Maddy Jane

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Maddy Jane
Birth nameMadeleine Jane Woolley
Born1996 (age 26–27)[ citation needed ]
Origin Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2015–present
Labels
Website maddyjane.com.au

Madeleine Jane Woolley, who performs as Maddy Jane (born 1996), is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Bruny Island.

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In 2015, she released her debut single "People".[ citation needed ] In 2017, she released the singles "No Other Way" and "Thank You and Sorry".[ citation needed ] All three singles featured on her debut extended play, Not Human at All, which was released on 2 March 2018.[ citation needed ]

She has supported the Australian leg of tours by Harry Styles (November 2017) [2] and by Red Hot Chili Peppers (2019). [3]

She released her debut album Not All Bad or Good on 1 May 2020. [4]

Early life

Madeleine Jane Woolley was born in 1996 and was raised in Lunawanna, Bruny Island. [5] [6] [7] Her parents owned a vineyard. [8] She later described the place, "you are used to waving to everyone and knowing everyone. I have learnt to be more comfortable in bigger situations, because I am just a little small town girl. I have definitely had to get used to the scale of things." [9]

Career

2015–17: "People" and Not Human at All

Woolley released her debut single "People" in 2015. [7] She released her second single, "Drown It Out", in December 2016. [10] Follow-up singles "No Other Way" and "Thank You and Sorry" were released in 2017. [7] All three singles featured on her debut extended play, Not Human at All, which was released on 2 March 2018 via Lemon Tree Music/Sony Music Australia. . [6] [11] Dylan Marshall of The AU Review observed, "for the uninitiated, if you had to find an artist that is a cross somewhere between the wit and drawl of Courtney Barnett, Camp Cope's honesty and lyricism and the guitar hooks of early San Cisco, then you'd find someone that resembles [Jane]." [12]

2017–19: Touring with Harry Styles and Red Hot Chili Peppers

Woolley supported the Australian leg of tours by Harry Styles in November 2017 [9] and by Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2019. [13]

Australian surf and garage rock band, Skegss, have performed cover versions of her tracks, including "I Know What I Know Already", "Ideal", "No Other Way", "Not Human at All", and "People". [5]

2020–present: Not All Bad or Good

Woolley's debut album Not All Bad or Good was released on 1 May 2020. [4]

On 26 June 2020, Woolley performed Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten" as part of Triple J's Like a Version segment. [14]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date and label shown
TitleAlbum details
Not All Bad or Good

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with release date and label shown
TitleDetails
Not Human at All
  • Released: 2 March 2018 [16]
  • Label: Lemon Tree Records, Sony Music Australia [17]
    (19075837722)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, with year released and album shown
TitleYearAlbum
"People" [18] 2015Non-album single
"Drown It Out" [19] 2016Not Human At All [upper-alpha 1]
"No Other Way" [20] 2017
"Thank You and Sorry" [21]
"The Other Day" [22] 2018Not All Bad or Good
"Something Old and Something New" [23] 2019
"Say You Weren't Mine" [24]
"Perfection's a Thing and You're It" [25] 2020
"Dreams" [26] Non-album single
"You're Not Mine (But I Think You Should Be)" [27] Non-album single
"Island Time" [28] 2021TBA

Notes

  1. ↑ "Thank You and Sorry" also appears on Not All Bad or Good. [15]

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