William Crighton & Claire Anne Taylor
Two fresh and already impressive talents who grew up thousands of kilometres apart have rapidly taken the Australian music scene by storm with their debut albums.
Somehow the pair simultaneously developed their own individual styles which blend together perfectly, despite William growing up in the Riverina of New South Wales and Claire being born and bred in the Tasmanian rainforest, hence why they are teaming up together this week for a show in Sydney.
Speaking to City Hub late last week Claire explained how her childhood fed into her music. “I’m very much a product of my upbringing. My four brothers, my sister and I were all born in a barn in the bush in Tasmania, which I think helped foster a creative spirit in us kids and definitely gave me a really imaginative musical vision,” she said.
William shares a similar story, growing up in the New South Wales Riverina before travelling around the world to music hotspots like Nashville, eventually returning to the rugged banks of Burrinjuck Dam near the South West Slopes of his home state to record his self-titled debut album.
Both singer-songwriters are known for wearing their hearts on their sleeve when it comes to their music and performances.
“You can expect something very powerful, emotionally charged and very honest,” explained Claire. “A big part of what we both do is tap into [something] honest and something very real, so it will get very intimate but also be really powerful and big as well.”
Despite this being the first time the pair have toured and performed together, having only met at the beginning of the year, Claire said they were both “excited to combine our strengths and compliment each other on the road”.
For the show in Sydney the two artists will each be performing a selection of their own individual songs, whilst also coming together and collaborating on some others. Claire added: “We come from a similar place with our music and speak a similar language, so it hasn’t been too hard finding songs and places where we can come together in the show.” (JA)
Jul 22. The Oxford Circus, 231 Oxford St, Darlinghurst. $17+b.f. Tickets & info: oxfordcircus.com.au
