In the midst of Aus Music Month, Ziggy Alberts has released Singing For Country; an ode to the natural beauty and multicultural way of life found in Australia.
Singing For Country follows New Love, Outlaw and Where Did The Love Go? as the latest taste from Ziggy’s upcoming seventh studio album New Love, out 21 February.
Along with the release, Ziggy has announced his return to Australian major cities – set to hit stages in the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth during album release week.
Singing For Country is a standout moment on the singer/songwriters upcoming LP; stripped right back with just a piano accompanying Ziggy’s vocals, the track also features the sounds of Kookaburras and other native birds throughout the track – creating a wide, natural sounding atmosphere that complements Ziggy’s vocal performance beautifully.
Written as a love letter to his home country, Singing For Country paints a stunning picture of the land and people that call Australia home.
Ziggy said, “I wrote ‘Singing For Country’ along the Mid-North Coast of Australia. It’s a song about what it means to be Australian, to love this land and our planet. For me, being Australian is about embracing a unique mix of cultures on this sunburnt land.”
“This song was my way of celebrating what and how it feels to be Australian. I performed this song across my tour in Europe, UK and North America and despite it being about my love for Australia, people really connected to it. I think that for anyone who loves the natural beauty of their homeland will relate and feel camaraderie in this too. It speaks to the core reason I write songs; to sing and celebrate people and nature.”
Following a huge tour across the globe over the last few months, which has included sold out shows across Europe, the US, South America and Asia – Ziggy found an overwhelming feeling of gratitude as he returned home, and felt the need to highlight the track even though it wasn’t initially intended as a single for the upcoming album.
“After being on tour all year, there’s nothing quite like the feeling of coming home,” he said.
“You don’t realise how much you love a place until you’re back, breathing it in again. There’s something raw and grounding about being back on home soil, smelling the bottlebrush, and returning to the ocean.
“Originally, this song was just going to be part of the album, but when I got back home, that visceral feeling reminded me how important it was to share it as a single ahead of summer. I’m grateful my team helped make it happen.”
Ziggy will be performing at The Station on the Sunshine Coast on Friday 21 February 2025.
Tickets for Ziggy’s release week tour are on sale now, and are available at ziggyalberts.com.
