Embrace the seasons and join Andrea Robertson's sonic voyage at the Queenscliff Brewhouse this month.
For award-winning musician and local favourite Andrea Robertson, the ebb and flow of seasons isn’t merely a climatic shift; it’s a melodic expedition that has enraptured her devoted audiences since 2023.
Hailing from the coastal town of Ocean Grove and armed with a voice akin to liquid gold and a genre-defying approach that blends blues, roots, folk, rock, and alt-country, Robertson embarked on a unique musical endeavour in mid-2022, spurred by the receipt of an Arts Culture Heritage grant from the City of Greater Geelong. With a collection of songs primed for recording, she envisioned a departure from convention: a quartet of EPs released over a year, each synchronised with the changing seasons.
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Under the guidance of Robertson and her son Heath, serving as sound engineer, recording commenced in the cosy confines of her Ocean Grove home studio. This venture, characteristic of Robertson’s soul-stirring trademark style, exuded intimacy, inclusivity, and boundless innovation.
Autumn heralded the long-awaited debut of the project with Seasons Volume 1, featuring three exquisite compositions. Coated in a golden warmth and promising to light a bright fire within, this release saw Robertson mature and truly hone in on her sound, returning to the fold with a delightful, expansive, and harmony-rich attitude.
With her soul-stirring melodies and poignant lyricism at the fore, Winter and Spring followed suit with Volume 2 and Volume 3, respectively, leading to the summery crescendo of Seasons Volume 4 in December 2023. Released digitally, each of these EPs comprised just three tracks in a deliberate move to reignite her music career, derailed by the pandemic’s unforeseen challenges.
“There’s an honesty and openness to the songwriting in some of these songs, that perhaps goes deeper than I’ve previously allowed myself to go,” she says. “Some songs are quite emotive, there is a real rawness and vulnerability about them. But I have intentionally tried to balance this out with some light-hearted tracks, for myself as well as for listeners.”
Robertson’s artistry, intertwined with the unique Seasons project, directly reflects the resilience, creativity, and the enduring potency of music. Her lyricism traverses the mundane and the extraordinary, subtly urging listeners to embrace life’s ebbs and flows. As articulated in the titular track of Volume 1, “Seasons they come, seasons they go. Sometimes we notice, sometimes we don’t. But they’re ever changing, it’s just how it goes.”
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In addition to her musical odyssey, Robertson initiated a Pozible Pre-Order Campaign to gauge support for a vinyl release of the entire catalogue. The overwhelming response surpassed initial expectations, ensuring not only the fruition of vinyl editions but also a limited run of CDs for her devoted followers.
Now the culmination of this journey, marked by the physical launch of the complete series of Seasons on Vinyl and CD, returns to where it all began – the Queenscliff Brewhouse’s open-air Beer Garden on Sunday, 24 March, with Wayne Jury providing support.
Approaching almost a year since the inception of Seasons Volume 1, Robertson, an award-winning artist, is poised to reintroduce her soulful resonance to loyal fans. With plans for subsequent performances across Melbourne and Regional Victoria throughout April and May, alongside anticipated interstate ventures in 2024, Robertson eagerly anticipates sharing her musical evolution. As she reflects, “With each release, I feel like I’ve grown and stretched myself as an artist, and that’s exactly how it should be.”
The launch of the complete series of Seasons isn’t just a musical event; it’s an invitation to immerse oneself in Andrea Robertson’s all-encompassing sound, a testament to her unwavering dedication to her craft and her audience.
Get your tickets to the Seasons launch at the Queenscliff Brewhouse on 24 March here. Keep up to date with the performances to come here.
