURAH, WA
SAT 21 MAY | THE RIVER, MARGARET RIVER, WA
SUN 22 MAY | THE RIVER, MARGARET RIVER, WA *2ND SHOW ADDED*
THU 26 MAY | ALBANY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ALBANY, WA
FRI 27 MAY | ESPERANCE CIVIC CENTRE, ESPERANCE, WA
SAT 28 MAY | GOLDFIELDS ART CENTRE, KALGOORLIE, WA
SUN 29 MAY | CUMMINS THEATRE, MERREDIN, WA
TUE 31 MAY | QUEENS PARK THEATRE, GERALDTON, WA
THU 2 JUN | RED EARTH ARTS PRECINCT (THEATRE), KARRATHA, WA
SAT 4 JUN | THE ROEBUCK BAY HOTEL, BROOME, WA
THU 9 JUN | DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, DARWIN, NT
SUN 26 JUN | THE GARDEN HOTEL, DUBBO, NSW
TUE 28 JUN | BMEC, BATHURST, NSW
WED 29 JUN | THE ART HOUSE WYONG, WYONG, NSW
SAT 2 JUL | CIVIC THEATRE, NEWCASTLE, NSW
MON 4 JUL | WAGGA WAGGA CIVIC THEATRE, WAGGA WAGGA, NSW *2ND SHOW ADDED*
TUE 5 JUL | WAGGA WAGGA CIVIC THEATRE, WAGGA WAGGA, NSW
WED 6 JUL | GRIFFITH REGIONAL THEATRE, GRIFFITH, NSW
FRI 8 JUL | CANBERRA THEATRE CENTRE, CANBERRA, ACT
SAT 9 JUL | ALBURY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ALBURY, NSW
TUE 12 JUL | WPACC, WANGARATTA, VIC
THU 14 JUL | RIVERLINKS EASTBANK, SHEPPARTON, VIC
SAT 16 JUL | GIPPSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, TRARALGON, VIC
SUN 17 JUL | GIPPSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, TRARALGON, VIC *2ND SHOW ADDED*
TUE 19 JUL | LIGHTHOUSE THEATRE, WARRNAMBOOL, VIC
WED 20 JUL | ULUMBARRA THEATRE, BENDIGO, VIC
THU 21 JUL | WENDOUREE CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS, BALLARAT/WENDOUREE, VIC
FRI 22 JUL | HORSHAM TOWN HALL, HORSHAM, VIC
SAT 23 JUL | COSTA HALL, GEELONG, VIC
WED 27 JUL | MILDURA ARTS CENTRE, MILDURA, VIC
THU 28 JUL | THE BAROSSA ARTS CENTRE, TANUNDA, SA
FRI 29 JUL | MIDDLEBACK ARTS CENTRE, WHYALLA NORRIE, SA
SAT 30 JUL | CHAFFEY THEATRE, RENMARK, SA
SUN 31 JUL | SIR ROBERT HELPMANN THEATRE, MT GAMBIER, SA
TUE 2 AUG | PRINCESS THEATRE, LAUNCESTON, TAS
THU 4 AUG | PARNAPLE ARTS CENTRE, DEVENPORT, TAS
FRI 5 AUG | HOBART CITY HALL / MAC 02, HOBART, TAS
FRI 19 AUG | BILOELA CIVIC CENTRE, BILOELA, QLD
SAT 20 AUG | MONCRIEFF ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, BUNDABERG, QLD
SUN 21 AUG | GLADSTONE ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTION CENTRE, GLADSTONE, QLD
WED 24 AUG | PILBEAM THEATRE, ROCKHAMPTON, QLD
THU 25 AUG | MECC, MACKAY, QLD
FRI 26 AUG | TOWNSVILLE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, TOWNSVILLE, QLD
MON 29 AUG | TANKS ARTS CENTRE, CAIRNS, QLD
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DRIFTWOOD. ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO BREMFIELDS FT. STILL GREEDY
Endlessly prolific, multi-disciplinary artist Driftwood. has today released his remarkable new single Bremfields, featuring British rapper Still Greedy. It’s a truly creative and thoughtful track, a glowing addition to this growing artist’s impressive discography, and is accompanied by a visually stunning, self-directed and self-edited music video, also out today. Fiercely independent and intriguingly enigmatic, Driftwood. proves time and time again that he is one to watch.
Bremfields evokes feelings of Kanye West at his most exciting, most innovative; classic Ye albums My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Yeezus have both clearly influenced the electronic/RnB stylings of Driftwood. during the creation of this song, but Bremfields still feels fresh, unique, new. Featuring backing vocals from platinum selling, ARIA nominated Reigan Derry (Snoop Dog, Jay Z, Neo) and mixed and mastered by Dan Vinci (Big Nasty), the song arcs creatively, synths spiking in unexpected moments, while Driftwood. and Still Greedy’s vocals provide the smooth melodic, rhythmic anchor. Speaking on the otherworldly inspiration behind the song, Driftwood. says, “This single is about breaking the fourth wall. It’s about the idea that there could be subterranean energies and other factors operating within other paradigms of consciousness. It’s about feeling like I’m trapped within this paradigm, and I don’t belong here…the one thing I love about art is I have a licence to explore ideas, no matter how crazy they may seem.”
The video for Bremfields is the perfect visual representation of this exchange and exploration of energies. Slow, deliberate shots of bodies moving purposefully in the just-risen, just-set sunlight pepper throughout closed shots of darkly lit bars and eerie cliff faces, one step away from oblivion. It’s a beautiful triumph, created by an artist completely in charge of his own vision, as Driftwood. explains, “I direct and edit all my videos now. I came up with the idea and the aesthetic behind the visual as well. They represent the ebb and flow, the push and pull, the yin and yang of energies which are manifested within the material universe…my creative team is small, but we get it done. Too many bodies fuck up the flow and a lot of the time are unnecessary for what I am trying to accomplish.”
These are wise words from an artist who’s been in the game long enough to know what works and what doesn’t. To be so immune to the chaos and noise of the modern music industry and so completely, totally immersed in one’s art is no mean feat, but Driftwood. does it all with ease. He offers more wisdom on the subject as he reflects, “I’m just an artist creating pieces of work I want to create and doing it independently. I’m not signed to a major record deal, and up until late last year, I did everything on my own, with the help of a few friends, and without any backing. You don’t need to be signed, or in the cool crowd to create what you want to create. No one has a monopoly on art.”
Bremfields ft. Still Greedy is out today.