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48-608: Harriette Pilbeam (born 4 May 1993), known professionally as Hatchie , is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. She has released an EP, Sugar & Spice (2018) and two studio albums: Keepsake (2019) and Giving the World Away (2022). Harriette Pilbeam was born on 4 May 1993 in Brisbane . She started singing as a child, later learning guitar and bass in her teen years, as well as piano and clarinet later on. She studied at Queensland University of Technology , graduating with

96-406: A "heady blast of jangle pop " with shimmering guitars wash through in layers. Regarding the song's lyrics, Hatchie said, "that one is about other people. I haven't been through that push and pull of breaking up and making up over and over again, but it's a concept that fascinates me as I've watched so many other people go through it – in real life and in books and films." The second track, "Sleep",

144-821: A Bachelor in Creative Industries, majoring in entertainment before pursuing live music as a creative outlet. She is the bassist and vocalist of the indie rock band Babaganouj , as well as a former member of the band Go Violets, which disbanded in 2014. Pilbeam made her solo debut under the name Hatchie, her family nickname, with the release of her debut single "Try" in May 2017. The single gained her significant attention in her native Australia. She then signed with Ivy League Records and released her second single "Sure" in November 2017. In January 2018, she also signed with Double Double Whammy and Heavenly Recordings . In February, "Sure"

192-637: A New World LP on an EP that was marked "Part 1". A second EP was planned, but never appeared; only the sleeve was printed. The first double EP released in Britain was the Beatles ' Magical Mystery Tour film soundtrack. Released in December 1967 on EMI's Parlophone label, it contained six songs spread over two 7-inch discs and was packaged with a lavish color booklet. In the United States and some other countries,

240-405: A double EP could usually be more economically and sensibly recorded on a single vinyl LP . In the 1950s, Capitol Records had released a number of double EPs by its more popular artists, including Les Paul . The pair of double EPs (EBF 1–577, sides 1 to 8) were described on the original covers as "parts ... of a four-part album". In 1960, Joe Meek released four tracks from his planned I Hear

288-528: A further album in this format, 1985's " Drinking Gasoline ", on the Virgin Records label. Double EPs can also contain the work of multiple artists split across different sides, akin to split albums . An example of this is the Dunedin Double EP, which contains tracks by four different bands. Using a double EP in this instance allowed each band to have its tracks occupying a different side. In addition,

336-512: A music video for the last single, "Bad Guy", and announced her first North American tour. On 4 July, a limited CD release in Japan containing five bonus tracks of remixes and demos of songs from the EP was released. In early 2015, Hatchie wrote the first song from the EP, "Try", and followed it with "Sleep" and "Sugar & Spice", while writing of "Bad Guy" lasted from August 2016 until late 2017. Discussing

384-401: A pair of 7-inch discs recorded at 45 or 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm , or two 12-inch discs recorded at 45 rpm. The format is useful when an album's worth of material is being pressed by a small plant geared for the production of singles rather than albums and may have novelty value which can be turned to advantage for publicity purposes. Double EPs are rare, since the amount of material record-able on

432-626: A protagonist who pushes the object of their affection for a deeper commitment only to have them pull away, looks at the scene from dual perspectives, asking who the bad guy was in this situation when both parties were try to their feelings." At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Sugar & Spice received an average score of 77 based on four reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In his review for DIY magazine, James Bentley wrote, "It comes naturally to her - "all my songs start with singing," she says - which makes sense given

480-480: A single song, instead resembling a mini album. EPs of original material regained popularity in the punk rock era, when they were commonly used for the release of new material, e.g. Buzzcocks ' Spiral Scratch EP. Ricardo Baca of The Denver Post said in 2010, "EPs—originally extended-play 'single' releases that are shorter than traditional albums—have long been popular with punk and indie bands." Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks. In

528-686: A specific type of 45 rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm long play (LP), but as of 2024 , also applies to mid-length CDs and downloads as well. EPs are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop , they are usually referred to as mini-albums . EPs were released in various sizes in different eras. The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by Grey Gull Records , were vertically cut 78 rpm discs known as "2-in-1" records. These had finer grooves than usual, like Edison Disc Records . By 1949, when

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576-439: A standard 45 rpm phonograph . In the early era, record companies released the entire content of LPs as 45 rpm EPs. These were usually 10-inch (25-cm) LPs (released until the mid-1950s) split onto two 7-inch EPs or 12-inch (30-cm) LPs split onto three 7-inch EPs, either sold separately or together in gatefold covers. This practice became much less common with the advent of triple-speed-available phonographs. Introduced by RCA in

