Imogen Clark set to release new album 'The Art of Getting Through' in May
It may be Imogen Clark’s birthday today, but she is the one handing out the presents, as she reveals the details of her forthcoming album and shares another taste of new music with “All Hard Feelings”, a blistering follow up to first single “If I Want In.”
Listen to ‘All Hard Feelings’ here
The song is taken from the thirteen-track album The Art of Getting Through, set for release May 31. Fans can preorder the album here and also get themselves the cathartic title track as an instant grat track.
Recorded between Los Angeles, London, Sydney, Melbourne and Nashville, The Art of Getting Through is the most ambitious artistic statement yet from an artist who is always challenging herself to push beyond her boundaries, an album about shouldering the weight of life’s baggage and powering forward. Imogen is also revealing the stunning album art, shot and illustrated by frequent collaborator Giulia Giannini McGauran (Tones & I, Tash Sultana).
Each month leading into the album’s release, Imogen will unveil a new track from the genre-busting record, starting today with ‘All Hard Feelings’. Written in Nashville with fellow singer-songwriters Sinead Burgess and Blake O’Connor, the crunchy rock jam is anchored by Grammy-winner Davey Faragher on bass and Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famer Pete Thomas on drums - the rhythm section of Elvis Costello’s legendary Imposters. The incendiary electric guitar duet is courtesy of acclaimed singer-songwriter Harper Simon and the track’s producer, Mike Bloom.
“When I rocked up at Sinead and Blake’s apartment to write this song, I’d had a bit of a week. Someone had fucked me over and I resented how much it was getting to me,” Imogen recalls. “We decided to put that energy into a song about how I have never really gotten over anything in my whole life. I saw a meme once that said ‘Taylor Swift has never shaken anything off’ and I thought ‘Same queen’. It’s a really fun tune that also lets me burn off some of that bitter energy in a cathartic way”.
The song has already become a live favorite, and today Imogen shared a blistering rendition of the song cut live in Sydney’s Golden Retriever studio with her band.
Watch the video for ‘All Hard Feelings’ here
ABOUT IMOGEN CLARK
Imogen Clark is not just an artist; she's a storyteller, a fighter, and a dreamer. She spent her teen years at Penrith High by day, playing Western Sydney bars at night, learning how to make her voice heard and honing her chops as an electric live performer. Today, she stands as a testament to transcending familiar boundaries, driven by her roots and an unwavering ambition that led her to global stages from the US to Europe. Her single ‘If I Want In’, available now, presages a full length album set for release in 2024.
Her songs, blending pop-rock and indie-pop, are like pages from her diary, capturing moments, memories, and confessions from her journey, battling anxiety and insecurity to fight for who she is and what she believes in, magnifying intimate emotions to arena level anthems.
Inspired by legends like Bruce Springsteen and Sheryl Crow, as well as contemporary artists like Maggie Rogers and HAIM, Imogen's music is both immediate and timeless.
Nothing showcases her determined spirit more than her achievements of the past three years. Two acclaimed EPs – 2020’s "The Making of Me" and 2021’s AIR-nominated "Bastards", her ambitious 100 Shows in 100 Days tour and her annual Holiday Hootenanny show, featuring guest artists such as Mo’Ju, Ali Barter, Montaigne, I Know Leopard, and Georgia Mooney.
A sought-after collaborator, Imogen has worked with iconic figures and contemporary indie stars alike, including Alex Lahey, Colin Hay, and members of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers, Elvis Costello’s Imposters, Gang of Youths, Dawes, My Morning Jacket, The Traveling Wilburys and more.
PRAISE FOR IMOGEN CLARK
“4.5/5 stars. This EP will become a landmark.” - Rolling Stone
”Imogen Clark may not have tailored her record to this era but her vibrant, bracing songs – kind of like a dip in a cold September sea – might just be one of the things to carry us through it.” - Sydney Morning Herald
“This suped up track from Imogen flies like a heat-seeking missile” - Dave Ruby Howe, Triple J
“The sensational Australian alt-rocker Imogen Clark has a textbook-perfect new single called “If I Want In” that chronicles her career wanderlust. Clark’s new single has my favorite line of 2023: “Everyone I know is either married or in rehab, I couldn’t say which one is worse. - Beats Per Minute
“The Australian singer/songwriter captures her own coming-of-age experience in her dynamic new single “If I Want In,” a sonically and emotionally charged eruption of passion, ambition, and a raw energy that can’t be tamed or tampered down.” - Atwood Magazine
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