Essie Holt

Interview: Essie Holt talks “Better For You,” and touring with LANKS & Tyne James-Organ

Melbourne’s Essie Holt is riding high, fresh of the launch of her newest single Better For You. We sat down to chat about Better for You and touring as a young performer.  First off, congratulations on the success of your most recent single Better For You! What can you tell us about the process of bringing…

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Live Review: Eilish Gilligan displayed her lyrical excellence at Melbourne’s Gaso on Saturday

Melbourne was again reminded of its amazing homegrown talent as the Gasometer was treated to Eilish Gilligan’s sold out performance on Saturday night. EIlish, joined by both Max Quinn and Essie Holt helped the sellout audience forget about the cold and rain with their exuberant sets and loving songwriting. The stage setup was reminiscent of…

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Gig Guide: 9 shows not to miss in Melbourne this September

Spring is right around the corner! The night’s will be getting longer, and a helluva lot warmer. So there’s no better time to get out and enjoy some live music, and Melbourne, you’ve got some killer gigs coming up next month! Here are our picks for the best live music events not to miss in…

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Live Review: LANKS brought the magic with him for his sold out Melbourne shows

Beginning the evening strongly, Essie Holt had a large role to play in building the atmosphere for the rest of the night, with the Melbourne producer perfectly setting the scene and helping to harness the rooms burgeoning energy with her dance-pop anthems. Her earlier singles “Magnetise” and “Underwater” held their own through her set, and…

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Guest Playlist: Essie Holt’s tunes for surviving the Melbourne Winter

We can’t get enough of Essie Holt‘s new single “Better For You”, which you can check out at the end of this article. The Melbourne singer/songwriter is having a massive year, having just announced a management deal, hitting the road with LANKS and announcing headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne for September. But little of this…

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Best New Music Mondays ft. Jack River, Pataphysics & more (November 27th)

Whether you’re into some hard hitting rhymes coming from Omar Musa, intricate production style from Melbourne’s Pataphysics or some glorious new material from Jack River and Walken, we’ve got you covered. Take a look at our new playlist and start adding to your own with these choice cuts from Australia and abroad.   ———- This content has recently been…

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Single of the Day: Essie Holt “Underwater” (2017)

Essie Holt is only new on the scene but with her debut single “Underwater”, we’re pretty sure hers is a name we’re going to be hearing a lot more of in time. The song itself is lush, a great indie-pop tune, priding itself off gorgeous builds and excellently produced vocals (thanks to Joel Quartermain and Dave Hammer)….

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