624-410: A trilogy of three EPs, beginning with She Is Coming , stated: "By delivering a trio of EPs throughout a period of several months, Miley is giving her fans more of what they want, only in smaller doses. When an artist drops an album, they run the risk of it being forgotten in a few weeks, at which point they need to start work on the follow-up, while still promoting and touring their recent effort. Miley

672-513: Is a song which DIY described as a "climactic follow-up built around shuffling beats and heroic choruses, with a smoky hook that recalls Depeche Mode 's 80s classic " Just Can't Get Enough ". Lyrically, the track is about the idea of trying to speak to someone in their sleep, representing a more general and fictional concept rather than being about Hatchie's personal relationship. The title track features shoegazey guitars which have been said to reminiscent My Bloody Valentine . Hatchie said that

720-508: Is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. 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. The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating

768-478: Is doing her best to game the system by recording an album and delivering it to fans in pieces." However, this release strategy was later scrapped in favor of the conventional album release of Plastic Hearts . Major-label pop musicians who had previously employed such release strategies include Colbie Caillat with her fifth album Gypsy Heart (2014) being released following an EP of the album's first five tracks known as Gypsy Heart: Side A three months prior to

816-427: Is the mini-LP , which was a common album format in the 1980s. These generally contained 20–30 minutes of music and about seven tracks. A double extended play is a name typically given to vinyl records or compact discs released as a set of two discs, each of which would normally qualify as an EP. The name is thus analogous to double album . As vinyl records, the most common format for the double EP, they consist of

864-615: The Record Mirror also printed EP charts. The popularity of EPs in the US had declined in the early 1960s in favor of LPs. In the UK, Cliff Richard and the Shadows , both individually and collectively, and the Beatles were the most prolific artists issuing EPs in the 1960s, many of them highly successful releases. The Beatles' Twist and Shout outsold most singles for some weeks in 1963. The success of

912-529: The 1950s. Examples are Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender from 1956 and "Just for You", " Peace in the Valley " and " Jailhouse Rock " from 1957, and the Kinks ' Kinksize Session from 1964. Twelve-inch EPs were similar, but generally had between three and five tracks and a length of over 12 minutes. Like seven-inch EPs, these were given titles. EP releases were also issued in cassette and 10-inch vinyl formats. With

960-511: The 1980s) were introduced in 1970, with tracks selected from an album and packaging resembling the album they were taken from. This mini-LP format also became popular in America in the early 1970s for promotional releases, and also for use in jukeboxes . In 2010, Warner Bros. Records revived the format with their "Six-Pak" offering of six songs on a compact disc. Due to the increased popularity of music downloads and music streaming beginning

1008-521: The 45 rpm single and 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm LP were competing formats, 7-inch 45 rpm singles had a maximum playing time of only about four minutes per side. Partly as an attempt to compete with the LP introduced in 1948 by rival Columbia , RCA Victor introduced "Extended Play" 45s during 1952 . Their narrower grooves, achieved by lowering the cutting levels and sound compression optionally, enabled them to hold up to 7.5 minutes per side—but still be played by

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1056-552: The Cranberries . She also cited My Bloody Valentine , Kate Bush , Alvvays , Siouxsie Sioux , Kylie Minogue , Sky Ferreira , Wolf Alice , Chairlift , and Carly Rae Jepsen among her influences. Hatchie married her fiancé Joe Agius (aka RINSE) on 24 November 2021. The wedding ceremony was held at Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada . The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards )

1104-452: The EP in Britain lasted until around 1967, but it later had a strong revival with punk rock in the late 1970s and the adaptation of the format for 12-inch and CD singles. The British band Cocteau Twins made prolific use of the EP format, releasing ten EP's between 1982 and 1995. In the Philippines , seven-inch EPs marketed as " mini-LPs " (but distinctly different from the mini-LPs of

1152-850: The EP, "Sure", on 14 November 2017. The song was remixed in February 2018 by Cocteau Twins ' guitarist Robin Guthrie . After also signing with Double Double Whammy and Heavenly Recordings in January 2018, Hatchie released the third single "Sugar & Spice" on 4 April and the fourth single "Sleep" on 27 April. The EP was released on CD, vinyl, cassette, digital download and streaming services on 25 May 2018 through Double Double Whammy in North America, Ivy League Records in Australia and New Zealand, and Heavenly Recordings everywhere else. On 27 June, Hatchie released

