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Photo – Macami
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“Don’t stop. Don’t question.
Don’t change — just grow”:
DJANABA’s
debut album
DID I STUTTER?
out now
via ETCETC
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Praise for DJANABA
“A heartfelt blend of electronic pop” Rolling Stone AU/NZ
“Djanaba is allergic to releasing a bad track” Kailyn Crabbe, triple j
“Djanaba proudly exhibits every aspect of her bad self with this astonishingly impressive debut LP” Beat Magazine
“Djanaba uses her music as a platform for carefully calculated commentary against the confines of bold, presumptuous voices in pop” Eat This Music
“Raised by strong female role models, Djanaba is using that force for good through creating art oozing with confidence and strength” triple j Unearthed (Feature Artist)
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Today, electronic pop vocalist, songwriter and producer Djanaba shares her highly anticipated debut album Did I Stutter?, out now via etcetc music. LISTEN HERE.
Beyond Djanaba’s fierce flow and crystalline soundscapes lies a depth of introspection. She traverses the experiences that have brought her to her position as a boundary-breaker, redefining what it means to be a pop artist on her own terms as a proud Queer Bundjalung woman. Through capturing the restorative power of harnessing your inner confidence to get you through the hard times, Djanaba has materialised a creative feat that surpassed even her own expectations.
“‘Did I Stutter?’ stands far above what I ever thought I could create,” she shares. “This album could honestly be my own personal how-to guide on figuring shit out in your early twenties. Don’t stop. Don’t question. Don’t change — just grow. While I’ve been figuring it all out, it hasn’t been easy, and it definitely hasn’t been cheap (shoutout to my therapist) — but it has been worth every second. I’m still figuring it out, but FUCK, do I feel lighter.”
Opening with the vibrant ‘Times Like SIS’, each track on the album is as immediate and infectious as the last, grounded in the precision and care Djanaba consistently dedicates to her craft. Whether evoking uninhibited dancefloor euphoria on ‘fuckitup’, taking a moment to reflect on how far she’s come on ‘Way We Move’, or penning an anthem for the “baddie gurrllsss” with ‘Asikee’, it’s clear that Did I Stutter? Is Djanaba at her most inspired, poised to illuminate festival stages, club nights, and hearts alike.
Djanaba reflects on the creation of the album’s soaring focus single, ‘Doin To Me’, produced by PNAU. At just 19, she had just begun exploring electronic music and working in the studio with Nick Littlemore, describing it as a pivotal and freeing experience. Initially uncertain about her songwriting abilities, she found a sense of liberation in the process – singing, experimenting and creating without judgment. “It’s really quite unserious and not over complicated”, she explains, “but this song is more than just that, it was the first moment l genuinely felt like l had made something beautiful, and it gave me the confidence to keep creating.”
With over a million streams to her name, Djanaba continues to break barriers and turn heads with her knockout catalogue of singles – including the breakout collaboration with PNAU ‘Big Titties’, ‘Stutter? Ft. Somber Hills’, ‘Broke Back Bitch’, ‘Times Like SIS’, ‘Don’t Really Care’, ‘F.U.’ and ‘Way We Move’. Known for her electrifying live energy, she’s also lit up some of Australia’s biggest stages, including Listen Out, Beyond The Valley, Lost Paradise, Wildlands, Spilt Milk, Summer Camp, MELT Festival (supporting Kah-Lo) and Sydney Festival.
On Tuesday July 8, Djanaba will be performing as part of Garrima: The Country Cries for Truth live at the State Library of NSW – a special night showcasing Bundjalung talent across all art forms to kick off NAIDOC Week 2025. For more information, see BELOW.
DJANABA LIVE DATES
Tue Jul 8 – Country Cries For Truth
@ State Library of NSW – Eora / Sydney
Tickets available HERE
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Did I Stutter? LP by Djanaba is out now, buy/stream it here
Track List
Times Like SIS
fuckitup
Stutter feat. Somber Hills
F.U.
Doin To Me
Way We Move
Dig Me Out
Broke Back Bitch
FWU feat. CHISEKO
I’m Ready
Big Titties
Don’t Really Care
Asikee
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