''MegMac'' (also stylised as "MEGMAC") is the self-titled debut

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(EP) by Australian

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artist Meg Mac. It was released on 12 September 2014. The EP contains four original songs and a cover of

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”. The EP was nominated for Best Female ArtistARIA Music Awards for Meg Mac: * Search Results 'Meg Mac': * 2015 nominations: * 2015 winners: at the

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but lost to '' Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit'' by

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. The EP was certified platinum in Australia in 2018.

Background

Interest for Meg Mac commenced in 2013 following the release of her debut single “Known Better”, which was played on

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. The second single called “Every Lie” was released on 13 November 2013 The song saw her win the Triple J Unearthed spot at Falls Festival in Lorne, as well as being named a 2014 Next Crop artist. The third single “ Roll Up Your Sleeves” was released in July 2014 is a letter from Meg Mac to Meg Mac, and a literal reminder that everything really is going to be alright. The song gave Mac her first ARIA charting single, peaking at 80 in August 2015 The MegMac EP was announced in August 2014. Much of the record comprises hooks and riffs she wrote as a teenager or while studying music at the

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Reception

Johnny Nail from Rolling Stone Australia described the EP as ‘a combination of Americana blues and dramatic pop’ adding “she's clearly comfortable in her own communication; a definition that instantly makes her music vastly more engaging that the re-traced templates of over-exaggerated extravagance, twee delicacy and anthemic breakdowns pursued by her adversaries.”

Track listing

# Roll Up Your Sleeves - (3:05) # Turning - (3:42) #

- (4:03) # Every Lie - (3:13) # Known Better - (3:06)

Certifications

Release history

References

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