| Leah Senior | |
| Origin: | Woodford, Victoria, Australia |
| Genre: | Folk |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
| Label: | Poison City Records |
| Current Member Of: | Girlatones |
Leah Senior is an Australian musician.
Leah Senior grew up in Woodford, Victoria, and played classical piano and guitar.[1] She released her first album Summer's On The Ground in 2015 on Flightless Records. It was nominated for Best Folk Roots Album at Music Victoria Awards of 2016.[2]
The album was likened to folk music from the 1960s and 70s,[3] and early Laura Marling,[4] and was built around acoustic guitar and strings.[5] This was followed in 2017 by her album Pretty Faces, featuring a similar folk style, with a full band on the song Black Limousine.[6] During 2017, Senior joined Jesse Williams, Jacob Booty, and Fabian Hunter-Shaw to record an EP as Girlatones. The band recorded a debut album Fitting In Well, with Tam Matlakowski replacing Fabian Hunter-Shaw.[7] This was followed by a second album Horn If You’re Honky in 2020 that was described by Rhythms as "a bit more rock’n’roll than the Go-Betweens".[8] It was released by Lost & Lonesome Recording Co.
2020 also saw the release of Senior's third solo album The Passing Scene,[9] with an lenticular album cover created by Jamie Wdziekonski.[10] Senior wrote the album on piano before working on the songs further with her band, made up of Luke Brennan, Tam Matlakowski, Jesse Williams, and her sister Andi Senior.[11] [12] The Passing Scene was recorded at her home in Preston, and was described as being more of "a baroque pop vein", different from the melancholic folk her early albums were known for.[13]
In May 2023, Senior announced her next album The Music That I Make would be released in August on Poison City Records.[14] She narrated 'Dawn of Eternal Night', the bonus song of the album PetroDragonic Apocalypse by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard released in June.[15]
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| Pretty Faces |
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| The Passing Scene |
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The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.! |-| 2024| The Music That I Make| Best Independent Blues and Roots Album or EP| | [17] |}
The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating music from the Australian state of Victoria.
! |-! 2016|Summer's On the Ground| Best Folk Roots Album | ||-! 2017 | Pretty Faces| Best Folk Roots Album| | [18] |-!rowspan="2"| 2020| "Evergreen"| Best Victorian Song| |rowspan="2"| [19] |-| Leah Senior| Best Solo Artist| |-!rowspan="2"| 2023| Leah Senior| Best Regional Act| | rowspan="2"| [20] |-| Leah Senior| Best Folk Work| |}