Apple Magazine - USA - Issue 525 (2021-11-19)

(Antfer) #1

Things Take Time,


Take Time


Courtney Barnett


“Wake up, watch the sunrise, do some
meditating, drink some coffee, do some
work and then some songwriting,” Australian
singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett explained
to Apple Music about how her third studio
album came together in lockdown conditions
in 2020.


FIVE FAC TS:



  1. Barnett largely wrote this album in a
    friend’s empty Melbourne apartment, where
    she lived alone.

  2. The album was recorded from late 2020
    to early 2021 in Sydney and Melbourne.

  3. “I feel that quietness is often a reflection
    of the writing, but also I think that I was just
    craving a quieter sound,” Barnett reflected
    about the album’s mood.

  4. She said that the track “Sunfair Sundown”
    was “inspired by a party with friends – one of
    those nights you feel an overwhelming sense
    of gratitude for friendship and connection.”

  5. According to Barnett, the song “Write a
    List of Things to Look Forward To” is “about
    gratitude, but it is also about connections in
    life, this idea of life and death”.


Genre: Alternative
Number of Songs: 10
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