Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett is an Australian singer/songwriter originally from Sydney,… Read Full Bio ↴Courtney Barnett is an Australian singer/songwriter originally from Sydney, New South Wales; later moving to Hobart, Tasmania[/placeform] where she began performing music in 2006 before relocating to Melbourne in 2010.

Barnett puts a lot of effort into sounding effortless. Her songs are wild and wooly and wordy, her lyrics plainspoken and delivered like she’s making them up on the spot.

Barnett was originally a part of several bands, including Immigrant Union and The Olivettes before focusing on her solo work. In 2012, Barnett started her own record label, Milk! Records, and recorded her debut EP I've Got A Friend Called Emily Ferris in a friend's lounge room and released it later that year. Late 2012 also saw the release of a new single, "History Eraser," which was backed with Jen Cloher's "Mount Beauty" for a split seven-inch release.

In 2013, Barnett released her second EP, How to Carve a Carrot Into a Rose. Along with "History Eraser," the EP spawned a second single, "Avant Gardener." Her second EP received international acclaim, taking her and the band, Dave Mudie (drums), Bones Sloane (bass) and Dan Luscombe (guitar) all around the world.

Barnett would later combine those two EP releases into one for The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas, which was released internationally on 20 May 2013 via House Anxiety/Marathon Artists. It was named the album of the week by Stereogum.

Barnett's debut LP, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, was released in 2015 to widespread acclaim. At the 2015 ARIA Music Awards, she won four awards from eight nominations. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards and International Female Solo Artist at the 2016 Brit Awards.

In 2017, she released Lotta Sea Lice, a collaborative album with Kurt Vile.

Barnett's second album, Tell Me How You Really Feel, was released in 2018.
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Courtney Barnett Lyrics


An Illustration of Loneliness I lay awake at four, staring at the wall Counting all…
Anonymous Club Let's start an anonymous club We can sit close in the…
Aqua Profunda! I saw you in the lane next to me You were…
Are You Looking After Yourself Are you working hard, my darling We're so worried, always th…
Are You Looking After Yourself? Are you working Hard, my darling? We're so worried Always th…
Avant Gardener I sleep in late Another day Oh what a wonder Oh what a…
Before you gotta go Before you gotta go, go, go, go I wanted you to…
Boxing Day Blues I know that I let you down You're not keen on…
Canned Tomatoes I walk slowly to the store You don't live here anymore You…
Charity At the end of every season I'm spent up Keep thinking…
City Looks Pretty The city looks pretty when you've been indoors For twenty-th…
Continental Breakfast One, two, three, four You won't believe what I coulda told…
Crippling Self Doubt and a General Lack of Self Confidence Yes, they say whoever pays The piper calls the tune Oh, le…



Crippling Self-Doubt And A General Lack Of Confidence Yes, they say whoever pays The piper calls the tune Oh, let'…
David If you see me when I'm feeling down I don't know…
Dead Fox Jen insists that we buy organic vegetables And I must admit…
Debbie Downer Tell me when you're getting bored and I'll leave I'm not…
Depreston You said we should look out further I guess it wouldn't…
Don't Apply Compression Gently Tell me what you're thinking, what you're thinking about Te…
Elevator Operator Oliver Paul, twenty years old Thick head of hair, worries he…
Everybody Here Hates You I feel stupid, I feel useless, I feel insane I feel…
Help Your Self Darkness depends on where you're standing Jump the creek an…
History Eraser I got drunk and fell asleep Atop the sheets but luckily I…
Hopefulessness You know what they say No one is born to hate We…
How to Boil an Egg All my clothes in milk crates, I don't sleep for…
I'll Be Your Mirror And I'll be your mirror Reflect what you are, in case…
I'm Not Your Mother I'm Not Your Bitch I'm not your mother, I'm not your bitch I hear you…
Ill Be Your Mirror And I'll be your mirror Reflect what you are, in case…
Im Not Your Mother Im Not Your Bitch I'm not your mother, I'm not your bitch I hear you…
I’ll Be Your Mirror And I'll be your mirror Reflect what you are, in case…
Kim's Caravan Watermarks on the ceiling I can see Jesus and he's frowning…
Lance Jr I masturbated to the songs you wrote Resuscitated all of my…
Lance Jr. I masturbated to the songs you wrote Resuscitated all of my…
Let It Go One, two, three, four What time do you usually wake up? Dep…
Nameless Faceless Don't you have anything better to do I wish that someone…
Need a Little Time I don't know a lot about you but You seem to…
Nobody Really Cares If You Don You always get what you want And you don't even try Your…
Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party You always get what you want And you don't even try Your…
Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go to the Party You always get what you want And you don't even try Your…
Ode to Odetta I sing high, you sing low I swing by, and you're…
Out of the Woodwork I was busy underwater seeing how long I could hold…
Over Everything When I'm all alone on my own by my lonesome And…
Pedestrian At Best I love you, I hate you, I'm on the fence,…
Peepin' Tom I don't want to change but I don't want to…
Pickles from The Jar I say "dance", you say "dance" I say "France", you say…
Porcelain I found you at the store, pretty as porcelain You are…
Rae Street In the morning I'm slow I drag a chair over to…
Scotty Says In my wallet is a photo of you The day we…
Small Poppies I stare at the lawn, it's Wednesday morning It needs a…
Small Talk (Yeah) Do you have any siblings? I got a brother, Blake, he'…
Smile Real Nice I just wanna be, you just wanna be, we just…
Sunday Roast Don't come with your arms swinging Throw them around me So…
Untogether I was friendly with this girl Who insisted on touching my…
Walkin' on Eggshells One, two, three, four Before we get started, I'll clean thi…
Write a List of Things to Look Forward To Nobody knows Why we keep tryin' Why we keep tryin' And so on…


Nineties Forever


on Untogether

It’s a cover, originally by Belly, written by Tanya Donnelly.

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