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Born | (1988-07-21) July 21, 1988 (age 36) Perth, Western Australia |
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Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Spinning Top Music |
Peter Bibby is an Australian songwriter and musician. His songs deal with themes of drinking and working-class culture in Australia. He has performed at Laneway Festival, SXSW, and All Points East. Bibby has released four albums, Butcher / Hairstylist / Beautician in 2014, Grand Champion in 2018, Marge in 2020, and Drama King in 2024.
History
Bibby started his musical career as a busker in his native Perth before forming the group Frozen Ocean, and eventually performing as a solo artist.
His debut album, Butcher / Hairstylist / Beautician, was released in 2014. Writing for The Music (magazine), Brendan Telford opined "Bibby paints a deliciously perturbing picture of Australian shambolic chic."
Bibby's sophomore album, Grand Champion, was released in 2018. Reviewing the album for KTSW, Samuel Cravey wrote "The album is one heck of a good listen, and its seemingly ironic title Grand Champion aids immensely in selling Bibby’s iconic, slightly-screwy, Australian singer/songwriter persona."
In 2020, he released the album Marge. "Oceans" was released as a single and featured an accompanying music video. The song was included on the Consequence list New Music Friday: 7 Songs You Need to Hear on May 8th, 2022.
In 2024, Bibby released the album Drama King. Writing for The Mancunion, Daniel Tothill called the album "a testament to his contradictory nature and kaleidoscopic inspirations, resulting in a joyously varied and unexpected record." Writing for Louder Than War, MK Bennet shared that "The consistent mix and flow of the tracks is seamless, production perfect, a time capsule of twenty-first-century songwriting with its beautiful and broken souls fading into the history of its narrative."
Personal life
Bibby has worked as a bricklayer.
Discography
- Drama King, 2024
- Marge, 2020
- Grand Champion, 2018
- Butcher / Hairstylist / Beautician, 2014
References
- ^ Ross, Annabel (January 31, 2015). "Peter Bibby plays Laneway Festival in Melbourne". Sydney Morning Herald.
- Skell, Tristan. "PETER BIBBY + Georgia Knight @ Howler, Melbourne, 22nd June 2024 (Live Review)". amnplify.com.
- ^ "Peter Bibby on AMRAP". Community Broadcasting Association of Australia.
- "Peter Bibby on Allmusic". RhythmOne.
- Rae, Harvey (May 21, 2015). "Bibby's magic tricks surprise". The West Australian.
the album's lead single Hates My Boozin indicates he's a party animal verging on full-blown alcoholic... His lyrics most commonly detail interactions with characters he meets on the street
- "Feature Video: PETER BIBBY – Terracotta Brick". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. May 3, 2024.
The accompanying clip is simple, slow and pensive, cutting between various scenes of working-class Australians looking into the distance, forlorn while sipping a beer or lunging a dart. Capturing the unseen side of a quintessentially Australian way of making a crust.
- "Peter Bobby on Spinning Top Music". spinningtopmusic.com.
- Telford, Brendan (November 23, 2014). "Album Review: Peter Bibby - Butcher/Hairstylist/Beautician". The Music (magazine).
- Cravey, Samuel (October 25, 2024). "Peter Bibby: Grand Champion Album Review". KTSW.
- Martin, Josh (May 9, 2020). "Peter Bibby's Dog Act shares new single and video 'Oceans'". NME.
- Young, Alex (May 8, 2022). "New Music Friday: 7 Songs You Need to Hear". Consequence (publication).
- Tothill, Daniel (June 13, 2024). "Peter Bibby – Drama King: A tragic and unpredictable opus". The Mancunion.
- Bennett, MK (June 14, 2024). "Peter Bibby: Drama King – Album Review". Louder Than War.
- Downs, Sarah (May 7, 2024). "Best Australian Music of the Week: April 29th-May 5th". Rolling Stone Australia.