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“It was a really important experience for me as a young writer,” Martha says on the trip. “Especially because producing and writing on my own is quite new to me. I went over and had a lot of sessions with different producers, hearing a bunch of ideas about my work from other people, which was really useful.

“It was nice, like a fresh slate. Nobody knows who you are; you can be anyone you wanna be. It’s a fresh experience.”

The opportunity to perform in the States not only fostered Banoffee’s artistic growth, but contextualised the bevy of rising Australian talent in the world sphere.

“I definitely noticed the spotlight that’s on Australian music at the moment. At first, I thought it was just us seeming exotic because we’re far away. But it’s not at all, I felt so proud to be a part of the Melbourne music scene. Especially talking to people about Two Bright Lakes and the support I get from my label compared to people overseas. We’re quite new to the electronic scene compared to other places, but I think that makes us more spontaneous. There’s something exciting going on here, and I’m proud to be a part of it.”

With the initial statement of a self-titled EP out in the world, Banoffee’s still forming strategy in terms of her next release. “I don’t really think Banoffee is there yet. I wanna’ be able to release things on the fly and have fun with it. I think there’ll be an EP really soon. I got a lot done in the States and I’m really excited about the new things I’ve been playing around with. I want to get something out there as soon as I can. I feel like I’m on a roll at the moment, I just want to release and release and keep going.”

As a solo project, Banoffee encompasses writing, producing, singing and performing, Brown proves adept at congealing each separate process into a whole. “I’ve always been into writing music and journaling in general,” She says. “The performance side of it is really new to me. Going overseas was a great way to practice that, finding what I’m comfortable with. They’ve come together, but they have been separate. Especially because my songs are quite personal, it can be quite confronting to sing them to a bunch of people. I used to find that really hard, really struggling to not sing with my eyes closed… I don’t have to cry onstage every time I sing something that means something profound to me,” she laughs.

Though Banoffee’s music leans towards the down-tempo and emotive, elements of dance creep into production, restraining from indulging in outright banger territory. “I like flirting with the idea of creating bangers.

“I love watching people dance to it at shows because it’s got a really strong beat, but the time signature is 5/4, and I have fun watching people try to navigate that beat. I’d love to be able to write a dance hit, but I don’t think I’ve got it in me… I want to come from an honest place that’s trying to communicate something then about creating a certain genre of song.”

BY LACHLAN KANONIUK