Songbyrd Presents: Tia Gostelow
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If there was ever an artist that is poised for International success it is TIA GOSTELOW. Tia’s debut album Thick Skin was released in Australia and New Zealand on her own label Lovely Records. It was Triple J feature album and took out the Queensland Music Awards ‘Album of the Year' award. It also features the hit single “Strangers” which is about to click over 8 million streams.
Tia’s career is building momentum Internationally with her signing booking agency deals in the US with Paradigm and Europe with ATC. She has also signed a recording deal for the world outside of Australia and New Zealand with AntiFragile Music and a co-management deal with legendary US manager Tom Sarig.
Growing up in the regional Queensland town of Mackay Tia was isolated from a traditional music scene. She has since made the big move to Brisbane and has been wholeheartedly embraced by the thriving local music community.
20-year-old Tia is currently putting the finishing touches on her second album with acclaimed producer Oscar Dawson (Holy Holy, Alex Lahey) that is scheduled for release in early 2020. Her most recent single “Get To It” shows a new confidence in groove which is a sign post of what is to come and is also her most successful US single to date with additions to some massive playlists.
Tia and her band have already toured Europe and have played huge festivals in Australia. They have also supported the likes of Gomez, Frightened Rabbit and Lewis Capaldi. 2020 starts with their first US tour that includes performances at shows in New York, DC, Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, San Fransisco and LA.
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Stray Fossa is an indie band comprised of brothers Nick and Will Evans and Zach Blount. Drawing on mixed musical inspiration absorbed from parents’ record collections, the trio got their start organizing regular free concerts in their hometown of Sewanee, Tennessee. After a six-year hiatus, their creative process has reemerged in the face of opposing artistic tastes yet shared obsession to make more sound than one would expect from a three-piece.
The band's first two releases garnered praise from notable music blogs, such as The Wild Honey Pie, HighClouds, BIRP.FM as well as taste makers, David Dean Burkhart and Nice Guys. Described as “a warm cocoon of lo-fi chill-wave nostalgia” and a “heart-rending blend of garage rock and dream pop” with “consistently superb vocal deliveries throughout,” outlets were quick to applaud the songwriting as well as home production and recording. Stray Fossa's third single, "Commotion," released in September 2018, received positive reviews as a "compelling, unconventional" take on shoegaze and was placed into heavy rotation on Spotify's Fresh Finds and Fresh Finds: Six Strings playlists.
Stray Fossa writes, records, and produces all their music independently in the attic of their house in Charlottesville, Virginia. The band's second EP, Laridae, was released in September 2019.