“‘All That I Need’ is about a beautiful trip; whether it be with psychedelics, love or a crazy life experience. It’s about being with someone you love, and that being all that you need in that moment in time,” says BATTS. She adds that the synth sounds are “heavily inspired by the ‘inflatable wavy air dancer’ you see at car sale lots.”

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‘Call It What It Is’ is a self-professed call out song for people to be better during difficult times. To stop living in fear of saying the wrong thing and to just be there. Sit in the uncomfortable if you must, but be present with the ones that need you. BATTS began writing ‘Call It What It Is’ after she was hit by a car. A badly injured left hand left her unable to play guitar, so she turned to piano and wrote the song using just her right hand. It was refined and refined until BATTS went back to basics to find the perfect tempo and create the drum loop that gave it the trip-hop feel it has now. Leaning heavily on the synths by Ross Beaton throughout, BATTS wanted ‘Call It What It Is’ to feel large and to make people feel the urge to move.

“I find moving and dancing to be so healing. I really wanted to create a song that hits you right in the chest and makes you want to move every part of your body,” explains BATTS. “This song feels like a fierce sort of movement, like you really need to move to the sounds. They aren’t pretty, they are forceful in a releasing sort of way and perfectly placed together to help you move. I hope this song helps people get something out, release something from their body they have been keeping inside.'”

The Nightline:

1. The Nightline
2. All That I Need
3. Summer In London
4. Blue (feat. Sharon Van Etten)
5. Call It What It Is
6. Broken Toes
7. Reassess The Marks
8. Warm Wine
9. Temporary Selfish Behaviour
10. Free
11. Linger (feat. Deep Sea Diver)
12. Keeping On

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New single ‘Blue’ now sees her moving away from space collaborations and onto collaborating with one of her songwriting idols – Sharon Van Etten. After touring Australia together in 2019 and creating a beautiful bond, it led to them wanting to create something together.

BATTS says, “It’s a huge honour to write and create with Sharon – someone who has carved such a powerful path in this industry and remains so kind and humble, a truly special human. I started writing Blue when I was staying with my Mother-in-Law and watching a lot of Antiques Roadshow.

“I picked up my guitar to try and write a song that would feel like if Shaz or I played it solo it would feel authentically either of ours – I was in the depths of grief at the time and when Blue started to write itself, it clearly reflected how I was feeling. Sharon sent her verse over and the first time I listened to it was such a moment. She just got it, her lyrics were perfectly in keeping with it all. She absolutely completed it. It holds a very special place in my heart.”

Sharon comments: “I got to meet Tanya before I ever got to see her perform live, and she was a bright huge light who wanted to let everyone in and it only let her light shine even more. When I actually got to hear her sing, I was taken to another time, another place that she coloured for me. Helping me step out of myself and feel another soul’s journey. I felt quite grounded and comforted in her essence and all who surrounded her. So it felt quite natural to want to feel included in this group hug that I could tell she was nurturing with everyone around her.

“She asked me to be a part of this beautiful song and there was no way I was going to say no. To be able to write in real time a response to what she was feeling from the other side of the world felt important and her delivery made it even more so. The blue isn’t so blue when her blue runs into your own.”

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