Budjerah (EP)

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Budjerah
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Digital and streaming cover
EP by
Budjerah
Released26 March 2021 (2021-03-26)
Genre
Length12:40
LabelWarner Music Australia
ProducerMatt Corby
Budjerah chronology
Budjerah
(2021) 		Conversations
(2022)
Alternative cover
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Budjerah (special edition) cover
Singles from Budjerah
  1. "Missing You"
    Released: 28 October 2020[1][2]
  2. "Higher"
    Released: 19 February 2021[3]

Budjerah is the debut extended play (EP) by Australian singer-songwriter Budjerah. It was released for digital download and streaming on 26 March 2021 by Warner Music Australia. On 27 August 2021, a special edition of the EP was released on CD, which included the four tracks from Budjerah and four new tracks.[4] Follow its physical release, the EP debuted at number 72 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the EP was nominated for Best Soul/R&B Release and Breakthrough Artist - Release. Budjerah was nominated for Best Artist while Matt Corby and Chris Collins received nominations for Producer of the Year and Engineer of the Year for their work on this release.[5]

Background and release

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In September 2019, Budjerah uploaded the song "River Dry" onto Triple J Unearthed.[6]

Throughout 2020, Budjerah was mentored by Matt Corby and together, worked on the forthcoming EP[7] Its debut single, "Missing You", was released on 28 October 2020 which Budjerah said "...is really about my love for people. I recently left school to work on music, and I found myself really missing my friends and being around people so much. I don't think this year has really helped these feelings much and I think everyone is really wanting to go out with their friends and see their families as well."[1]

On 19 February 2021, Budjerah released "Higher", which he said "... is about having fun and when you're so happy you don't have any stress or worries, you're just having a good time, kinda like when you go to a party or when you go to see someone special. That's what it feels like."[8]

On 26 March 2021, Budjerah was released. At the same time, Apple Music picked Budjerah as it local "Up Next" artist.[7]

On 14 May 2021, a second EP, Budjerah (Live at Rainbow Valley) was released, containing a live rendition of each of the previous EPs' four tracks, with guest vocalists.[4] The EP was recorded at mentor Matt Corby's titular studio.[9] In a statement, Budjerah said "The original idea for this project was just do a live version of 'Missing You' and have Matt Corby be a feature. But I started to think more on it and I thought 'Why don't we do the whole EP and get a different person to feature on each song?'."[9]

In August 2021, Budjerah was released on CD, featuring four additional tracks not on the original EP. The physical artwork cover was painted by Budjerah's uncle.[4] The EP debuted at number 72 on the ARIA Albums Chart for the week commencing 6 September 2021.[10]

Critical reception

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Manning Patston from Happy Mag said: "Surrounded by music and gospel singing from a young age, Budjerah's ear for melody is so accomplished that you'll be left awed and helplessly humbled. The four-tracks from Budjerah showcase his impossibly angelic timbre and vocal dexterity, as well as tasteful piano, spirited percussion and guitar-chops."[11]

Junkee called the EP an "astonishingly good debut" saying "(Matt Corby and Budjerah together have) sculpted an EP that takes influences from gospel, future soul and R&B and pop. Corby's production is light, making room for Budjerah's formidable pipes to come soaring through the instrumentation."[12]

Track listing

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Budjerah track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Missing You"
3:28
2."Higher"
  • Corby
  • Slabb
3:14
3."Shoulda Coulda"
  • Corby
  • Slabb
2:56
4."Pyro"
  • Corby
  • Slabb
3:02
Total length:12:40
Budjerah (Live at Rainbow Valley) track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Missing You" (featuring Matt Corby)
  • Corby
  • Slabb
4:32
2."Higher" (featuring Ngaiire)
  • Corby
  • Slabb
3:49
3."Shoulda Coulda" (featuring Ainslie Wills)
  • Corby
  • Slabb
3:03
4."Pyro" (featuring Stevan and JK-47)
  • Corby
  • Slabb
4:56
Total length:16:20
Budjerah (Special Edition) CD track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Because of Her" (live)  
2."Why" (live)  
3."A Change Is Gonna Come" (live)Sam Cooke 
4."His Eye Is on the Sparrow" (live)
 
5."Missing You"
  • Corby
  • Slabb
3:28
6."Higher"
  • Corby
  • Slabb
3:14
7."Shoulda Coulda"
  • Corby
  • Slabb
2:56
8."Pyro"
  • Corby
  • Slabb
3:02
Total length:12:40

Personnel

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Adapted from the EP's liner notes.[13]

Other musicians

  • Matt Corby – writing, production (1–4)
  • Mikaelin "Blue" Bluespruce – mixing (1–4)
  • Andrei Eremin – mastering (1–4)

Charts

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Chart performance for Budjerah
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 72

Release history

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Release history for Budjerah
Region Date Version Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 26 March 2021 Budjerah
  • Warner Music Australia
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14 May 2021 Budjerah (Live at Rainbow Valley) [15][9]
Australia 27 August 2021 Budjerah (Special edition) CD [16][4]

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