Lee Tran Lam talks to Alice Ivy about her second album, Don't Sleep, which was nominated for an Australian Music Prize. The Melbourne artist finished the record just as the world went into lockdown last year. She talks about collaborating with local greats Thelma Plum, Ecca Vandal and more, plus her international songwriting sessions with Cadence Weapon and other overseas collaborators on the record. She also covers the surreal way her Ecca Vandal track, "In My Mind", blew up around the world thanks to an Apple ad, while she was stuck in Melbourne during its intense 100+ day lockdown. This album was created at airports, on airplanes, in sweaty basements, in studios where the power cut out and has a million stories behind it. TRACKS INCLUDE: ‘Champagne Late Nights’ ‘Sunrise feat. Cadence Weapon’ ‘In My Mind feat. Ecca Vandal’ ‘Ticket To Heaven feat. Thelma Plum’ ‘Don’t Sleep feat. Imbi & Boi’ ‘I’ll Find It feat. Odette’ ‘Sweetest Love feat. Montaigne & Bertie Blackman’ ‘All Hit Radio feat. Teef & Tessa’ ‘Better Man feat. Benjamin Joseph’ ‘My Turn feat. SWSH’ ‘Money feat. Dijahsb’ ‘All In For You feat. Ngaiire’ ‘Gold feat. Bertie Blackman’.

 

This episode is guest hosted by Lee Tran Lam, host of FBi Radio’s Australian music show, Local Fidelity. Catch Lee Tran every Sunday at 7pm.

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