Today, Naarm/Melbourne singer-songwriter Geography shares her debut EP, ‘Cyclone’, out now via COHORT Records (Juice Webster, RINSE, Mimi Gilbert) in Australia and New Zealand, Sungull Records in the EU, and Solitaire Recordings (Kate Davis, Armlock, Evan Wright) in North America.
Previewed with acclaimed releases Save The World / Scared Of What, What You Want, and EP title track Cyclone – praised by Rolling Stone Australia for its “atmospheric, emotive sound” – ‘Cyclone’ embodies Geography’s instinctual approach to songwriting, “stripping things back to what’s important”. Drawing references from her foundational influences Dido, Natalie Imbruglia and The Corrs, the project boasts writing and production at Geography’s own hands, self-sufficient in carving a sonic landscape that’s uniquely her own.
On the making of the EP, Geography shares, “There’s an urgency and frivolousness to how I made this record. Some of the scratch lyrics that I had every intention of changing still remain, I couldn’t change them without losing the immediacy. I feel pretty existential at the best of times so I think that helped me create the music.”
The musical project of Georgia Smith, Geography’s art manifests as a thread between two disparate worlds – an affectionate, rural upbringing in regional NSW’s Guyra and the landscapes that guide her, against the community and self-discovery Melbourne’s urban scene provides outsiders. First finding her feet under the presence of lockdowns, music came to conjure hope for Smith, striving to maintain equilibrium between her deep connection to place, and the catharsis of escapism.
Beneath the tactile soundscapes of dusty guitars, silky vocals and floating melodies lies a quiet intensity, as Geography navigates life’s ebbs and flows with grace and vulnerability. Complex truths are unearthed and then settled, finding closure throughout new EP tracks Takes So Much To Love, The Reeds, and today’s focus single Collar. Geography adds, “These songs are little time capsules for me, the euphoria of new love, isolation, the strength of friendships and riding waves of the existential unknown despite fear. It feels very scary sharing these vulnerable songs with you but I hope they can be a place you can go to turn on a light.”
To celebrate the release of ‘Cyclone’, Geography will be holding an EP launch show on May 4 at Old Bar in Naarm / Melbourne, with supports to be announced soon.
‘Cyclone’ EP by Geography is out now – BUY / STREAM HERE
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