If you buy the digital copy of Ali Barter’s new EP AB-EP there are plenty of things that can be assured, 1) you are in for nothing but a good time, and 2) you are likely to be rewarded with both the studio release and radio edit of the opening track ‘Blood’. Although when I think about it, it’s really just an extended synth intro than anything else. Having just had her music featured on ABC’s The Beautiful Lie, Barter is definitely bound for big things.
It’s indie pop with an edge and is definitely something that will prick your ears up when you hear it on the radio. This EP, the third in as many years, is something to definitely indulge in. Musically influenced by the likes of Cat Power, Billy Corgan, Francoise Hardy and Patsy Cline, there is a myriad of influences that you can hear at play throughout the songs on this EP. It’s dark and broody in places that opens the door for deeper musical exploration the more you listen to it.
If you are headed along to Laneway Festival next year, definitely make a time in your schedule to check out Ali Barter. Transfixing with her unique vocal and charismatic stage presence, catch this star on the rise whilst it’s still hip too.
Out Via Ronnie Records
Reviewed by Tex Miller