Melody Pool Explained

Melody Pool
Origin:	Kurri Kurri, New South Wales
Genre:	Country, Folk
Label:	Liberation Music, Bloodlines

Melody Pool is an Australian country-folk musician from Kurri Kurri, New South Wales.^[1]

She first stepped on stage with her father, country musician Alby Pool, when she was 8 years old, and was performing solo aged 9.^[2]

During her teens Pool played in her father's band, and began releasing her own music starting with the EP Heart to Heart Talk in 2008.^[3] This was followed by another EP Awake, You’re All Around Me in 2011, before she crowdfunded money to travel to Nashville in September 2012 to record her debut album The Hurting Scene.

Produced by Brad Jones and Jace Everett, the album was recorded in six days and released in 2013.^[4] Initially released independently, Pool was then signed to Liberation Music and Mushroom Music Publishing who reissued the album in July 2013.^[5]

In 2014 she covered Joni Mitchell's River for Katie Noonan's collaborative album Songs That Made Me. The album reached #7 on the ARIA Compilation Chart.^[6]

After moving to Coburg, Victoria, she began writing her next album Deep Dark Savage Heart which was released in 2016.^[7] It was listed as #50 on Rolling Stone Australias 50 Best Albums of 2016.^[8]

Following the album release and tour, Pool said she would take a break from music to put her mental health first.^[9] She spoke about her battles with depression on a 2017 episode of ABC's Australian Story which focused on her music career and mental health struggles.^[10]

In 2020 Pool revealed she was recording a new album on a farm in regional NSW, and began playing new songs live in 2021.^{[11] [12]}

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details! Title! Details

The Hurting Scene	Released: 2013 Format: CD, LP, digital Label: Weston Boys Entertainment
Deep Dark Savage Heart	Released: 2016 Format: CD, digital Label: Liberation Music

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details! Title! Details

Heart to Heart Talk	Released: 2008 Format: CD, digital Label: Melody Pool
You’re All Around Me	Released: 2011 Format: CD, digital Label: Melody Pool
Lost In Time	Released: 2023 Format: CD, digital Label: Melody Pool

Awards and nominations

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia.

! |-| rowspan="1" | 2023| Melody Pool| Best Folk Act| | rowspan="1" | ^{[13] [14]}

Telstra Road to Discovery

• 2013 - Songwriter of the Year^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: O'Neill . Stephanie . 4 May 2016 . Getting Dark And Deep With Melody Pool . 2022-03-20 . scenestr . en-gb.
2. Web site: Milligan . Nick . 6 December 2012 . Melody Pool: from Kurri to Nashville . 2022-03-20 . The Maitland Mercury . en-AU.
3. Web site: Smith . Michael . 8 July 2014 . Why Melody Pool And Marlon Williams Are Teaming Up . 2022-03-20 . The Music . en.
4. Web site: Jun . Simon . 10 June 2014 . Country Living With Melody Pool . 2022-03-20 . scenestr . en-gb.
5. Web site: Melody Pool Biography, Songs, & Albums . 2022-03-20 . AllMusic . en.
6. Web site: 27 October 2014 . ARIA Report Week Commencing ~ 27 October 2014 ~ Issue #1287 . dead . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20141030221300/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20141031-0913/issue1287.pdf . 2014-10-30 . Australian Recording Industry Association . 26 April 2016.
7. Web site: Priest . Annika . 3 May 2016 . Melody Pool’s album Deep Dark Savage Heart bares her battles with depression . 2022-03-20 . Herald Sun.
8. Web site: 2016-12-14 . 50 Best Albums of 2016 . 2022-03-20 . Rolling Stone Australia . en-AU.
9. News: Hawkins . Belinda . 20 February 2017 . Singer-songwriter Melody Pool puts heartache on the page in depression battle . en-AU . ABC News . 2022-03-20.
10. Web site: 21 February 2017 . Melody Pool: When heartbreak masks something more serious . 2022-03-20 . News.com.au.
11. Web site: 20 April 2021 . Melody Pool 2021 Australia Tour . 2022-03-20 . scenestr . en-gb.
12. Web site: Dwyer . Michael . 8 April 2020 . Out of her seclusion, Melody Pool emerges with caged fury and bliss . 2022-03-20 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
13. Web site: Nominees Announced For The 2023 National Live Music Awards. The Music. 5 September 2023. 11 September 2023.
14. Web site: Genesis Owusu And Amyl & The Sniffers Win Big At The 2023 National Live Music Awards . The Music. 11 October 2023. 12 October 2023.
15. Web site: Gena Rose Bruce and Melody Pool win the Telstra Road to Discovery . 2022-03-20 . Telstra.com . en.