MegMac (also stylised as "MEGMAC") is the self-titled debut extended play (EP) by Australian indie pop artist Meg Mac. It was released on 12 September 2014. The EP contains four original songs and a cover of Bill Withers' “Grandma's Hands”.
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| Released | 12 September 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
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| Label | 300 Entertainment | |||
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The EP was nominated for Best Female Artist[4] at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 but lost to Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett.
The EP was certified platinum in Australia in 2018.
Background
edit“Music is definitely a way for me to get things out, otherwise, they sit in my head and stay there. Once these issues become songs, they are just songs for me to sing, it’s like they’re just songs, and they’re not real anymore. How I feel at the end is different than how I felt at the beginning. I don’t ever rush. It has to be real and come to me naturally because, at the end of the day, I can’t get on stage and sing something if I don’t believe in it.” [5]
Interest for Meg Mac commenced in 2013 following the release of her debut single “Known Better”, which was played on Triple J. The second single called “Every Lie” was released on 13 November 2013[6] The song saw her win the Triple J Unearthed spot at Falls Festival in Lorne, as well as being named a 2014 Next Crop artist. The third single “Roll Up Your Sleeves” was released in July 2014 [7] is a letter from Meg Mac to Meg Mac, and a literal reminder that everything really is going to be alright. The song gave Mac her first ARIA charting single, peaking at 80 in August 2015 [8] The MegMac EP was announced in August 2014.[9]
Much of the record comprises hooks and riffs she wrote as a teenager or while studying music at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth.[10]
Reception
editJohnny Nail from Rolling Stone Australia described the EP as ‘a combination of Americana blues and dramatic pop’ adding “she's clearly comfortable in her own communication; a definition that instantly makes her music vastly more engaging that the re-traced templates of over-exaggerated extravagance, twee delicacy and anthemic breakdowns pursued by her adversaries.” [11]
Track listing
edit- Roll Up Your Sleeves - (3:05)
- Turning - (3:42)
- Grandma's Hands - (4:03)
- Every Lie - (3:13)
- Known Better - (3:06)
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[12] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia[13][14] | 12 September 2014 | Digital download, Compact Disc | littleBIGMANrecords / Inertia | BIG22 |
| United States of America[15] | 7 April 2015 | Digital download, Compact Disc | 300 Entertainment |
References
edit- ^ "Meg Mac - Known Better". AIRIT. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Every Lie (single)". iTunes Australia. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Roll Up Your Sleeves (single) by Meg Mac". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ ARIA Music Awards for Meg Mac:
- Search Results 'Meg Mac': "Search Results for 'Meg Mac'". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- 2015 nominations: Baroni, Nastassia (7 October 2015). "Courtney Barnett, Hermitude, Tame Impala Lead 2015 ARIA Award Nominations". musicfeeds.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- 2015 winners: "And the ARIA Awards Goes to..." Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ McInerney, Megan. "Meg Mac Bio". www.megmac.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Every Lie (single) by Meg Mac". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Roll Up Your Sleeves (single) by Meg Mag". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (15 August 2015). "ARIA Singles: Delta Goodrem 'Wings' Tops Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "MEGMAC EP". JBHiFi.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Meg Mac: on her new album and the power of song". Michael Koziol. www.smh.com.au. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Track by Track: Meg Mac 'MEGMAC' EP". Johnny Nail. rollingstoneaus.com. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "MegMac EP". iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "MEGMAC EP". JBHiFi.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Lyor Cohen Signs Meg Mac For New Label". Noise11.com.au. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.