tunesday – thelma plum drops new ep, meanjin

The older you get, the more you tend to appreciate your hometown. The places that you never thought you’d care about become portals to the past, helping you hold onto precious childhood memories. And sometimes, the areas you loved while growing up change or totally disappear.

Thelma Plum’s new EP, Meanjin, is a love letter to her hometown. Through six heartfelt tracks, the Gamilaraay muso reflects on her childhood spent in Brisbane, and her relationship with the area today. One particular spot that Thelma reminisces about is The Brown Snake (aka Brisbane River). She says the river actually inspired a huge part of the EP. "In strange times you always tend to look back at warm memories for comfort, and when I was confined to an apartment overlooking The Brown Snake, I found myself writing music about Meanjin, the place I grew up in and have gravitated back to,” she says. “It’s blowing a musical kiss to the things I’ve loved."

Thelma is about to kick off her Meanjin tour (with fellow artists GRAACE and Jem Cassar Daley in tow). If you happen to be heading along (or if you simply want to enjoy some really lovely new music), prepare your ears by tuning into the EP below.