New Release from Nicole Millar 'Signals'

Nicole Millar has established herself as one of Australia's buzz crossover acts in recent times.  Now the singer/songwriter, electro chanteuse, indietronica muse, pop boss is preparing to release her second EP, Communication, on December 2, led by turbo-charged single, ‘Signals’.

The product of an LA writing sojourn, ‘Signals’ takes '90s house into deep space. "That's probably my favourite on the EP," Nicole states.  "It’s about a relationship where you're with the person, but they haven't admitted it yet and you're trying to show them your worth and that you will go if they don't accept your signals."

The mysterious Sydneysider, her sensual voice like an elixir, became a household name when she co-wrote and sang Peking Duk's 2014 mega-anthem ‘High’. The track went certified triple-platinum, scored an ARIA for "Best Dance Release", and landed at #2 in Triple J's Hottest 100 poll.

Ahead of writing and recording the Communication EP, Nicole says, "I just took some time off to really find out what kind of artist that I wanted to be and what kind of music I wanted to create. I definitely wanted to make electronic music, but I still have a love for pop music. So it was just about finding all of my references and putting them into this one little thing." Today Nicole isn't into genre tags – she simply represents her own modishly mutating hybrid.

In late 2015 Nicole debuted as a solo artist with the spare, atmospheric ‘Wait’ – auguring summer's Tremble EP. The title-track, a future bass banger, consistently dominated triple j's playlist and accumulated five million streams on Spotify – after reaching #2 on the USA Viral Chart. In April Nicole launched her headlining Tremble tour, accompanied by a percussive, dancy band – selling out shows. Then, following a triumphant slot at 2016's Splendour In The Grass on the jammed Tiny Dancer stage, she opened for pop phenomenon Troye Sivan. "It was cool," Nicole enthuses. "I toured with him all around Australia. I think the biggest venue was 7000 people, which was insane – I've never really got to perform my own set in front of that many people."

Nicole is feeling confident about her artistic arc. On Communication she offers songs about female independence (‘Signals’), but also explores modern romance (‘Love Like I Never’, glitchy, melodic deep house, helmed by Sable) and nocturnal adventures (the darkly twisting ‘Pixelated’, with ‘Tremble’ producer Dan Farber). "It's still electronic," Nicole considers. "I think this EP could be a little bit more pop. From performing a lot over the last year, I realised that I wanted to write music that was more upbeat. I still have one slow song on the EP [‘One Thing’], but I love performing songs that have a groove to them and are quite energetic. So, when I was writing for this EP, that's what I wanted to do – I wanted to write fun songs… I'm just evolving as an artist – and I think I've found my sound."



Full track listing of Communication EP is:

No Bad Vibes
Signals
Pixelated
One Thing
Love Like I Never
Better (Nicole Millar x Sweater Beats feat. Imad Royal)