1200-497: The US in 1952, EMI issued the first EPs in Britain in April 1954. EPs were typically compilations of singles or album samplers and were played at 45 rpm on 7-inch (18-cm) discs, with two songs on each side. The manufacturing price of an EP was a little more than that of a single. Thus, they were a bargain for those who did not own the LPs from which the tracks were taken. RCA had success in

1248-544: The United Kingdom, an EP can appear either on the album or the single chart. The Official Chart Company classifies any record with more than four tracks (not counting alternative versions of featured songs, if present) or with a playing time of more than 25 minutes as an album for sales-chart purposes. If priced as a single, they will not qualify for the main album chart but can appear in the separate Budget Albums chart. An intermediate format between EPs and full-length LPs

1296-517: The United States, the Recording Industry Association of America , the organization that declares releases "gold" or "platinum" based on numbers of sales, defines an EP as containing three to five songs or under 30 minutes. On the other hand, The Recording Academy 's rules for Grammy Awards state that any release with five or more different songs and a running time of over 15 minutes is considered an album, with no mention of EPs. In

1344-424: The advent of the compact disc (CD), more music was often included on "single" releases, with four or five tracks being common, and playing times of up to 25 minutes. These extended-length singles became known as maxi singles and while commensurate in length to an EP were distinguished by being designed to feature a single song, with the remaining songs considered B-sides , whereas an EP was designed not to feature

1392-405: The bands Babaganouj and Go Violets. Aspiring to pursue something with a different production, songwriting and vocal style, she wrote "Try" in early 2015 and recorded it in 2016. The song was eventually uploaded on 4 May 2017 to Triple J Unearthed and hit the top of its charts and garnered her significant attention in Australia. She then signed with Ivy League and released the second single from

1440-443: The format with Elvis Presley , issuing 28 EPs between 1956 and 1967 , many of which topped the separate Billboard EP chart during its brief existence. Other than those published by RCA, EPs were relatively uncommon in the United States and Canada, but they were widely sold in the United Kingdom, and in some other European countries, during the 1950s and 1960s. In Sweden, the EP was a popular record format, with as much as 85% of

1488-406: The full album; and Jessie J 's fourth studio album R.O.S.E. (2018) which was released as four EPs in as many days entitled R (Realisations) , O (Obsessions) , S (Sex) and E (Empowerment) . The first EPs were seven-inch vinyl records with more tracks than a normal single (typically four of them). Although they shared size and speed with singles, they were a recognizably different format than

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1536-475: The glitz of Brisvegas and the energy of an artist who refuses to be defined." Ian Gormely of Exclaim! praised the EP, saying Hatchie "managed to capture lightning in a bottle." All lyrics written by Harriette Pilbeam ; all music composed 90% by Pilbeam and 10% by Joe Agius, except "Try", composed 85% by Pilbeam and 15% by Agius. Credits adapted from the liner notes of Sugar & Spice . Extended play An extended play (EP) originally referred to

1584-404: The groove on the physical record could be wider and thus allow for a louder album. In the 1960s and 1970s, record companies released EP versions of long-play (LP) albums for use in jukeboxes . These were commonly known as "compact 33s" or "little LPs". The jukebox EP was played at 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm, was pressed on seven-inch vinyl and frequently had as many as six songs. What made it EP-like

1632-415: The late 2000s, EPs have become a common marketing strategy for pop musicians wishing to remain relevant and deliver music in more consistent timeframes leading to or following full studio albums. In the late 2000s to early 2010s, reissues of studio albums with expanded track listings were common, with the new music often being released as stand-alone EPs. In October 2010, a Vanity Fair article regarding

1680-461: The lead single "Without a Blush". It was followed by two more singles, "Stay with Me" and "Obsessed", before the album was released on 21 June. On 14 September 2021, after announcing that she had signed with the Secretly Canadian label, Hatchie released the single "This Enchanted". On 19 January 2022, Hatchie released another single "Quicksand" off her second album, Giving the World Away . It

1728-530: The market in the late 1950s consisting of EPs. Billboard introduced a weekly EP chart in October 1957, noting that "the teen-age market apparently dominates the EP business, with seven out of the top 10 best-selling EPs featuring artists with powerful teen-age appeal — four sets by Elvis Presley, two by Pat Boone and one by Little Richard ". Other publications such as Record Retailer , New Musical Express ( NME ) , Melody Maker , Disc and Music Echo and

