Clare Bowditch
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Clare Bowditch is an Australia
n musician from Melbourne
, Victoria
. She released her fourth album Modern Day Addiction via Island Records on 13 August 2010. It became both 3RRR
Album of the Week and ABC Radio National's Album of the Week. MDA is the first of Bowditch's album's to enter the Top Ten. Bowditch recently supported Leonard Cohen
on his 2010 Australian tour.
In 2008, Clare won the Best Female Artist award at the 2006 ARIAs, and was runner up in the International Songwriting Competition (2008) in the singer/songwriter category for her song Peccadilloes. The same year, she was voted Yen Magazine's "Young Woman of the Year" (Music).
She is best known as a heart-felt songwriter, for her satirical on-stage antics, and for the Open Letters section on her website in which she chronicled her early career as it happened. Most recently, she has been approached to take on several roles as a "social commentator": she wrote an article for ABC's The Drum entitled "Mr Jones and Me", and also made her debut on the ABC's Q&A as the first panelist to also perform a song ("Bigger Than the Money"). In August 2010, she spent an hour interviewing PM Julia Gillard
for MySpace Today.
She also occasionally writes articles for Rolling Stone, ABC's The Drum, and hosts summer radio shows on the ABC.
was recorded in the front room of their house in Melbourne, with Libby Chow and Warren Bloomer. The Feeding Set was a name Libby coined as a joke referring to the meals Bowditch cooked for them every Wednesday night after rehearsal.
Having performed on the Melbourne pub circuit since she was seventeen years old, first with Quarter Acre Dream and then with Red Raku (they recorded two albums), Bowditch first came to prominence in 2005 with the release of her second album What Was Left
, which received excellent critical reviews, and high rotation airplay on national radio stations such as Triple J
, although her success can be largely credited to the strong support of local independent radio stations throughout Australia, who championed her early work. She won the Best Female Artist award at the 2006 ARIAs
, and was runner up in the International Songwriting Competition (2008) in the singer/songwriter category for her song Peccadilloes. She is currently Yen Magazine's "Young Woman of the Year" (Music).
Bowditch and her partner and drummer Marty Brown, have been touring continuously in Australia and more recently in Europe since 2003. Much of this touring Bowditch has been accompanied by her band The Feeding Set, who are on hiatus for Bowditch's current album. On stage, Bowditch is known best for the beauty of her songs but also for her satirical on-stage humour, and unconventional use of everyday objects (tea-pots, bottles, old casiotone) for sound-effects.
In 2005, Bowditch was invited by Deborah Conway
to take part in the Broad Festival project, with three other Australian female artists, they performed their own and each other's songs. With Bowditch and Conway were Sara Storer
, Katie Noonan
and Ruby Hunter
. In October, Bowditch and the Feeding Set licensed their second album, What Was Left
to EMI
. The album was publicly and critically recognised, with two songs being included in Triple J's Hottest 100.
In late 2006, Bowditch gave birth to identical twin boys, Oscar and Eli.
Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set released their third album, The Moon Looked On
, on 13 October 2007.
An update on her official website, dated 23 April 2008, announced that she was planning a temporary move to Berlin, Germany, for 3 months to follow up on opportunities to release her albums in Europe. This move was precipitated by a sold out twenty-five date experimental solo tour through major and regional venues in Australia, where she was supported by Australian band Hot Little Hands, whose founding member is Tim Harvey of Feeding Set fame.
Clare Bowditch and her band The New Slang have now completed the recording of their fourth album, Modern Day Addiction.
The album was party recorded with producer Mocky (Feist, Gonzales, Jamie Lidell, Peaches) at the legendary Hansa studios in Berlin. This album marks a decided change in direction for Bowditch, having been written on casio and piano. In October 2009 she released her first single, "The Start of War", from Modern Day Addiction. The song was co-produced by Bowditch, her partner Marty Brown and the legendary Mick Harvey (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds).
Bowditch recently signed a licensing agreement with Island Records Australia, after three years with EMI.
On 31 May 2010 Clare appeared on the ABC
television program Q&A
. She provided her view on many political issues within Australia. At the conclusion of the program, Tony Jones invited Clare and her "Lady Garden" to make Q and A history and perform their song Bigger Than The Money.
Clare Bowditch appeared at the SXSW
Festival between March 16 to 20, 2011.
Clare has recorded her last three albums with her band, the Feeding Set.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n musician from Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. She released her fourth album Modern Day Addiction via Island Records on 13 August 2010. It became both 3RRR
3RRR
3RRR is a popular Australian community radio station, based in Melbourne. It is the largest per capita subscribed radio station in the world....
Album of the Week and ABC Radio National's Album of the Week. MDA is the first of Bowditch's album's to enter the Top Ten. Bowditch recently supported Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
on his 2010 Australian tour.
In 2008, Clare won the Best Female Artist award at the 2006 ARIAs, and was runner up in the International Songwriting Competition (2008) in the singer/songwriter category for her song Peccadilloes. The same year, she was voted Yen Magazine's "Young Woman of the Year" (Music).
