Spare and bold, simple and evocative, melancholic and hopeful – with the release of an ambitious debut EP, Great Aunt begin to define for themselves a unique path in folk and Americana.

‘A Mess That I Left’ combines elements of contemporary folk and Americana with the traditions of old time, bluegrass, and gospel music. The instrumentation and arrangements are bare and bold: various combinations of mandolin, guitar and upright bass explore well-worn themes of grief, love, acceptance, hope, resilience and faith. Striking too, are the evocative voices of Megan Bird and Chelsea Allen.

The duo engineered and produced their record alone, in their home studio in Melbourne’s inner north. Each song is realised with deliberate sparseness, and aims to capture and replicate their acoustic performance. Listen and you'll hear breaths, sighs, chirping birds, imperfections, moments of hope and joy, fear and happiness. ‘A Mess That I Left’ is a living, breathing thing: a palpable moment in musical time.

released August 31, 2018

All songs written by Megan Bird & Chelsea Allen
Engineered and produced by Megan Bird & Chelsea Allen
Mastered by Joe Carra at Crystal Mastering
Artwork by Megan Bird