Lotte Gallagher / Ones To Watch

Lotte Gallagher

Indie-Pop

Lotte Gallagher

From: Melbourne

Related Artists: Phoebe Bridgers, Angie McMahon, Courtney Barnett

Impressing triple j tastemakers and earning a coveted top-five finalist spot in their Unearthed High 2023 competition, 17-year-old singer/songwriter Lotte Gallagher is a stand-out talent amongst the country’s next generation of alt-rock stars.

An artistic soul with an air of blasé vengeance, Lotte’s sound is reminiscent of genre leaders Phoebe Bridgers, Angie McMahon and Courtney Barnett. Surrounded by music throughout her childhood, Lotte’s parents served as both inspirations and teachers while she found her passion for guitar and singing. Fully supporting her, in recent years they sold their second car to afford her studio time with a producer.

Lotte's 2023 debut 'Adam' encapsulated her bold arrival on the scene – fitted with punchy guitars and an indie lead riff, and backed by the lyricism and powerful vocal performance of an artist well beyond her years. On its official post-Unearthed release, 'Adam' quickly rose to the #1 most-played spot at youth tastemaker triple j. Produced by Holy Holy's Oscar Dawson, the two have formed a solid creative partnership that has spread into Lotte's upcoming debut EP, with more outstanding releases to come from this body of work throughout 2024.

For Mushroom 50 Live, Lotte joined forces with Gordi for a duet of Split Enz ‘Message To My Girl’, performing to a sold-out Rod Laver Arena and broadcast audience of 830,000 in a highlight of the evening, with “their breathtaking vocal harmonies providing a poignant moment before the big finale" (Double J). Herald Sun national music writer Kathy McCabe named Lotte one of the top 10 Australian musicians to watch in 2024 off the back of it.

With her too-cool-but-I-care-too-much attitude, Lotte Gallagher is a force to be reckoned with – a phenomenal artist with the drive to become a true star of her generation.