She is best known as a heart-felt songwriter, for her satirical on-stage antics, and for the Open Letters section on her website in which she chronicled her early career as it happened. Most recently, she has been approached to take on several roles as a "social commentator": she wrote an article for ABC's The Drum entitled "Mr Jones and Me", and also made her debut on the ABC's Q&A as the first panelist to also perform a song ("Bigger Than the Money"). In August 2010, she spent an hour interviewing PM Julia Gillard
Julia Gillard
Julia Eileen Gillard is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Australia, in office since June 2010.Gillard was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and migrated with her family to Adelaide, Australia in 1966, attending Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School. In 1982 Gillard moved...
for MySpace Today.
She also occasionally writes articles for Rolling Stone, ABC's The Drum, and hosts summer radio shows on the ABC.
Biography
Bowditch began writing songs early. She graduated from Melbourne University's School of Creative Arts with a BCA - a now defunct degree at the prestigious University. She continued writing in private until 1998 when she met John Hedigan, forming their first band, Red Raku. Marty Brown, today Clare's husband, produced their first EP. Bowditch and Brown had their first daughter, Asha, in 2004, around the same time Bowditch received her first recording grant from Art's Victoria's Music for the Future program. Autumn BoneAutumn Bone
Autumn Bone is the first full-length release from Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Clare Bowditch and her band, The Feeding Set. The album features eleven tracks, all written by Bowditch...
was recorded in the front room of their house in Melbourne, with Libby Chow and Warren Bloomer. The Feeding Set was a name Libby coined as a joke referring to the meals Bowditch cooked for them every Wednesday night after rehearsal.
Having performed on the Melbourne pub circuit since she was seventeen years old, first with Quarter Acre Dream and then with Red Raku (they recorded two albums), Bowditch first came to prominence in 2005 with the release of her second album What Was Left
What Was Left
What Was Left is the second studio album by Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set. It was released in October 2005 through Capitol, and received a nomination for the 2005 J Award, as well as being placed in the top five Australian albums of the year by Rolling Stone...
, which received excellent critical reviews, and high rotation airplay on national radio stations such as Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
, although her success can be largely credited to the strong support of local independent radio stations throughout Australia, who championed her early work. She won the Best Female Artist award at the 2006 ARIAs
ARIA Music Awards of 2006
The 20th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 29 October 2006 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex...
, and was runner up in the International Songwriting Competition (2008) in the singer/songwriter category for her song Peccadilloes. She is currently Yen Magazine's "Young Woman of the Year" (Music).
Bowditch and her partner and drummer Marty Brown, have been touring continuously in Australia and more recently in Europe since 2003. Much of this touring Bowditch has been accompanied by her band The Feeding Set, who are on hiatus for Bowditch's current album. On stage, Bowditch is known best for the beauty of her songs but also for her satirical on-stage humour, and unconventional use of everyday objects (tea-pots, bottles, old casiotone) for sound-effects.
In 2005, Bowditch was invited by Deborah Conway
Deborah Conway
Deborah Ann Conway, is an Australian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, and had a career as a model and actor. She was a founding member of the 1980s rock band Do-Ré-Mi with their surprise top 5 hit "Man Overboard"....
to take part in the Broad Festival project, with three other Australian female artists, they performed their own and each other's songs. With Bowditch and Conway were Sara Storer
Sara Storer
Sara Storer is an Australian country music singer. She won seven Golden Guitars in the Tamworth Country Music Festival 2004 awards in Tamworth, the most awards ever won in one year in the 32-year history of the awards. As of the 2010 Golden Guitar awards, Storer has won a total of eleven...
, Katie Noonan
Katie Noonan
Katie Anne Noonan is an Australian singer-songwriter. In addition to a successful solo career encompassing opera, jazz, pop, rock and dance, she sings in the groups george and Elixir, duets with her mother, Maggie Noonan and is currently playing with support from the group The...
and Ruby Hunter
Ruby Hunter
Ruby Charlotte Margaret Hunter was an Australian singer and songwriter. She was a member of the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal nationality, and often performed with her partner, Archie Roach, whom she met at the age of 16, while both were homeless teenagers...
. In October, Bowditch and the Feeding Set licensed their second album, What Was Left
What Was Left
What Was Left is the second studio album by Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set. It was released in October 2005 through Capitol, and received a nomination for the 2005 J Award, as well as being placed in the top five Australian albums of the year by Rolling Stone...
to EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
. The album was publicly and critically recognised, with two songs being included in Triple J's Hottest 100.
In late 2006, Bowditch gave birth to identical twin boys, Oscar and Eli.
Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set released their third album, The Moon Looked On
The Moon Looked On
The Moon Looked On is the third studio album by Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set. It was released on 13 October 2007. It debuted at #29 on the ARIA album charts- Track listing :# "You Looked So Good"# "Peccadilloes"# "Between the Tea and the Toast"...
, on 13 October 2007.
An update on her official website, dated 23 April 2008, announced that she was planning a temporary move to Berlin, Germany, for 3 months to follow up on opportunities to release her albums in Europe. This move was precipitated by a sold out twenty-five date experimental solo tour through major and regional venues in Australia, where she was supported by Australian band Hot Little Hands, whose founding member is Tim Harvey of Feeding Set fame.