1776-617: The seven-inch single. Although they could be named after a lead track, they were generally given a different title. Examples include the Beatles ' The Beatles' Hits EP from 1963, and the Troggs ' Troggs Tops EP from 1966, both of which collected previously released tracks. The playing time was generally between 10 and 15 minutes. In the UK they came in cardboard picture sleeves at a time when singles were usually issued in paper company sleeves. EPs tended to be album samplers or collections of singles. EPs of all original material began to appear in

1824-449: The song was written about her experience of first falling in love. The fourth track and the lead single, "Try" was described by PopMatters as a "gleaming, blissful summer jam that deservedly exploded online last year." The closing track, "Bad Guy", is the only track that wasn't released prior to the EP. Exclaim said the song recalls late '80s the Cure , whereas its lyrics, "which follows

1872-522: The songs are spread across two 12" 45 rpm discs. Also, the vinyl pressing of Hail to the Thief by Radiohead uses this practice but is considered to be a full-length album. In 1982 Cabaret Voltaire released their studio album " 2x45 " on the UK-based label Rough Trade , featuring extended tracks over four sides of two 12-inch 45 rpm discs, with graphics by artist Neville Brody . The band subsequently released

1920-447: The songs more seriously and continue writing," and that the two "helped shape the sound you can hear in each track, bringing life to each song in its own special way." Recording of the EP began in March 2016 with the recording of "Try" and lasted until early 2018. Some of the songs were done in one or two sessions, but were often done over a few weeks. Sugar & Spice opens with "Sure",

1968-478: The songs to sound "lush, sparkly, and recreate euphoric feelings I experienced falling in love for the first time." After writing the songs, Hatchie sent her demos to her partner Joe Agius who helped her develop them to fuller songs before recording with John Castle in Melbourne. She stated that Agius' production and writing additions "achieved the perfect sound I was searching for, giving me confidence to start taking

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2016-426: The songs were augmented by the band's single A- and B-sides from 1967 to create a full LP –a practice that was common in the US but considered exploitative in the UK. The Style Council album The Cost of Loving was originally issued as two 12-inch EPs. It is more common for artists to release two 12-inch 45s rather than a single 12-inch LP. Though there are 11 songs that total about 40 minutes, enough for one LP,

2064-530: The success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. Sugar %26 Spice (EP) Sugar & Spice is the debut extended play (EP) by Australian singer-songwriter Hatchie , released on 25 May 2018 through Double Double Whammy , Ivy League , and Heavenly Recordings . All five songs from the EP were released as singles and were accompanied by music videos. Before debuting her solo career, Hatchie played bass and sung backing vocals in

2112-685: The trend noted post-album EPs as "the next step in extending albums' shelf lives, following the "deluxe" editions that populated stores during the past few holiday seasons—add a few tracks to the back end of an album and release one of them to radio, slap on a new coat of paint, and—voila!—a stocking stuffer is born." Examples of such releases include Lady Gaga 's The Fame Monster (2009) following her debut album The Fame (2008), and Kesha 's Cannibal (2010) following her debut album Animal (2010). A 2019 article in Forbes discussing Miley Cyrus ' plan to release her then-upcoming seventh studio album as

2160-418: The vocal strengths present across these five tracks. With a finessed production tying everything together, the result is pretty ecstatic." PopMatters ' Adam Finley described the sound of the EP as "shoegazey dream pop", "jangly chillwave" and "hazy but poppy", stating: "No single modifier can describe the sound of Hatchie's debut EP." He concluded his review saying that " Sugar & Spice shimmers with

2208-472: The writing process, she stated that each song was written differently, sometimes building off of a melody or hook, and sometimes starting with a specific chord structure or lyric. The writing for "Try" began with the guitar parts, whereas the other songs started with synth or vocals. Hatchie said the songs were written more for herself than for a specific project, in an effort to explore feelings of vulnerability and ecstasy she had previously suppressed. She wanted

2256-475: Was released on 22 April 2022. On 9 March 2023, she announced the release of the album's deluxe edition which would be digitally available on 7 April 2023. Stereogum described Hatchie's music as "a cosmic concoction of dream-pop and shoegaze ." Her sound has been compared to various acts, some which she herself cites as influences, including Cocteau Twins , the Sundays , Mazzy Star , Natalie Imbruglia , and

2304-485: Was remixed by Cocteau Twins ' guitarist Robin Guthrie . She released two more singles, "Sugar & Spice" and "Sleep", before releasing her debut EP Sugar & Spice on 25 May. The EP consists of the four previously released singles as well as one additional track, titled "Bad Guy". On 24 October 2018, Hatchie released a new single titled "Adored" for Adult Swim 's singles series. On 26 February 2019, Hatchie announced her debut studio album, Keepsake , and released

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