Budjerah has shared another taste of his new album.
Budjerah announced his long-awaited debut album, Gentleman, in March, with the record set to drop on July 24th via Warner Music Australia.
It features new single “Could I Be”, out today, a feel-good bop which channels ’00s pop and R&B (listen below).
“‘Could I Be’ is about when you realise that you’re falling in love,” Budjerah explains. “Love can be unexpected and sudden. It’s a fun uptempo track with lots of sweet falsettos and high notes. There’s some inspiration from ’70s R&B and soul music, stuff that my family would play often when I was little.”
Gentleman also features recent singles “Want You Back” and the title track, the latter of which was written by songwriting heavyweights Autumn Rowe (Alexis Jordan, Kylie Minogue), Kizzo Keaz (Jon Batiste, Ne-Yo), and Philip Lawrence (Bruno Mars).
Of the album, Budjerah says, “Gentleman is my debut album and It’s inspired by who I wanted to be when I was growing up. This album was almost a four-year process for me.
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“Between my life at home and life on the road, I experienced so much change and growth. Chasing my dreams I faced new challenges which helped me understand who I wanted to be. Every song on this album holds a piece of me. I hope little Budjerah is proud.”
Amassing a staggering 60 million combined career streams to date, and platinum single “Therapy” achieving over 18.8 million on Spotify, Budjerah already a household name in Australia.
The 2x ARIA Award winner (Breakthrough Artist in 2021 and Best Soul/R&B Release in 2022) has been nominated for 15 ARIAs in total, and has also received an APRA Award (Most Performed R&B / Soul Work for “Higher”).
In 2022 he was named GQ Australia’s Breakthrough Artist, and in 2023 he opened for Ed Sheeran on his sold-out stadium tour after collaborating with Sheeran on “2Step”.
Following the release of the 2024 single “Is It Ever Gonna Make Sense”, Budjerah embarked on a national headline tour and also performed at the 2024 ARIA Awards with CYRIL and Becca Hatch
Budjerah’s “Could I Be” is out now. Gentleman is out July 24th via Warner Music Australia (pre-save/pre-order here).
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