Lilac Everything; A Project by Emma Louise; touring
Vic, Qld, NSW in September; emmalouise.net
Mirka Mora:
A Life Making Art
by Sabine Cotte
A fascinating insight
into the creative
processes and
techniques of the
late Melburnian
cultural icon ($50;
thamesandhudson.
com.au)Chanel’s Riviera by
Anne de Courcy
Compelling non-
fiction reveal of the
super-glamorous
world before
WWII— told through
the eyes of the great
fashion queen ($33;
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to read
now...
...plus one
for the dads
Your latest release is a unique and brilliant
album. Were you worried the creative
gamble might not work? “Yes, definitely.
When I made the decision to pitch-down
my vocals, everyone around me except for
Tobias [Jesso Jr, producer] was like, ‘This
is a terrible idea’... I just knew that it was
the right thing to do.”
Have you had any funny experiences on
stage, switching between masculine and
feminine pitches? “Oh definitely! People
come to a show and they don’t realise it’s not
my voice until I play another song and then
they’re like, ‘I thought that was your voice!’”
So you perform both ways? “Yeah, it honestly
makes playing live so much fun and there’s
something about singing with that [male]
voice that [allows me] to escape from myself
and that’s always good—it’s kinda peaceful.”
Where did you hear YSL Beauté had picked
up your “Jungle” song for its world-wide
Black Opium fragrance campaign?
“I was in Singapore doing a corporate gig
for Louis Vuitton and I was at the airport
waiting in this massive line. It was so hot and
I got the call from my manager. I was like
‘holy shit!’ I’m super grateful for what that
song has done for me but at the same time
your name is kind of connected to it
[forever]...but I’m not complaining!”
Emma Louise
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Trusting her instincts—and dropping
her pitch—has paid off for the
Byron Bay/LA-based indie-pop
singer/songwriter’s third album City of Girls
by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Eat Pray Love author tells
the heartfelt story of an older
woman looking back on her wild
youth spent in New York circa
1940 ($33; penguin.com.au)
Dear Dad edited
by Samuel Johnson
A poignant reminder to tell
your dad—or father figure in
your life—how you feel
before it’s too late.
Proceeds to cancer research
($23; hachette.com.au)Inspired by the intricacies
and inconsistencies of nature,
these artisan vessels evoke
a distinct aesthetic of
simplicity and femininity.
Marloe Marloe stoneware vase,
$230 (small), and $250 (large) ;
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Take time out to curl
up on the lounge
with one of these
superb new titles.SEPTEMBER, 2019 INSTYLE 147