Clare Bowditch and her band The New Slang have now completed the recording of their fourth album, Modern Day Addiction.
The album was party recorded with producer Mocky (Feist, Gonzales, Jamie Lidell, Peaches) at the legendary Hansa studios in Berlin. This album marks a decided change in direction for Bowditch, having been written on casio and piano. In October 2009 she released her first single, "The Start of War", from Modern Day Addiction. The song was co-produced by Bowditch, her partner Marty Brown and the legendary Mick Harvey (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds).
Bowditch recently signed a licensing agreement with Island Records Australia, after three years with EMI.
On 31 May 2010 Clare appeared on the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
television program Q&A
Q&A (TV program)
Q&A is an Australian television program, broadcast on ABC1 hosted by award-winning news journalist Tony Jones. It is similar to shows like Question Time on the BBC and Questions and Answers on RTÉ....
. She provided her view on many political issues within Australia. At the conclusion of the program, Tony Jones invited Clare and her "Lady Garden" to make Q and A history and perform their song Bigger Than The Money.
Clare Bowditch appeared at the SXSW
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
Festival between March 16 to 20, 2011.
Band members
Modern Day Addiction was recorded with Clare's newly expanded band, The New Slang.- Marty Brown of Art of FightingArt Of Fighting (band)-History:The band formed in 1995 as a duo, with Ollie Browne playing guitar and Peggy Frew on bass, with both taking turns on vocals. The couple were also in a romantic relationship at this time, though they were to split amicably later....
, SodastreamSodastream (band)Sodastream were an Australian duo consisting of Karl Smith and Pete Cohen . They have toured widely in Australia, US, Europe and Japan and have had national rotation on Triple J....
(drums) - Warren Bloomer (bass)
- Tim Harvey of Hot Little Hands (guitar)
- Sally, Rachel And Annabel from a capella group Aluka (backing-vocals)
- Mattie Vehl (keys)
Clare has recorded her last three albums with her band, the Feeding Set.
- Marty Brown of Art of FightingArt Of Fighting (band)-History:The band formed in 1995 as a duo, with Ollie Browne playing guitar and Peggy Frew on bass, with both taking turns on vocals. The couple were also in a romantic relationship at this time, though they were to split amicably later....
, SodastreamSodastream (band)Sodastream were an Australian duo consisting of Karl Smith and Pete Cohen . They have toured widely in Australia, US, Europe and Japan and have had national rotation on Triple J....
(drums) - Tim Harvey of Hot Little Hands (guitar)
- Libby Chow (vocals, French horn)
- Warren Bloomer (bass)
- Greg Walkerr (from Machine Translations) (guitar on first two albums)
Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set
- Human Being (EP, 2003)
- Monday Comes (EP, 2003)
- Autumn BoneAutumn BoneAutumn Bone is the first full-length release from Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Clare Bowditch and her band, The Feeding Set. The album features eleven tracks, all written by Bowditch...
(2004) - independent release - Which Way to Go (EP, 2004)
- Divorcee by 23 (EP, 2005)
- On This Side (EP, 2005)
- What Was LeftWhat Was LeftWhat Was Left is the second studio album by Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set. It was released in October 2005 through Capitol, and received a nomination for the 2005 J Award, as well as being placed in the top five Australian albums of the year by Rolling Stone...
(2005) - Capitol/EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
- Australia #35 - The Moon Looked OnThe Moon Looked OnThe Moon Looked On is the third studio album by Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set. It was released on 13 October 2007. It debuted at #29 on the ARIA album charts- Track listing :# "You Looked So Good"# "Peccadilloes"# "Between the Tea and the Toast"...
(2007) - Capitol/EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
- Australia #29
Tracks on compilation albums
- "Hallelujah", a cover versionCover versionIn popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the Leonard CohenLeonard CohenLeonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
song, recorded by Triple JTriple Jtriple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
and released on the album Like a Version (2005) http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=363666 - "Fall at Your FeetFall at Your Feet"Fall at Your Feet" is a 1991 song by rock group Crowded House from their 1991 album Woodface. It is the only song written solely by the group's leader Neil Finn from Woodface that was released as a single as all other singles from the album were cowritten by Finn with his brother Tim Finn...
", a cover version of the Crowded HouseCrowded HouseCrowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...
song recorded for the Finn BrothersFinn BrothersThe Finn Brothers is a New Zealand Rock musical duo consisting of brothers Neil and Tim Finn. In June 1993 both members were awarded the OBE for their contribution to music....
tribute albumTribute albumA tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
She Will Have Her WayShe Will Have Her WayShe Will Have Her Way is a compilation album featuring female Australian and New Zealand musicians performing songs written by Neil Finn and Tim Finn , members of Split Enz and Crowded House...
(2005) - "Blood Red Roses" on the album Cannot Buy My Soul: A Kev Carmody Tribute
- "Georgia's Song" on the album ReWiggled - A Tribute to The Wiggles (2011)