Tragic Magic Matt Corby

• 1 King of Denial 03:51
• 2 Is It Healthy 03:29
• 3 Big Ideas 02:39
• 4 Long and Short 03:33
• 5 Know It All 06:27
• 6 Stained 02:42
• 7 Burn It Down 03:35
• 8 Locked In 02:56
• 9 War To Love 03:46
• 10 Sad Eyes 02:55
• 11 Maggie 03:05
• 12 Winning Ticket 03:36
• 13 Maker 04:29
• Total Runtime 47:03

Info zu Tragic Magic

Tragic Magic is the fourth studio album by Australian singer Matt Corby.

Corby said "We've been working on it for about 18 months and I'm really proud of it. It feels very reflective of where my life is at right now; how my family, my kids are the most important thing and watching them grow up has completely rewired my brain and outlook on life."

With multiple ARIA Awards, platinum-selling releases and a body of work that continues to evolve with each release, Matt Corby stands as one of Australia’s most enduring and influential artists. The upcoming tour celebrates the release of the singer’s fourth studio album, Tragic Magic, set for release on Friday 17 April via Island Records – a deeply personal and soul-soaked collection that captures a new chapter in Corby’s life and artistry.

Matt Corby is a musical perennial. Three immaculate albums into an original music journey, with no end in sight, Matt first broke through back in 2011 with the bruising ballad and 10x Platinum hit ‘Brother’, a song whose enduring appeal was proven again with its #51 appearance on triple j’s ‘Hottest 100 Of Australian Songs’ in 2025. While it remains a defining song of its era, it is the work since – from the quiet intensity of singles such as ‘Resolution’, ‘Miracle Love’, or ‘Reelin’ – to the expansive albums Telluric (2016), Rainbow Valley (2018), Everything’s Fine (2023) – that underscores a career shaped by evolution over expectation.

The first taste of Corby’s forthcoming album came in the form of singles groove-laden single ‘Burn It Down’, the reflective ‘Long and Short’ and ‘War To Love’. Tragic Magic sees Corby further refine his timeless sound, Corby co-producing every track and performing the majority of instruments across the record.

‘Matt Corby appears to sing so effortlessly, putting us in a deep trance with his immense talent as he completely mesmerised the audience’ – Australian Musician

‘Matt offers an authentically raw style, the grit and sunshine of life seeping out of his honeyed pipes with an ease that soothes’ – Scenestr

‘By the time Corby’s final song rings out, the crowd are on their feet with a standing ovation. He leaves the audience grounded yet buzzing’ – The Music

Matt Corby

Matt Corby
If anyone deserves to break the shackles and enjoy the moment, it’s multi-platinum-selling Australian musician Matt Corby. Corby has been pushing his own boundaries, embracing self-discovery that’s seen him wrestle a few pre-conceptions and stare down his share of demons. Now, with two ARIA Song of the Year awards on the shelf, and a #1 debut album, Telluric, behind him, Corby can genuinely lay claim to some hard-earned perspective.

None of which is to suggest Corby’s new album, Rainbow Valley, isn’t clever or prone to making people feel good. It is both, and then some. Written and recorded in period that also saw the birth of his first child, Corby’s second full-length release is brimming with a new-found vitality and joy, a fresh energy that finds perfect expression in a kaleidoscopic reimagining of the sound he has honed for the last ten years. From the surreal, dreamlike splendour of first single “No Ordinary Life” – which was met with acclaim and high-rotation on alternative radio – to the soulful majesty of the title track, Rainbow Valley reveals an artist who seems both more aware of what he wants and why he wants it.

“I play and sing every part on the album, again,” he says. “Working like that meant we could really develop ideas quickly – when I want it to feel a certain way, I know five things I can do on six instruments that could potentially create that, and so we just go through them all.”

The results speak for themselves. Lush, multi-textured and sparked by hints of both old soul and futuristic psychedelia, Rainbow Valley is, in Corby’s words “joyous music”, but it also has the depth and perspective of an artist who understands you can’t just take the good times for granted, you have to earn them. “We definitely tried to be wary of that,” says Corby. “The more joyous you go with anything, the more you need to have all your bases covered, and then the content of what you’re actually talking about becomes very crucial.”

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