Indie Music Women’s Artist of the Day is…

Tall Poppies (@tallpoppiesmusic)

London based, Australian born, indie-pop quartet, Tall Poppies match neat, melodic indie-pop with darker, creative notions. Identical twins Susan and Catherine spin tales of life from both sides of the planet with Diarmuid pulling at heartstrings on violin and Doug Fink injecting the energy and danceability on drums.

The twins named the band Tall Poppies soon after emigrating from their hometown in Perth, WA. They independently recorded and released two studio albums, ‘Thursday’ and ‘All the Rave’ and toured Europe, America, and Australia.

​Their new album, ‘Let’s Go Out’ is the first studio album recorded by the band as a four-piece. The album is a collection of catchy indie-pop inspired by city life and the emotional rollercoaster that goes with it.

The first single, ‘Cat Got Your Tongue’ was based on a Jane Austen novel. It was launched to a sell-out launch party and performed on BBC TV.

Tall Poppies shared with me what it means to be indie music women artists: 

“Being independent musicians is like a Jane Fonda work out- great fun, hard work but the results are worth it. You get out what you put in! Knowing that the music we’ve released or performed has made someone’s day a bit brighter is the best feeling. Behind the scenes, it’s a delight to be our own bosses, creating what we feel when we choose. It’s a lot of hard work but we wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t so much fun! From writing, performing, film making, artwork, costume designing, and sewing, we’re in charge. There’s never a dull day.

Being a male-dominated industry, it’s always going to be a challenge for female artists, whether we’re conscious of it or not. The first time we went to buy a guitar, the bloke selling it joked it was just a phase, that we’d be buying surfboards next week. That didn’t happen… I certainly don’t have the core body strength (Susan).  It’s fabulous that platforms like Indie Music Women address this imbalance and raise the profile of women in music. Thanks, Linda!“

You can hear Tall Poppies single, “Let’s Go Out” on Indie Music Women’s Spotify playlist.