Well before the release of her previous single, ‘Wiley Blue’, Adele Oliver had established herself in the music scene in the beautiful Western Australian coastal town of Broome, playing her own shows and supporting touring artists. After the release of that single she supported Troy Cassar-Daley on his recent national tour, and we talk about that in this new interview, along with her latest single, ‘Angel’.‘That song in one afternoon, I think, came out,’ says Oliver of the song. ‘It was one of those ones where I ...
Well before the release of her previous single, ‘Wiley Blue’, Adele Oliver had established herself in the music scene in the beautiful Western Australian coastal town of Broome, playing her own shows and supporting touring artists. After the release of that single she supported Troy Cassar-Daley on his recent national tour, and we talk about that in this new interview, along with her latest single, ‘Angel’.
‘That song in one afternoon, I think, came out,’ says Oliver of the song. ‘It was one of those ones where I [thought], okay, this one's ready to come out now.’
‘Angel’ is about Oliver finding herself unwittingly placed on a pedestal in a relationship, then held to standards that the man in question was not holding himself to. And even though the song flowed out of her, she wasn’t happy with the second verse and changed it once she was in the studio with producer James Newhouse, who is based in Bunbury, WA.
‘Angel’ is a song that is tinged with regret, not in the lyrics but in the way it’s sung, and we also talk about the decisions Oliver made as a singer while recording.
Oliver is an artist in tune with the outer, natural world and her inner life, and she works with them both to create music, having learnt to not get in the way of her creativity when it’s happening.
‘Songs all come about so differently,’ she says. ‘They'll all find their way to you. Sometimes it is sitting down and going, I have this thing I want to say and I'm going to say it like this. But I really love the times when they land on you and you feel like you're a bit of a vessel in that moment. Or it's your subconscious ruminating over something that is now ready to be talked about. It kind of feels a bit magical in a way.’
Oliver is also passionate about the environment, especially the beautiful Kimberley area close to home. By day she’s a support worker, and that combined with her connection to the world around her bespeaks an artist who has an expansive worldview and one who strives for connection, drawing inspiration from the perspectives of others and weaving them into her songwriting.
Oliver has been recording other tracks with producer Newhouse and an EP is on the horizon. In the meantime she has plans to head for the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January, and no doubt to pop up on Broome’s stages as well.
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