Angie McMahon is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician from Melbourne, Victoria. She released her debut studio album Salt in 2019.
Early life McMahon grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Alphington and began piano lessons at four years of age.
McMahon was inspired to be an artist after hearing Missy Higgins' The Sound of White, saying "That was a really big turning point in my life. I felt like [after] listening to that record and learning to play the songs, which I did a lot, I had a clear understanding of what I wanted to do with myself."
Career 2013–2021: Salt
McMahon performed in a nine-piece soul band called The Fabric before beginning her solo career. She won a Telstra competition in 2013 to open for Bon Jovi on the Australian leg of their Because We Can tour.
McMahon completed an arts degree at the University of Melbourne. She returned to music in 2017.
In 2017, McMahon won the Josh Pyke Partnership, releasing her debut single "Slow Mover" in the same year. She then later released the singles, "Missing Me", "Keeping Time", a cover of Neil Young's "Helpless", "Pasta", and "And I am a Woman".
Her debut album, Salt, was released in July 2019 and peaked at #5 on the ARIA Charts. A live extended play was released in September 2019.
In October 2019, Happy Mag labelled her as "one of the most endearing and talented voices in music today," placing her at no. 15 on their list of "The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now." On 3 October 2019, McMahon released a cover of Tom Waits' "Take It With Me"; the lead single from an all-female tribute album to the singer titled Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits. In November 2019, McMahon released a cover of the Fleetwood Mac song, "Silver Springs"; a song McMahon names as her favourite. In February 2020, McMahon released a cover version of ABBA's "Knowing Me, Knowing You" as part of Triple J's Like a Version.
2022–present: Light, Dark, Light Again In June 2023, McMahon released the single "Saturn Returning", her first new single in three years.
On 12 July 2023, McMahon released "Letting Go" and announced her second studio album, Light, Dark, Light Again. The album was released on 27 October 2023.
Announced in February 2024, McMahon embarked on the "Making it Through Tour" in May and June 2024, encompassing 13 shows in Australia and New Zealand, which included selling out three nights at the Forum Theatre in her hometown Melbourne.
In August, McMahon released "Untangling" and announced an EP titled Light Sides would be released on 13 September 2024.
Discography Albums Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS Salt Released: 26 July 2019 Label: Angie McMahon, AWAL (AM001CD) Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 5 Light, Dark, Light Again Released: 27 October 2023 Label: Angie McMahon, AWAL (AM003CD) Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 6
Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions AUS Audiotree Live Released: 10 September 2019 Label: Audio Tree Formats: Digital download, streaming — Piano Salt Released: 2 October 2020 Label: Angie McMahon (AM002PCD) Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 19 Light Sides Released: 13 September 2024 Label: Gracie Music, AWAL Formats: Digital download, streaming —
Singles As lead artist +List of singles, with year released, selected certifications and album shown Title Year Certifications Album "Slow Mover" 2017 ARIA: 2× Platinum Salt "Missing Me" 2018 ARIA: Platinum "Keeping Time" ARIA: Gold "Helpless" "Pasta" 2019 ARIA: Gold Salt "And I am a Woman" "Silver Springs" rowspan="2" "Total Eclipse of the Heart" 2020 "Knowing Me, Knowing You" "If You Call" Piano Salt "Soon"/"The River" ARIA: Gold "Tea, Milk & Honey" 2021 Amerikinda: 20 Years of DualTone "Saturn Returning" 2023 Light, Dark, Light Again "Letting Go" "Fireball Whiskey" "Exploding" "Making It Through" "Reckless" 2024 "Just Like North" Light Sides "Untangling" "Take It to the Limit" 2025 "Honeycrash" 2026
As featured artist +List of singles as featured artist Title Year Album "Slave" 2019 "Angie (I've Been Lost)"2021 Actual Life (April 14 – December 17, 2020) "Light Dark Light"2024 Two More Days "What I Aim For"2026 Hunt Gather
Guest appearances +List of guest appearances, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Take It with Me" 2019 Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits
Notes
Awards and nominations AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
! |- | 2018 | "Slow Mover" | Breakthrough Independent Artist
| rowspan="2"| 2020 | herself | Breakthrough Independent Artist | | rowspan="2"| |- | Salt | Best Independent Rock Album or EP
APRA Awards The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.
! |- | rowspan="2"| 2019 | rowspan="2"| "Slow Mover" | Rock Work of the Year | | rowspan="2"| |- | Song of the Year
| 2020 | "Pasta" | Song of the Year
| 2024 | "Letting Go" | Song of the Year
| 2025 | "Making It Through" | Song of the Year
ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Angie McMahon has been nominated for six awards.
! |- | 2019 | Salt | Best Independent Release
| rowspan="5" | 2024 | rowspan="3" | Light, Dark, Light Again | Album of the Year | | rowspan="5" | |- | Best Independent Release
| Best Rock Album
| herself | Best Solo Artist
| Making It Through Tour | Best Australian Live Act
Australian Music Prize The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. It exists to discover, reward and promote new Australian music of excellence.
! |- | 2023 | Light, Dark, Light Again | Australian Music Prize
Environmental Music Prize The Environmental Music Prize is a quest to find a theme song to inspire action on climate and conservation. It commenced in 2022.
! |- | 2025 | "Mother Nature" | Environmental Music Prize
J Awards The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
! |- | 2018 | Angie McMahon | Unearthed Artist of the Year
| 2023 | Light, Dark, Light Again | Australian Album of the Year
| 2024 | Angie McMahon | Australian Live Act of the Year
Music Victoria Awards The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
! |- | rowspan="2"| 2018 | Angie McMahon | Best Solo Artist | | rowspan="2"| |- | Angie McMahon | Breakthrough Act
| rowspan="3"| 2019 | Salt | Best Album | | rowspan="3"| |- | Angie McMahon | Best Female Musician
| Angie McMahon | Best Solo Artist
| 2020 | Angie McMahon | Best Solo Artist
| 2024 | Light, Dark, Light Again | Best Album
National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
! |- | 2019 | Angie McMahon | Live Indie / Rock Act of the Year
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