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Photo credit: Marcus Coblyn

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MILLY STRANGE
releases self-titled
debut album

+ New video for
‘GHOST’

+ Headline shows in
Sydney & Melbourne

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Milly Strange‘s self-titled debut album is a cathartic exploration of grief, inner conflict, and personal transformation, tracing the emotional terrain of heartbreak, old friendships, and versions of the self left behind. The album release will be celebrated with headline shows in Sydney at The Union Hotel on Saturday August 30th and in Melbourne at the Northcote Social Club on Thursday September 18th.

Blending raw lyrical honesty with vivid imagery and a dynamic alt-rock sound, the album captures the tension between vulnerability and strength as Milly moves through pain toward renewal. The 8-track features previous singles ‘Ghost’, nostalgic alt-rock track ‘Horses’ and band favourite, ‘The Last Time’, which earned airplay support across Double J, PBS, Triple R, 4ZZZ and FBi. The album’s focus track, ‘Diane’, is feverish and stirring, written by Milly when “The flu had its claws in me. I croaked this song out on a walk around the block in the middle of winter. I didn’t know what I was singing—my brain was half-gone, but I clung to whatever I could feel and see.”

Raised on a rich sonic diet of Johnny Cash, David Bowie, Tom Waits, and Martha Wainwright, Milly’s early influences evolved into a deep reverence for songwriters like PJ Harvey, Angel Olsen, Ora Cogan, Cat Power, Adrianne Lenker, and Sharon Van Etten. Her music thrives on contrasts – light and dark, past and present, beauty and unease, as powerfully demonstrated on her debut album.

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Milly Strange, comprises eight songs, some old, some new, and some somewhere in between. Milly shares, “Writing these songs felt psychologically and emotionally necessary,” says Milly. “Each one helped me give form to a part of myself I wasn’t ready to confront in real life.”

Recorded in Naarm with her band, Jai Forster-Saunders (guitar), Keely Lawson (bass & backing vocals), Alek Vult (guitar), and Sam Kirkpatrick (drums), the project marks a significant milestone for Milly, who reflects, “It feels very special to finally share these songs. Together, they track a journey through grief and growth, a process I’ve only come to fully understand after finishing the album in 2025.

“I feel like I can finally move forward from a lot of the trauma these songs helped me work through. As a band, we’re so excited to share what our next step will look like, with this first album as the foundation for everything that’s to come.”

Having already carved out a place in Melbourne’s underground, Milly has performed alongside artists like The Slingers, Peter Bibby, Caitlin Harnett & the Pony Boys, and Queenie. She has sold out shows of her own and will perform at Town Folk Festival this November alongside Sharon Van Etten, and will support Folk Bitch Trio at The Corner Hotel on September 13th and 14th. Tickets for the Northcote Social Club show on Thursday, 18 September, are on sale now.

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MILLY STRANGE
Upcoming Shows

Sat 30 Aug – Headline show at The Union in Newtown, Sydney
Sat 13 & Sun 14 Sept – Supporting Folk Bitch Trio at The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Thurs 18 Sept – Headline show at Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Saturday 15 Nov – Town Folk Festival, Castlemaine

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Milly Strange – out now 

TRACKLISTING

1. Don’t Call My Name
2. Ghost
3. I’ll Be The One You Call
4. Under My Skin
5. Horses
6. Cold
7. Diane
8. The Last Time

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Photo credit: Marcus Coblyn

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