Paige Court is a rising Adelaide-based singer/songwriter and pop artist, best known as MANE. She exploded onto the Aussie scene with 2019’s breakout hit “Chasing Butterflies,” which amassed over 2 million streams and landed at #7 on the Spotify viral charts.
Her debut EP. 2020’s Coping Mechanisms and follow-up single “Hi Lo” were released through Dew Process/Universal Music Australia and were written during some of the most formative experiences of her life to date.
In a relatively short period of time, MANE has played the national touring circuit, playing some of her homeland’s biggest festivals including Spin Off, Groovin The Moo, Bigsound, and Big Pineapple. She has shared stages with the likes of Matt Corby, Ball Park Music, Yung Blud and The Kooks. Building upon a growing profile, the rising Aussie artist went on a 34 date Stateside tour between last August and last November, across 14 states.
The rising Aussie artist’s latest single, the Mario Späte and Benjamin Tamblyn-Morrow (a in shadowing collaborator role)-produced “Breathing Again” continues a remarkable run of cinematic, heart-worn-on-sleeve pop anthems centered around her smoky, booming pop belter delivery paired with twinkling keys, a mix of thumping beats and live drumming and a rousingly anthemic hook. The song, which was written with Charlie McClean, the co-founder of She Writes feels informed by lived-in experience: it evokes a sometimes fleeting sense of hope and peace during the most difficult times of your life. This song should serve as a reminder that things can — and do — get better; that nothing is forever.
“I distinctly remember writing this song with Charlie at Kobalt Studios in LA and feeling overwhelmed by a waterfall of happy/sad emotions… Charlie really gently helped coax them out of me in a way where I didn’t need to be specific or elaborate into any detail which was really nice,” Court recalls. “The song to me is about a moment of clarity or relief in the midst of healing from something – the sometimes fleeting feeling that it is in fact going to be ok, for me those moments provide a lot of hope… it’s refreshing, relieving and sometimes exciting to feel, especially if it’s felt heavy and dark for so long. I think finding a space where you can genuinely smile, breathe and just exist after a grief is a testament to your own resilience, because even though you may still be going through it your finding room around it to seek hope & happiness and I think that’s brave as hell!”
Edited by Court, the accompanying video emphasizes the healing process at the core of the song as it follows a couple of women, suffering through despair and heartache, and while expressing their feelings experience a moment of clarity and peace that saves them.
The rising Aussie artist’s sophomore is forthcoming but in the meantime, she’ll be making a stop at this year’s New Colossus and SXSW before a handful of Stateside tour dates. You can check out the tour dates below.
Tour Dates
March 10th – 1:30PM @ Berlin Day Party at Berlin, NYC (New Colossus)
March 10th – 10:15PM @ Pianos (Show Room), NYC (New Colossus)
March 12th – Beerburg Brewery Festival, Austin, TX
March 13th – 2:30PM @ Show X/Box Car Presents at San Jac Saloon, Austin, TX
March 15th – 4:15PM @ Show X/Box Car Presents at The Blind Pig, Austin, TX
March 16th – 10:00PM @ The Drafting Room, Austin, TX
March 16th – 12:00AM @ Howdy Gals ATX at Hole in the Wall, Austin, TX
March 17th – 1:30PM @ Sounds Australia Presents at Lucilles Patio Lounge, Austin, TX
March 17th – 3:30PM @ Balanced Breakfast Presents at The Jackalope, Austin, TX
March 18th – 12PM @ Tiny Van Concert at Givens District Park, Austin, TX
March 18th – 3PM @ Apogee Presents at Shiners Saloon (Rooftop Stage) Austin, TX
March 19th – New New Festival 2023 at Manhattan Project Beer Company, Dallas, TX
March 22nd – The East Room, Nashville, TN
March 24th – The Monarch, Louisville, KY
March 25th – MECCA OTR, Cincinnati, OH
April 1st – Plan 9 Records, Richmond, VA
April 4th – The Camel, Richmond, VA
April 12th – Harvard & Stone, Los Angeles, CA