Leah Senior is an Australian musician.

Career

Leah Senior grew up in Woodford, Victoria, and played classical piano and guitar. She released her first album ''Summer's On The Ground'' in 2015 on Flightless Records. It was nominated for Best Folk Roots Album at

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. The album was likened to folk music from the 1960s and 70s, and early

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, and was built around acoustic guitar and strings. This was followed in 2017 by her album ''Pretty Faces'', featuring a similar folk style, with a full band on the song ''Black Limousine.'' Leah_Senior

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. 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". It was released by Lost & Lonesome Recording Co. 2020 also saw the release of Senior's third solo album ''The Passing Scene,'' with a

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album cover created by Jamie Wdziekonski. 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. ''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. In May 2023, Senior announced her next album ''The Music That I Make'' would be released in August on

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. She narrated 'Dawn of Eternal Night', the bonus song of the album ''

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released in June.

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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Music Victoria Awards

The

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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References

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