Australian Country Artist on the rise Bella Mackenzie, a highlight at the recent Ridin’ Hearts Festival, releases today her wildly anticipated debut EP WILD THING. Each song on the 7 track EP is a cascade of lyrical and instrumental earworms, all built around Bella’s powerful vocals, which can blow the roof off or grace the ear with stunning intimacy from song to song. WILD THING EP follows the release of Bella’s singles ‘COWBOY’, ‘WASTED’ feat. LECADE and the title track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With over 1 million global artist streams and 24k social media followers garnered in only 4 months, Bella has been winning the hearts and minds of country music fans and media alike. Media outlet Country Town noted her “rich voice, catchy country-pop tunes, and can-do attitude”; while Rolling Stone Australia chose ‘COWBOY’ as the Best Australian Music Of The Week upon release. ‘COWBOY’ was met with high rotation on KIX Country, ABC Country, iHeartCountry, Nova Fresh Country and Triple M Country, peaking at #2 on the Australian Country Radio Charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bella supported James Johnston on his national tour and played to capacity crowds at BIGSOUND, BOOTS, BUCKLES & BEERS and Ridin’ Hearts Festival. The latter saw Bella invited on stage by US country music artist Riley Green to perform ‘you look like you love me’ during his set in Melbourne and Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The go-get-em confidence of Bella’s new EP WILD THING is the perfect nexus of country authenticity, hook-driven modern production and the powerful pride and self-confidence she wants to inspire in her audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Determined to capture the energy and dynamism of her live shows on record, Bella headed to the Central Coast with her bandleader: multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jacky McCormack to record a sound that’s both organic and progressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From the sizzling fiddle and guitar that kicks off the title track to sultry outlaw tale ‘GEORGIA’, the swaggering kiss-off of lead single ‘COWBOY’ and beyond, WILD THING is a blazing declaration of empowerment and self-worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The gentle and gorgeous ‘buy me a drink’, co-written with Sarah Buckley of The Buckleys, is classic country romance. ‘ neon mood’ is tender and soaked in mournful pedal steel – you could close your eyes and feel like you’re sitting at the next barstool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There’s no sign of slowing down for Bella Mackenzie whose talent and drive see her destined to take on the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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