Safia

Australian three-piece electronica/indie pop band Safia hailed from Canberra, an improbable but then-burgeoning way to obtain new music RIGHT HERE. Beginning existence in 2012 and in the beginning comprising two bedroom suppliers, Ben Woolner (vocals/maker) and Michael Bell (drums/maker), the duo quickly expanded to add the synth and acoustic guitar insight of Harry Sayers to total the trio. They jokingly explained their audio as “Skrillex and Wayne Blake making nice, tender like.” The discharge of their debut solitary, “Extended and Faded,” helped these to earn the 2012 model of the favorite Triple J Unearthed competition, getting them an area at that year’s Groovin’ the Moo celebration where they performed alongside major works such as for example Tame Impala, the Kooks, and Tegan & Sara. After their one eventually topped the iTunes digital chart, Safia begun to gain significant momentum not merely in the home in Australia but also overseas. Their follow-up, “Paranoia, Spirits and Other Noises,” strike the Buzz Machine number 1 place in early 2014. It had been nominated for an Australian Individual Record Brands Association (Atmosphere) Award plus they had been invited to execute at the wedding ceremony. They were highlighted on Peking Duk’s double-platinum one “Consider Me Over,” furthering their developing reputation through the entire remaining season and well in to the following. Their 2015 one Keeping track of Sheep peaked at amount seven in the ARIA Australian musician graph, and was accompanied by the likewise effective “Embracing Me” in the summertime from the same season. By this aspect, Safia had been midway through a sell-out tour across Australia and got backed their Kiwi neighbor Lorde, aswell as distributed the stage with works such as for example Rudimental, Disclosure, and AlunaGeorge. 2015 also noticed the group perform on the South by THE WEST Celebration in Austin, Tx and Barcelona’s Primavera Audio.