Rock music songstress Ella Hooper will be showcasing new material with audiences as she heads out on the road this month on her Data Dust tour through Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
Hooper smashed onto the Australian music scene as part of her rock-pop band Killing Heidi as a technicolour teenager. Her solo career has since seen this seasoned performer find her home, releasing critically acclaimed tunes that are a mix of bright snappy pop, synth driven singalongs and classic rock feels.
She recently launched her latest pop-rock track, Data Dust, on the Eurovision Australia Decides show to national audiences. Now Hooper can’t wait to get back out on the road and share her work over the past 12-months with fans.
In fact, this will be the first time some of these tracks have been heard outside the studio, giving music-lovers an exclusive listening party to her forthcoming release.
“I’ve been working on a new EP or mini album over the last few months and playing the new tracks live before they’re released is a great way to see what’s really connecting with my audience before I put the final touches on the songs,” Hooper said.
“Also, its just fun to play this style of upbeat, retro rock-flavoured pop live – it feels great! I love the kind of characterful rooms we’re playing too, lots of atmosphere suits this band.”
The title track of the tour, Data Dust, was penned by Sydney-based composer Alice Chance for the Eurovision Australia Decides performance and, in particular for Ella, it resonated with her as something a little bit special.
It is a powerful rock-pop feast, peppered with attitude about digital addiction and the ever-creeping effects of social media on our lives – the power pop banger grabs the listener immediately.
For audiences attending her upcoming live show at the Camelot Lounge in Marrickville on Sunday, February 24, Hooper said the night will be full-on live music.
“(There will be) swagger, grit, fun, big choruses and pretty immediate singability,” she says. “We aren’t holding back musically; these songs are made to connect. Oh, and they’ll be a few too many personal stories from me, as always!”
