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Courtney Barnett by Pooneh Ghana
Courtney Barnett will be touring North America during the spring and summer.
Courtney Barnett has shared two further tracks from her upcoming album Creature Of Habit ahead of its release on March 27th.
Mantis has been described as the, ‘microcosmic centerpiece of the album’, and has been shared along side Sugar Plum in the wake of last month’s lead single Stay In Your Lane.
“I was feeling particularly lost while I was working on this song,” Barnett has said.
One day, I was standing in the kitchen, making a coffee, when I noticed a little green praying mantis sitting on top of the doorframe. I had never seen one there in the desert house, so I took it as an important sign from the universe. I texted a photo to Stella and she said it’s good luck, look it up! I did a quick search and found it to also represent patience, perseverance and a guide for those who needed direction.
“I stood and spoke to the mantis for a while, it was a strange and enlightening moment that I’ll never forget. Eventually, I got back to writing, and finally I had the chorus to this song.”
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