Gray skies have cleared up and Olivia Phyland has put on a happy face. Admittedly, things are going pretty well for the girl from Wagga Wagga. First up, she was recently selected as co-host – a role she shares with Scott Tweedie – of The Loop, a new music program on ELEVEN which is all about music – airing clips, chinwagging, that sort of thing. She is also one-half of Jeanie, a country pop duo formed late last year that recently released their debut, Crazy. TV composer Aaron D’Arcy shares that gig with her. The four-track EP features the track ‘You’ll Be with Me Till I Die’. From the presser: “The single heralds the arrival of a smart, new brand of country pop music, its bouncy acoustic guitar riff and soaring vocals reminiscent of any number of Nashville bars scattered along the fabled Music Row, pedal steel sliding in and out in the background, xylophone tinkles adding a sprightly edge to create an instant foot-tapper … The pair combine effortlessly, their voices as one, complementing each other over D’Arcy’s guitar, pulling off the necessary country lament while keeping to the melodic hookiness vital to good pop music.” Music Man Megastore, Bendigo – August 1.
