Leah Senior


Leah Senior is an Australian folk musician.

Career

Leah Senior grew up in Woodford, Victoria, and played classical piano and guitar. She released her first album Summer's On The Ground in 2015 on Flightless Records. It was nominated for Best Folk Roots Album at Music Victoria Awards of 2016.
The album was likened to folk music from the 1960s and 70s, and early Laura Marling, and was built around acoustic guitar and strings. This was followed in 2017 by her album Pretty Faces, featuring a similar folk style, with a full band on the song Black Limousine.
During 2017, Senior joined Jesse Williams, Jacob Booty, and Fabian Hunter-Shaw to record an EP as Girlatones. The band recorded a debut album Fitting In Well, with Tam Matlakowski replacing Fabian Hunter-Shaw. This was followed by a second album Horn If You're Honky in 2020 that was described by Rhythms as "a bit more rock'n'roll than the Go-Betweens". It was released by Lost & Lonesome Recording Co. She also collaborated with fellow Australian rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard to provide narration on their 2017 studio albums Murder of the Universe and Polygondwanaland. She has since joined the band on stage multiple times to perform her parts in a live setting, with notable appearances at the band's 2022 Red Rocks shows.
2020 also saw the release of Senior's third solo album The Passing Scene, with a lenticular album cover created by Jamie Wdziekonski. Senior wrote the album on piano before working on the songs further with her band, made up of Luke Brennan, Tam Matlakowski, Jesse Williams, and her sister Andi Senior. The Passing Scene was recorded at her home in Preston, and was described as being more of "a baroque pop vein", different from the melancholic folk her early albums were known for.
In May 2023, Senior announced her next album The Music That I Make would be released in August on Poison City Records. She narrated 'Dawn of Eternal Night', the bonus song of the album PetroDragonic Apocalypse by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard released in June.

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
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Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating music from the Australian state of Victoria.
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!rowspan="2"| 2023
!rowspan="1"| 2024