GIG: SALLY SELTMANN

“I’ve got such a good job, I love my job.” Sally Seltmann tells me she was counting her lucky stars, the day she was filmed the video clip of Harmony to my Heartbeat. The clip set in a homely backyard, and is of a barbeque and Seltmann recounts with a smile on her face, “It was friends of mine and friends of the director [Antuong Nguyen].” It’s more than luck for Seltmann. Formerly known as New Buffalo, Heart That’s Pounding is the first album Seltmann has released under her own name. “It was time for me to stop hiding behind a stage name, and just be myself”, she says, “When I stared New Buffalo I had this feeling of really wanting to prove myself.” That she did. New Buffalo recorded and performed as a one-woman band but Seltmann has since found new confidence in her music writing. So, three albums and one international hit (1, 2, 3, 4 which she gave to Feist) later she’s heading out with a band. The release of Heart That’s Pounding has already resulted in two US tours but Seltmann is keen to head out on tour in Australia, “I feel like I’ve put more of an effort into thinking about the whole live show and I’m really excited about it.”

Jul 23, 8pm, with Parades & Kyu, Oxford Art Factory, 38-46 Oxford St Darlinghurst, $23, moshtix.com.au