It was a good year to be Courtney Barnett.
The honor didnt really set in initially, given she found out after just finishing a long international flight.
We were both really tired you know how you get on a long plane.
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It was weird, just like, Wow!
After three EPs, Barnetts debut record collection garnered rave reviews (and ended up atNo.
6 on EWs list of best albums of 2015).
The 28-year-old excels in translating lifes inanities and mundane activities into compelling and detailed storytelling over fuzzed-out rock riffs.
I think its fing great.
Its a great thing.
She was particularly stuck on the literalness of the title and started there.
[I] started sketching all the chairs around my house and that I grew up with it.
I didnt think it would end up being the cover.
But it seemed so reflective, she describes.
My drawings are really simple and basic and line drawings.
Its just floating in that empty space and seemed kind of meditative and thoughtful.
The album and ensuing accolades were a culmination of a family investment.
Shes just happy that Im happy, doing what I like doing.
Thats the vibe Ive always picked up from her the last couple years, Barnett says.
That must be so great.'
As for her next release, Barnett is writing; however, nothing is concrete.
Im pretty slow at doing things and making decisions.
It could take another 20 years at this rate, she says with a laugh.
When I get my s together, something will happen.
