The incomparable, acclaimed singer-songwriter Sahara Beck released her sophomore album, ‘All Attention On Your Emotions’ late last year, and with that release having sunken into the ears and brains of anyone within distance, the Brisbane-based artist is now ready to set out on an 11-date National tour starting this week.

The highly-anticipated follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Panacea', ‘All Attention On Your Emotions’ was created in collaboration with ARIA Award winning Producer/Engineer/Songwriter Kon Kersting (Tones And I, The Jungle Giants, Milky Chance, Spacey Jane), and is Sahara’s most raw and vulnerable anthology of music to date, featuring ten tracks, including focus track ‘Compromise’, and recent releases ‘Hard To Tell’, ‘Thinking Twice’ and ‘Hunter’, that delve into the complexities of the human condition.

‘All Attention On Your Emotions’ is a culmination of the musical stylings of one such multi-faceted artist. Sahara is a songwriter willing to embrace their uniqueness, and one who has, for quite sometime, refused to conform, resulting in stunning snapshots that are cleverly crafted, sharpened, and honest. ‘All Attention On Your Emotions’ is super-theatrical, with each track becoming a captivating act, and one of those albums that demands to be listened from from front to back, no skips, being rewarded (and enriched) by that experience.

In support of the release, Sahara will embark on a national headline tour from Feb-March 2024. The tour, supported by Cult Artists and Secret Sounds Artist Management, kicks off in Ipswich on 9 February before moving on to Brisbane, Maroochydore, Sydney, Wollongong, Belgrave, Melbourne, Castlemaine, Adelaide, Perth and Fremantle!

Thematically, ‘All Attention On Your Emotions’ is inspired by Plutchik’s ‘Wheel of Emotion’, with each song taking on an emotional ‘character’– from envy, jealousy and heartbreak to love, admiration and hope. Through the use of contrasting vocal techniques and agile musical composition, the album takes listeners on a psychological odyssey, artfully dissecting the euphoric highs, the melancholic lows, and the various shades of light and dark experienced universally by humankind.

Says Sahara of the album, “When I reflect on this record, I’m reminded of how much writing I’ve actually done across the years, the amazing people I've had the pleasure of writing with and the experiences and places that were all part of it. There are so many songs that have not made this record, and I can’t wait to release those at some stage. But the songs on this record are the ones that fit together best for myself and for Konsti [Kon Kersting]”.

Penned during a period of deep introspection and personal growth, ‘All Attention On Your Emotions’ is a testament to Sahara’s relentless pursuit of self-discovery and evolution. In her own words, “At the beginning of writing this album, I felt like a very loud person with lots to say, and so perhaps production-wise and vocally, you can hear that. But now, after all of this writing and reflection, I realise that I still have so much to learn and so much listening and watching to do.” She continues, “At present, I feel like a completely different person to the person who wrote these songs, but without writing these songs, I don’t think I would have been able to become the person that I am now.”

As a songwriter, Sahara has garnered multiple accolades and international recognition. She was a 2022 finalist in the International Songwriting Competition and the Nashville-based Unsigned Find Comp, and in 2019, she placed 3rd in the prestigious Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition. Furthermore, she has received numerous QLD Music Awards and prestigious honours, including the Carol Lloyd Award in 2020 and the esteemed Grant McLennan Fellowship in 2023.

Renowned for her magnetic stage presence and unparalleled showmanship, Sahara Beck has graced illustrious venues and festivals across the globe, from captivating audiences at Glastonbury Festival and the renowned Queen Elizabeth Hall in London to leaving an indelible mark on esteemed events like the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Perth Fringeworld, Woodford Folk Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Blues Festival Byron Bay, Falls Music & Arts Festival, and more. Additionally, she has shared the stage with acclaimed artists such as Bishop Briggs, The Rubens, Kim Churchill, Ball Park Music, Ocean Alley, and Paul Kelly.

Beyond her live performances, Sahara's music has featured in prominent media campaigns and sought-after sync placements, including a Haagen-Dazs TV commercial featuring Bradley Cooper and NBC's hit series ‘Girlfriends Guide To Divorce’, among other notable placements. On the airwaves, Sahara’s music has resonated globally, receiving widespread radio support from influential stations such as BBC Radio Scotland, Indie XFM in Los Angeles, Radio Doble Nueve in Peru, 2XM in Ireland, Radio Alternative Rock in Brazil, Radio One in India, ZFM in the Netherlands, and triple J in her native Australia, to name just a few.

With the release of ‘All Attention On Your Emotions’, Sahara is poised to take her career to the next level and solidify her place as one of Australia's most exciting and eclectic artists.

Catch Sahara Beck locally, playing with the equally enigmatic AYLA on February 9 at Studio 188 (Ipswich/Yagara), February 10 at The Old Museum (Brisbane/Meanjin), and February 11 at Solbar Playhouse (Maroochydore/Kabi Kabi), before she heads interstate.