Golden Guitar-nominated Melbourne powerhouse singer songwriter Gretta Ziller today releases her anticipated dazzling third album, All These Walls, alongside new single, the album title track All These Walls. With an extensive tour currently in full swing, Ziller is still to make her way around regional VIC and NSW, as well as a show in Brisbane, and a string of performances set for Americana Fest in Nashville next month.
Thrilled to have her third body of work releasing to the world today, Ziller beams in her classic joyful Gretta Ziller way.
“I’m so very excited to have my third album, All These Walls finally coming out! This moment feels incredibly special because it’s been a journey (the same one we all experienced) to bring this album to the world. The lockdowns became my cocoon for healing, learning, and growth, infusing each song with the essence of my soul. Every track is an affirmation to my resilience, a reflection of my deepest desires, and a tribute to the love, cherished relationships, and the sheer joy I get from creating music.”
All These Walls follows in the footsteps of Ziller’s earlier works, including 2021’s Judas Tree and 2017’s Queen of Boomtown, while firmly showcasing joyful creative evolution alongside a significantly thriving core message summed up by Ziller herself: “The album’s core themes revolve around love, self-belief, embracing self-worth, and the journey of moving forward. Of course, there’s a touch of self-doubt in there too – because despite our best efforts to block it out, doubt creeps in anyway!”
Case in point, All These Walls opens in silken fashion via Cross My Fingers, morphing into a sharp ode to facing one’s demons complete with modern gloss and hints of twanging charm, before sliding into maudlin beauty on the wistful and winsome Dear Damascus. Effortlessly flitting between gossamer restraint and powerful glee, Ziller’s mesmerising vocals thrive throughout the album’s journey, from jaunty, bold tracks coated in brass (Ain’t Even Your Lover), to heart-rending country ballads (Whole) and anthemic stompers brimming with positivity (Bones). In between moments of mellowed beauty (Golden Days, Who Knows) and lush modern production, witnessed in spades on the album’s very title track, Ziller’s capacity to concoct authentic narratives alongside glistening guitars, warm melodics and an unmistakable alt-country flavour shines loudly and proudly, effortlessly baring her soul with self-awareness and captivating compositions – and, ultimately, an unmistakable love for her craft.
A critically acclaimed, classically trained artist, Ziller’s career to date has seen her accrue two Golden Guitar nominations, with her single 5,4,3,2,1 also currently sitting just shy of 500K individual streams on Spotify alone. Destined for a life in the creative arts, Ziller was able to whistle before she could talk, hailing as the token musician in a family of farmers and going on to take up the violin when she was just 2 years old. Picking up other instruments along the way, including the bagpipes, Ziller went on to complete a Bachelor of Music at Melbourne University, majoring in voice and starting her musical career as an opera singer and teaching the notoriously complex art that is the bagpipes.
Over the years, Ziller’s potent talents have garnered resounding praise with each new release, including two full length albums, an acoustic album and her debut EP which released back in 2014. Armed with a sharp self-awareness alongside her irresistible blend of modern Americana, blues and beyond, 2020 saw Ziller support Australian legends Ian Moss and Troy Cassar-Daley for their 2020 Together Alone tour, a tour which remains one of her career highlights to date. But the talented Melbourne artist also continues to burgeon her own individual fanbase alongside her trademark sound, with the release of All These Walls set to stun both on and off the stage, as Ziller concludes, “Most of my upcoming live shows are acoustic solo, so in those shows you’ll get to know me and the stories around my songs. In these shows I want to let people in, I want them to get to know me and walk away with joy in their hearts. If you’re seeing a band show of mine, which I rarely get to do, we like to make them big and rocking and full on …we want you to feel the joy and love for what we do oozing off the stage & infecting you!”
All These Walls is out today via ABC Music.
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Special thank you to the Australian Council for the Arts for the grant that afforded this recording.
