Artists reflect on the ARIA experience

the past few years one name has become synonymous with Australia’s ARIA Awards: Flume.

The electronic music artist dominated Australia’s night of nights with wins and nominations from 2013 up until last year’s ceremony.

This year, however, there are several first-time nominees getting a look in. Some are veterans of the Australian music scene, while others have just released their first albums.

Vera Blue is one such firsttimer. The young Sydney solo artist performed the song Papercuts with hip-hop artist Illy on the ARIA stage last year, but will return this year with a chance to take home the award for Best Pop Release for her debut album, Perennial. meet the artists that you look up to, to be surrounded by people who are all passionate about the same thing.”

Fellow Sydney solo artist, Dean Lewis, has also been nominated for the first time with five nominations, mostly for his break-out hit song Waves.

However, it’s not just new artists who are enjoying firsttime recognition at Australia’s 31-year-old awards ceremony.

Queensland duo Busby Marou released their third album this year, Postcards from the Shell House. aspire to. Now we get to sit in the round tables up the front and enjoy it,” Thomas Busby said.

“The thing about music is, it’s such a rollercoaster, you’re up so high one week then you feel like ‘what’s going on? What are doing?’ But that rollercoaster ride is the reason those highs are so exciting. When it is really fun, like it is now, you never want to stop.”