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Reflecting on ‘Ticket To Heaven‘, Thelma Plum reveals: “Alice and I worked on this song shortly after the loss of a close friend, a musician I’d shared many stages with. I hope we’ve done his memory justice.” For Alice Ivy, “Ticket To Heaven is a very special song. I’d rented out an Air BnB in Sydney and set up a little makeshift studio in the living room. Although we have mutual friends, Thelma and I had never actually met prior to this session, so I was genuinely really nervous because I’m such a big fan of hers! Thankfully, we clicked! ‘Ticket To Heaven’ is about bereavement, in part relating to the sudden loss of a close friend of Thelma’s and someone who was much-loved within the Australian music community. I can’t think of a better way to honour someone’s memory than this utterly beautiful song. When I was tracking Thelma’s vocals I was almost tearing up due to the raw emotion in her voice.”
In the years between the release of Ivy’s Australian Music Prize nominated 2018 debut I’m Dreaming, the curator has grown into one of Australian electronica’s most prominent advocates for female producers, putting her instep with tireless voices such as Grimes, Alison Wonderland and beyond. Now with the release of Don’t Sleep, with all four singles added to high rotation on triple j, and the title track the #1 most played song on the station in April, Alice Ivy’s position alongside respected contemporaries Mark Ronson, Jamie xx and KAYTRANADA is solidified, and her status as a revered collaborator confirmed.
Don’t Sleep by Alice Ivy is out now via Dew Process,
buy/stream it here.
DON’T SLEEP TRACKLIST
1. Champagne Late Nights
2. Sunrise feat. Cadence Weapon
3. In My Mind feat. Ecca Vandal
4. Ticket To Heaven feat. Thelma Plum
5. Don’t Sleep feat. Imbi & BOI
6. I’ll Find it feat. Odette
7. Sweetest Love feat. Montaigne & Bertie Blackman
8. All Hit Radio feat. Teef & TESSA
9. Better Man feat. Benjamin Joseph
10. My Turn feat. Swsh
11. Money feat. Dijah SB
12. All In For You feat. Ngaiire
13. Gold feat. Bertie Blackman
ALICE IVY TOUR DATES
Thu 17 Sep – Enmore Theatre – Sydney
Fri 18 Sep – Bar On The Hill – Newcastle
Sat 19 Sep – Winter Wine Festival – Gerringong, NSW
Wed 30 Sep – Canberra Theatre – Canberra
Thu 8 Oct – Fortitude Music Hall – Brisbane
Fri 9 Oct – Moncrieff Entertainment Centre – Bundaberg
Sat 10 Oct – Highfields Tavern – Toowoomba
Thu 15 Oct – Forum – Melbourne
Fri 16 Oct – Torquay Hotel – Torquay
Sat 17 Oct – Wine Machine – Perth
Sat 24 Oct – Splendour In The Grass – Byron Bay
Fri 30 Oct – Gap View Hotel – Alice Springs
Fri 13 Nov – The Gov – Adelaide
Wed 18 Nov – Great Western – Rockhampton
Thu 19 Nov – Seabreeze – Mackay
Fri 20 Nov – Otherwise – Townsville
Sat 21 Nov – Tanks Arts Centre – Cairns
Wed 25 Nov – Riverlinks Westside – Shepparton
Thu 26 Nov – Ulumbarra Theatre – Bendigo
Fri 27 Nov – Beer Deluxe – Albury
Thu 3 Dec – Altar – Hobart
Fri 4 Dec – Altar – Hobart
Sat 5 Dec – Saloon Bar – Launceston
Sun 6 Dec – Forth Pub – Forth
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