Following the Waxahatchee-featuring “Site Unseen” and last year’s “Stay in Your Lane”, Australian singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett – now based in LA – is back with two more tracks from her upcoming album, Creature of Habit, out March 27 via Fiction Records. 

Listen to “Mantis” and “Sugar Plum” below:

Barnett describes “Mantis” as “the microcosmic centerpiece” of the album, and “a song about searching” that “embodies the message and meaning of every track,” adding:  

“I was feeling particularly lost while I was working on this song. One day, I was standing in the kitchen, making a coffee, when I noticed a little green praying mantis sitting on top of the doorframe. I had never seen one there in the desert house, so I took it as an important sign from the universe. I texted a photo to Stella [Mozgawa] and she said it’s good luck, look it up! I did a quick search and found it to also represent patience, perseverance and a guide for those who needed direction. I stood and spoke to the mantis for a while, it was a strange and enlightening moment that I’ll never forget. Eventually, I got back to writing, and finally I had the chorus to this song."

“Sugar Plum”, meanwhile, is described as a song that faces down self-doubt and steps into a new sense of optimism and wonder.

Tour Dates:

03/28 Manchester, UK @ BBC Music Festival
03/29 Sunderland, UK @ Independent
03/30 Hebden Bridge, UK @ The Trades Club
04/01 Bedford, UK @ Bedford Esquires
04/02 Margate, UK @ Where Else?
05/01 Austin, TX @ RADIO/EAST *
05/02 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *
05/03 Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory *
05/05 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium *
05/06 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle *
05/09 Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre ^ *
05/10 Washington, DC @ The Anthem ^ *
05/12 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore ^ *
05/13 Boston, MA @ Roadrunner ^ *
05/15 Madison, WI @ The Sylvee *
05/16 St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre *
05/19 St. Louis, MO @ The Hawthorn *
05/20 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *
05/21 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre *
05/22 Toronto, ON @ History *
08/11 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater +
08/12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre +
08/14 Cincinnati, OH @ MegaCorp Pavilion +
08/15 Kansas City, MO @ The Truman +
08/18 Seattle, WA @ TBA
08/19 Portland, OR @ TBA
08/21 Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom +
08/22 Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex +
08/24 Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24 +
08/26 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore +
08/29 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium “ +

^ with Momma  | * with Truman Sinclair 
“ with Built to Spill  | + with Zoh Amba

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