Peter Bibby | |
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| Born | July 21, 1988 [1] [2] Perth, Western Australia |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Spinning Top Music |
Peter Bibby (born July 21, 1988) is an Australian songwriter and musician. [4] His songs deal with themes of drinking and working-class culture in Australia. [5] [6] He has performed at Laneway Festival, SXSW, [3] and All Points East. [7] Bibby has released four albums, Butcher / Hairstylist / Beautician in 2014, Grand Champion in 2018, Marge in 2020, and Drama King in 2024.
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. [1]
His debut album, Butcher / Hairstylist / Beautician, was released in 2014. Writing for The Music , Brendan Telford opined "Bibby paints a deliciously perturbing picture of Australian shambolic chic." [8]
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." [9]
In 2020, he released the album Marge. "Oceans" was released as a single and featured an accompanying music video. [10] The song was included on the Consequence list New Music Friday: 7 Songs You Need to Hear on May 8, 2022. [11]
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." [12] 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." [13]
Bibby has worked as a bricklayer. [14]
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
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.