Common wisdom was never going to suit Gretta Ray. The Australian songstress’ first release of 2021 introduces an innovative concept in new music sharing: Duologies — two songs joined in theme but creatively distinct, issued as a pair, with echoes of the classic Double A-sided single.
Rising from the simmering thrill of a strange inner-city hotel to the vertigo of 30,000 feet, Bigger Than Me is a big exhilarating pop song that embraces the leap of faith in Gretta's meteoric journey. On the flip side, Readymade is under the same thematic spell, but with the more intimate, reflective tone of an inner voice in a quiet room.
Bigger Than Me / Readymade is the first in a series of Duologies lined up for release through 2021.
Gretta famously won Triple J Unearthed High and the prestigious Vanda & Young Songwriting Award at just 18 for her high-rotation hit, Drive, which placed her at #27 in triple j’s Hottest 100 in 2017. Two EPs, Elsewhere (2016) and Here and Now (2018) have taken her from Falls and Splendour to her first shows in the UK and USA opening for artists such as Mumford & Sons, Gang of Youths, Lianne La Havas and James Bay.
