Originating from Australia’s tropical idyll of Brisbane, the burgeoning artist known as Hartley sculpts beautifully rich songs that display both the effervescence of her youth, and the vastness of talent that belies her.

Hartley’s debut single “Used To” arrived after the original version of the track was uploaded to triple j Unearthed, which generated early excitement. Placing her tingling vocal hooks atop a cloud of synths, “Used To” married blissful ambience with racing, energetic rhythms – ebbing and flowing in intensity as it journeys past each exquisite chorus.

A year of applying for jobs that she had no interest in led her to make the move into moniker Hartley. “I had this moment where I was like, ‘if I was going to do everything that I wanted to without feeling judgement what would I do?’ So, I dyed my hair in the craziest colour I could think of and moved to do music full time…”.

Inspired by how it feels to convert one’s diary into song, she began looping her vocals acapella, and Hartley then knew that production was the key to further explore; from writing and recording the song, to painstakingly shaping each synth sound, her debut / self-titled EP is as much a testament to Hartley as a songwriter & producer as it is to her as a vocalist.

In the month of January, fourth single "How It Feels" culminated with the release of her EP, followed shortly thereafter by “Bittersweet” (Co-Produced by Ninajirachi) in March which marked the start of a new chapter and showcased another side to Hartley, effortlessly blurring the lines between playful and emotive.

Hartley’s sophomore EP campaign starts with title track “Feel Too Much” and is followed shortly thereafter by second single “Underwater” (Co-Produced by Perto), accompanied by her first live performance piece courtesy of Rolling Stone and backed by another two definitive songs she’s set to release later this year.