Today, Budjerah reveals his timeless new single ‘Wash My Sorrows Away’, alongside the track’s visualiser via Warner Music Australia. The release follows the 19-year-old singer songwriter’s win for the Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist of the Year and breathtaking performance of ‘Missing You’ at this week’s ARIA Awards; and his recent win of New Talent of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards.
Produced by Budjerah’s collaborator and artistic confidante Matt Corby and mixed by Eric J, on ‘Wash My Sorrows Away’, Budjerah’s luminous vocals smoothly glide over the lo-fi production to elevate the track to spiritual proportions.
“‘Wash My Sorrows Away’ is my teenage heartbreak song. Everyone has tough times and we all have our own ways of dealing with sadness, and this song tells what it’s like for me when I’m in those situations. If I’m ever having a tough time I like to go home and get into the ocean, whether it’s surfing or just diving under for a few seconds, it helps me get out of my own head. You know I try to keep myself out of mind. It’s also about wanting to be with someone in particular, someone that takes up that space in your head. But I still keep you inside,” muses Budjerah.
BUDJERAH – TOUR DATES
Saturday 2 April + Sunday 3 April | Yours and Owls, Wollongong NSW
Friday 27 May | Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC *
Thursday 2 June | Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN *
Saturday 4 June | Pier 17, New York City, NY *
Thursday 9 June | Budweiser Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON *
Saturday 17 September | Gardens Amphitheatre, Darwin NT *
Saturday 24 September | Munro Martin Parklands, Cairns QLD *
Saturday 1 October | Queen Elizabeth Park, Gold Coast QLD *
Saturday 8 October |- Patrick White Lawns, Canberra ACT *
Saturday 15 October | Foreshore Park, Newcastle NSW *
Saturday 22 October | Lardner Park, Lardner VIC *
Saturday 29 October | Botanic Gardens, Hobart TAS *
Saturday 5 November | Glenelg Beach, Adelaide SA *
Saturday 12 November | Barnard Park, Busselton WA *
Saturday 19 November | Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney NSW *
Saturday 26 November | Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne VIC *
* Performing as special guest for Vance Joy