Artist: Ali Barter

Pop Rock

HOLY HOLY Oscar Dawson Inertia Records Melbourne

Ali Barter is a pop rock singer-songwriter hailing from Melbourne, Australia. Barter issued her debut EP Trip in 2012 which earned her a slot at St Jerome's Laneway Festival. Her second EP Community was released in 2013 and was produced by HOLY HOLY's Oscar Dawson.

Ali Barter has since released two studio albums via Inertia Records: A Suitable Girl (2017), and Hello, I'm Doing My Best (2019) which respectively peaked at #17 and #53 on the ARIA Charts.

News

Come Together In Isolation: how five local musicians are spending their quarantine

We had a chat with some local musicians to see how they’re spending their downtime during self-imposed coronavirus isolation. One of the consequences of self-imposed…

Watch Ali Barter perform ‘January’ Live at Enmore

by Happy

Melbourne’s Ali Barter came through Live at Enmore studio during a recent visit to Sydney. She performed a stripped-back version of her recent single January….

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Top 5 things to see at Australian Music Week next month

by Claudia Schmidt

Australian Music Week is just around the corner and this year the festival is offering up some absolute gems. Running from the 6th to the…

Music

WATCH: Ali Barter – January

by Happy

Ali Barter continues her string of killer videos with January, observing a renaissance-like scene in the midst of a sloppy pool party. Watch the clip below….

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THIS THAT’s huge 2019 lineup features an army of Aussie legends

by Charlie Young

Back for its fifth year, Newcastle’s THIS THAT festival has announced its huge 2019 lineup. This festival is known for consistently having a strong bill…

Music

WATCH: Ali Barter – Ur A Piece Of Shit

by Happy

For the first time since releasing her debut album in 2017, Melbourne’s Ali Barter has returned with Ur A Piece Of Shit; a scuzzy, pop-punk…

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We’re giving away two double passes to FKA Festival 2018!

by Happy

Come October, Australia’s most hyped new event FKA Festival are playing host to some of the biggest and best talent in the scene right now. The Hunter…

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There’s a new all Aussie festival on the scene. Check out the first ever FKA Festival lineup

by Freya McGahey

Who doesn’t love a new music festival? A chance to check out a different location, get around some new and exciting music, and potentially be…

Lists

Happy Mag’s Top 100 Songs of 2017: 91-100

by Happy

100. Neon Tetra – Reflections 99. Wilaris. K – Alchemy 98. WAWAWOW – Fluoro Fitzwilliam 97. Lime Cordiale – Temper Temper 96. Ali Barter…

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Festival of the Sun makes a triumphant return with a blistering line-up for 2017

by Freya McGahey

Festival of the Sun is set to make a triumphant return in 2017, with a blistering line-up on the cards. The event will take place…

Music

LISTEN: Ali Barter – Cigarette

by Happy

What is still going wrong with Australian music, and are we heading in the right direction? Read our full interview with Ali Barter.

Interviews

What is still going wrong with Australian music, and are we heading in the right direction? We sit down with Ali Barter

by Tom Cameron

Steeped in stylish nostalgia, uncompromising attitudes and poppier tendencies than ever, all signs are pointing to an Ali Barter success story come 2017. Not to say she…

Lists

Happy’s top 100 songs of 2016: 11-20

by Happy

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