Born in Australia, and now based in London alongside her husband Nick Burns, Ebony Buckle has brought her name to the forefront of conceptual pop. Her sound, first fully coming to fruition with the 2021 album Disco Lasers, has led her around the world, performing in the UK, Europe and back in her home country. Topping charts with singles like ‘Silver Dagger’ and making features in BBC dramas, Ebony has spent 2024 looking forward to a new project, her third album, Hearts Get Started.
The project is a heartfelt prequel to Disco Lasers, bringing together her early works with her current expertise, delivering a transformative and delicate ten-track. Approached with a composition first, pop second idea, Ebony brings two areas of music together with effortless talent. The new tracks expand the universe of Hearts Get Started, building on the foundations of the singles, the intentional journey she carries and the broad and enticing universe.
Expanding the instrumentation and genre limits to create a sense of size, Ebony’s character is something of an unstoppable narrator, able to shine a light on the story and entice the listener to travel deeper.
Emotive and forward-moving, Ebony infuses the listener with new emotions, new avenues allowing you into the vulnerability and the joy, the light and the darkness.
From the distorted guitar to the subtle strings to the sounds of the sea, each intricate element fuels Ebony’s journey with the audience, laced with nostalgia and modernity. Pop and musical theatre hand in hand to create a rich story, a colossal ending from unsettled beginnings.
Ebony explains, “This album is a collection of songs written over several years, some of them being my oldest. It feels a little like a puzzle, with each song being its own world and story. When you put them together, they are stepping stones along the way of my musical adventure. I like to think of it as a prequel to our first album Disco Lasers – it’s all the music that got me to that point.”