ROBBIE MORTIMER DROPS SUMMER ANTHEM ‘GOOD TIMES & TAN LINES’
Hot on the heels of his debut performance at the sun-soaked Groundwater Country Music Festival, Robbie Mortimer releases his scorching new single ‘Good Times & Tan Lines’.
The feel-good anthem was born out of an unforgettable festival experience. “I was at a country music festival on the beach in Florida,” he recalls. “Everybody was smiling, loving their life and all gathered for the same thing, which was the love of country music.” That was the moment inspiration struck. “I saw a sign that said ‘Good times & Tan Lines’… I took a photo of it and thought, I’m going to write a song about this exact feeling.”
The result, a summertime soundtrack that makes you want to relive nights like those. The song practically leaps from the speakers thanks to Jared Adlam’s expert production. “I have a close working relationship with him, as we co-wrote my first release ‘Blow the Speakers” together. Jared and I have worked tirelessly on who I am as an artist and the sound I want to deliver.”
That debut single only arrived in March this year, but the powerhouse singers rocked-up, feel-good music has quickly garnered attention. Robbie has received over 1.1 million artist streams since bursting onto the scene, while his previous single, ‘You Got That Love’, peaked at #8 on the AIR charts and #12 on the CountryTown Hot 50 airplay charts.
The 2023 Toyota Star Maker Grand Finalist has supported major acts like The Beach Boys and The Temptations and brought down the house at recent festival Groundwater Country Music Festival, and was the headline act on the 2024 PBR National Tour. Next year he’s slated to perform at Country Sounds CMF, Meatstock, A Night in Nashville and The Man From Snowy River Festival.
However, this November he gears up for one his most personally significant performances yet. “I am doing my biggest ever headline show in Orange at the Orange Civic Theatre Nov 29.” Since portraying the straw-brained scarecrow in his primary school production of The Wizard of Oz at that same theatre, he’s always vowed to return. “I promised myself one day I would perform on that stage again, selling it out with my own music.”
Robbie Mortimer is quickly establishing himself as one to watch in Australian country music. With a stadium-worthy voice and an outlook sunnier than Australia’s brightest beaches, his feel-good songwriting is irresistible. ‘Good Times & Tan Lines’ is no exception to the rule – the vibrant summer anthem is another triumph for this exciting new artist.