There would be little point in Magic Dirt frontwoman Adalita Srsen repositioning herself as the Suzi Quattro of Australian Rock on her first solo release, when in essence she’d already achieved that with Magic Dirt. Appearing late last year, the Hot Air EP showed a marked reversal from the scream n’ shout of the Dirt, pursuing a stripped back approach, full of mood and texture. Webcuts spoke with Adalita in July of 2009 about the then unfinished record — “…I want to keep it pretty minimal. I think it will be bolder in that way to just have guitar and vocals”. About “Hot Air”, she explained “… was the first song I wrote for the solo album. It really just came out of the blue. I had a loop going of two simple guitar chords and then laid down a melodic refrain over the top. The words came from a poem I wrote a long time ago. I like the wistful nature of this song”. So do we. Adalita’s self-titled album is due in early 2011 on Liberation Music.
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