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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.
| Budjerah | ||||
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 Digital and streaming cover | ||||
| EP by | ||||
| Released | 26 March 2021 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 12:40 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Australia | |||
| Producer | Matt Corby | |||
| Budjerah chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Budjerah (special edition) cover | ||||
| Singles from Budjerah | ||||
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]
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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]
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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]
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Missing You" | 3:28 | |
| 2. | "Higher" |
| 3:14 |
| 3. | "Shoulda Coulda" |
| 2:56 |
| 4. | "Pyro" |
| 3:02 |
| Total length: | 12:40 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Missing You" (featuring Matt Corby) |
| 4:32 |
| 2. | "Higher" (featuring Ngaiire) |
| 3:49 |
| 3. | "Shoulda Coulda" (featuring Ainslie Wills) |
| 3:03 |
| 4. | "Pyro" (featuring Stevan and JK-47) |
| 4:56 |
| Total length: | 16:20 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(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" |
| 3:28 |
| 6. | "Higher" |
| 3:14 |
| 7. | "Shoulda Coulda" |
| 2:56 |
| 8. | "Pyro" |
| 3:02 |
| Total length: | 12:40 | ||
Adapted from the EP's liner notes.[13]
- Budjerah Slabb – writing, vocals (1–4)
Other musicians
- Matt Corby – writing, production (1–4)
- Mikaelin "Blue" Bluespruce – mixing (1–4)
- Andrei Eremin – mastering (1–4)
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