Alice Skye Explained

Alice Skye
Birth Name:Alice Anderson
Origin:Australia
Occupation:Singer-songwriter

Alice Skye (born Alice Anderson[1]) is an Australian singer and songwriter. She is a British[2] and Wergaia/Wemba Wemba woman from Horsham.[3]

Career

In 2017, Skye was the Triple J Unearthed National Indigenous Winner.[4] She released her debut album, Friends with Feelings, in 2018.

In 2020, Skye released single 'Grand Ideas' from album I Feel Better But I Don’t Feel Good. Lyrically, the single is about feeling overwhelmed and was written on the way home from seeing a new therapist.[5]

In 2022, she featured on the Ziggy Ramo song 'Sugar Coated Lies' which appeared in Season 1 Episode 6 of the Stan original series, Black Snow.[6]

She has toured with Emily Wurramara and Midnight Oil, and she has opened for The Avalanches.

Skye writes most of her songs on the piano. She also plays guitar.

Skye and her sister, author and poet Susie Anderson, contributed to book Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia published in 2018 and edited by Anita Heiss.

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="1"
Album details
Friends with Feelings
I Feel Better but I Don't Feel Good
  • Released: 23 July 2021[9]
  • Label: Bad Apples
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"You Are the Mountain"[10] 2015
"60% Sugar"[11] 2017Friends with Feelings
"Poetry By Text"[12]
"Friends with Feelings"[13] 2018
"I Feel Better but I Don't Feel Good"[14] 2019I Feel Better but I Don't Feel Good
"Grand Ideas"[15] 2020
"Stay in Bed"[16]
"Party Tricks"2021
"Everything Is Great"[17]
"Sugar Coated Lies" [18] 2022

Guest appearances

TitleYearAlbum
"Speak Your Language"[19] 2019Deadly Hearts 2
"Terror Australia"
[20] 		2020The Makarrata Project
"The Great Escape"
2021Reprise

Awards and nominations

Australian Women in Music Awards

The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.

! |-! scope="row"| 2019| Herself| Emerging Artist Award| | [21] |}

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005.[22] [23]

! |-! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2020| rowspan="2"| Herself| Best Breakthrough Act| | rowspan="2"| [24] [25] |-| The Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent| |-! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2021| "Party Tricks"| Best Victorian Song| | rowspan="2"| [26] [27] |-| Herself| Best Pop Act| |-| 2022| Alice Skye| Best Regional Act| | [28] [29] |-|}

National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia.

! |-! scope="row"| 2020| "I Feel Better but I Don't Feel Good"| Song of the Year| | |}

Notes and References

  1. Book: Heiss, Anita. Anita Heiss . Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia . 2018-04-16 . Black Inc. . 978-1-74382-042-1 . en.
  2. Web site: Claire . Ella . 9 August 2020 . The surprising path that landed Alice Skye her place in our hearts . 10 March 2024 . Attaboi.
  3. Web site: Newstead . Al . 29 July 2021 . Alice Skye on Phoebe Bridgers, singing in language, and pressure to be "perfect Aboriginal" . 22 June 2023 . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  4. Web site: Meet Alice Skye, the deadly winner of our Unearthed NIMAs comp. ABC. 11 July 2018 . 10 August 2020.
  5. Web site: gimmiezine . 2020-06-02 . Singer-Songwriter Alice Skye: "It's nice when you see people from your community doing things, it makes you feel like we'll be ok, even if things or the government aren't looking after us…" . 2023-07-30 . Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Zine . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Brereton . Greta . 2022-12-22 . Ziggy Ramo shares new song 'Sugar Coated Lies' featuring Alice Skye . 2023-06-22 . NME . en-AU.
  7. Web site: Friends with Feelings by Alice Skye on Apple Music . . 8 May 2021.
  8. Web site: Friends with Feelings . . 6 April 2018 . 8 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200930201708/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-skye-alice-friends-with-feelings-cd/ . 30 September 2020 . live.
  9. Web site: Alice Skye announces second album 'I Feel Better But I Don't Feel Good' . . 7 May 2021 . 8 May 2021 . Triscari, Caleb . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507003613/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/alice-skye-announces-second-album-i-feel-better-but-i-dont-feel-good-2934575/ . 7 May 2021 . live.
  10. Web site: You Are the Mountain – Single by Alice Skye on Apple Music . . 11 August 2020.
  11. Web site: 60% Sugar – Single by Alice Skye on Apple Music . . 11 August 2020.
  12. Web site: Poetry By Text – Single by Alice Skye on Apple Music . . 11 August 2020.
  13. Web site: Friends with Feelings – Alice Skye . . 30 April 2018 . 11 August 2020.
  14. Web site: I Feel Better But I Don't Feel Good – Single by Alice Skye on Apple Music . . 11 August 2020.
  15. Web site: Grand Ideas – Single by Alice Skye on Apple Music . . 11 August 2020.
  16. Web site: Alice Skye drops dreamy new single "Stay in Bed". NME Australia. 19 November 2020. 23 July 2021.
  17. Web site: New Aus Music Playlist – 23/07/21. Music Feeds. 23 July 2021. 23 July 2021 .
  18. Web site: Ziggy Ramo shares new song 'Sugar Coated Lies' featuring Alice Skye . NME. 22 December 2022. 8 January 2023. Greta Brereton.
  19. Web site: Deadly Hearts 2 . . 8 May 2021.
  20. Web site: New single "First Nation" music video . . 25 September 2020 . 26 September 2020.
  21. Web site: Congratulations to our 2019 Recipients & Finalists . . October 2019 . 19 March 2021.
  22. Web site: Previous Nominess . . 13 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200919214225/https://www.musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees/ . 19 September 2020 . dead.
  23. Web site: Previous Winners . . 13 August 2020.
  24. Web site: Industry awards winners and Hall Of Fame Inductees revealed + 2020 Music Victoria Awards nominees announced with public voting now open! . . 9 October 2020 . 9 October 2020.
  25. Web site: Sampa the Great walks off with a stack of Music Victoria Awards . Noise11 . 10 December 2020 . 10 December 2020 . Cashmere, Paul . Paul Cashmere.
  26. Web site: Music Victoria Awards Reveals Line-up And Nominees for 2021. Noise11. 11 November 2021. 12 November 2021.
  27. Web site: Music Victoria Awards 2021 Winners. scenestr.com.au. 9 December 2021. 9 December 2021.
  28. Web site: Music Victoria Awards 2022 Nominees for Industry-Voted Categories Announced. Music Victoria. 27 October 2022. 29 October 2022. 27 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221027053532/https://www.musicvictoria.com.au/music-victoria-awards-2022-nominees-for-industry-voted-categories-announced/. dead.
  29. Web site: Music Victoria Awards 2022 Winners. Scenestr. 13 December 2022. 15 December 2022.

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