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Hit Different: Cohen on her third album and branching out

Cohen's latest work "definitely more fragmented"


Music journalists Mikey Cahill and Marcus Teague talk to Aussie artist Gabriella Cohen about her upcoming third album 'Blue No More'.

Australian artist Gabriella Cohen has talked through her upcoming third record ‘Blue No More’ with the Hit Different team.

Despite basing her previous work on love and lust, Cohen says her latest work swerves away into a new direction.

“I’d say being in love and lust is something less so in the album, which is such a relief because it’s just boring singing about love all the time,” Cohen said on Hit Different.

“This is definitely more fragmented, there’s love involved, but it’s not this tribute-like dedication to it.”

Cohen has released her first single off the album in ‘Frangelico Dreams’ – a track that co-host Mikey Cahill said is similar to the Beach Boys.

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But both Cahill and co-host Marcus Teague felt like the new music coming from Cohen was darker and more emotional, as the Aussie artist admitted the mixture of song writing and sadness was a potent combination.

“I guess it’s attractive to everyone,” she said.

“All the famous comedians of the world are just dying of depression, and I think in any good artist, you’ll find that juxtaposition.”

Cahill and Teague both labelled Cohen’s upcoming record as “auteury”, even the opening few tracks that feature Ball Park Music’s Sam Cromack.

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We covered it on Hit Different, a weekly podcast that puts music culture in context.

Having worked on the first three tracks together, including ‘Rewind’, a song that has been years in the making for Cohen.

“It was actually recorded like six years ago in my mother’s bed as I was falling asleep,” Cohen said.

“I had GarageBand open and I had my earphones in, just keying in some stuff, which turned out to be ‘Rewind’.”

With ‘Blue No More’ not going to be released until January 23, both Teague and Cahill are recommending the album when it comes out.

“We can’t wait for our listeners to hear it as well, it’s really great, it’s just sort of energy,” Cahill said.

“It’s burning down everything you’ve heard before, and it’s something new.”

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