Meanjin (EP)

Meanjin
EP by
Thelma Plum
Released12 August 2022 (2022-08-12)
LabelWarner Music Australia
Producer
Thelma Plum chronology
Better in Blak
(2019) 		Meanjin
(2022) 		I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back
(2024)
Singles from Meanjin
  1. "Backseat of My Mind"
    Released: 27 May 2022[1]
  2. "When It Rains It Pours"
    Released: 13 July 2022[2]
  3. "The Brown Snake"
    Released: 12 August 2022[3]

Meanjin is the third extended play by Australian singer-songwriter Thelma Plum, released on 12 August 2022 through Warner Music Australia. Plum has described the EP as a "love letter" to Brisbane, with Meanjin being the indigenous name for the city.[4]

The EP's six songs were written after COVID forced Plum to leave London for Brisbane while in the middle of writing and recording her second full-length album. Returning to Brisbane, saying, "In strange times you always tend to look back at warm memories for comfort, and when I was confined to an apartment overlooking 'The Brown Snake', I found myself writing music about Meanjin, the place I grew up in and have gravitated back to."[4][5] Sonically, the EP is inspired by artists Plum was listening to throughout lockdown, including Phoebe Bridgers, as well as those she had loved for years like Shania Twain and Fleetwood Mac.[6]

The EP will be supported by an Australian tour, with special guests Graace and Jem Cassar-Daley.[4][5]

At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the EP earned the Plum a nomination for Best Solo Artist. The EP was nominated for Best Pop Release.[7]

At the National Indigenous Music Awards 2023, the EP won Album of the Year.[8][9]

  1. ^ "New Aus Music Playlist Additions 27/05/22". Music Feeds. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Thelma Plum Shares "When It Rains It Pours" Announces New EP & Tour Dates". Music Feeds. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ "The Brown Snake Single". Amrap. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Thelma Plum releases Meanjin EP, shares "The Brown Snake" video". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Thelma Plum Has Released Her New Meanjin EP". Musicfeeds. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Thelma Plum on her new EP 'Meanjin': "I've put so much into these songs… I feel very exposed, very vulnerable"". NME. August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. ^ Lars Brandle (12 October 2022). "Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  8. ^ Mary Varvaris (12 July 2023). "Budjerah & Wildfire Manwurrk Lead NIMA Finalist Nominations". The Music. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Here Are All the Winners from the 2023 National Indigenous Music Awards". Music Feeds. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.