Broken Creek launch a crowdfunding campaign for their second album ‘Yeah Nah’

Local duo Broken Creek are recording their second album ‘Yeah Nah’ and are asking the community to help them raise the funds to release it. 

Earlier this year, Erin and Lachlan Heycox moved back to Picola to set up a recording studio on Erin’s family farm to record their second album. 

“We wanted to record music inspired by Australia - the small towns we grew up in, the unique landscape and history” says Erin, “so it made perfect sense to move back home to have the space to do this.” 

Broken Creek describe their music as “Reimagined Australiana” - combining the sounds of traditional Australian folk and country on the fiddle, voice, banjo and guitar. 

“Lach and I want to create an album that is all-Australian. We have created new versions of traditional Australian folk ballads such as Moreton Bay and Banks of the Condamine. We’ve also written original songs about escaped convicts, shearers battling the floods, the first time I went on a solo roadtrip and even a tune we wrote for Nathalia’s G.R.A.I.N Store’s 10th Anniversary”.   

Crowdfunding has become a popular method for independent musicians to fund their albums. Instead of a traditional music label lending money to fund a recording, artists reach out directly to their community for help. In return, supporters get unique rewards made by the artist. 

“Folk and country music has always been about people and not big business, so it made sense for us to ask people to be part of making our album” says Erin. 

Depending on what level is pledged, Broken Creek are offering rewards such as signed CDs, a zine, an online dinner party, ‘Yeah Nah’ t-shirts, personalised playlists, music lessons, song commissions and private house concerts. 

To date Broken Creek are halfway to reaching their $5000 goal.

“We’ve been blown away by the support so far, it just goes to show that people want to get behind independent, original Australian music.”

The Broken Creek Pozible campaign lasts until December 1st 2023. 

You can support Broken Creek at their Pozible page at this link: https://www.pozible.com/profile/broken-creek