Totally Biased Fan Review – The Opening Act (Compilation) – Bryce Sainty

‘After spending the second half of 2022 writing and recording new music, Bryce is back in 2023 paving his way as one of the best emerging country artists in Australia.

Achievements To Date

2022 Supported the Wolfe Brothers on their national tour (NSW shows)

2022 Performed with Andrew Farris (INXS), Tim Freedman (The Whitlams) and Rod McCormack

2022 Streamed over 800,000 times

2022 ‘This Summer’s The One’ – #1 downloaded song by radio on opening week – #4 on the     National Airplay Charts

2022 Released Hometown EP

2022 Released ‘This Summer’s The One’, ‘Hometown Anthem’ and ‘Sunday Best’ feat Taylor Moss

2021 Released ‘Just Chillin” – 200,000 streams

2020 ‘On The Weekend’ – #11 on The Music Network Country Chart

2020 Named “Artist To Watch” by Spotify

2020 Released ‘Do You Remember’ and ‘On The Weekend’ – over 700,000 Streams

2019 The Music Network Top 50 Country Chart – KIX FM Top 5 – ‘Never Going Back’

2019 Released ‘Never Going Back’, ‘Table For Two’ and ‘Goodbye’ – over 700,000 streams.        

2018 Released ‘Eleven Eleven’ and ‘Something I Want’ – Top Radio Singles

2017 Nomination for CMC Award – Best New Artist

2016 Released single ‘STATUS’ – #2 on iTunes

2014 Star Maker Top 10 Finalist

2013 Released Debut EP – Top 5 on iTunes

2013 Performed and Featured on Channel 10 tv show – What’s Up Down Under

2012 Released Debut Single ‘Message In A Bottle’ – Top 10 on iTunes – Top 50 CMC’

I don’t usually open a review with facts from an artist’s website, but I wanted to give you all a taste of an Aussie artist who has achieved all of this yet seems to be floating under the radar.

Some people think that it may be too early for Bryce to be recording a compilation album. Consider folks like Melinda Schneider, Troy Cassar-Daley, Darren Colston, Paul Kelly, etc who waited years to do that. Kasey Chambers still hasn’t. I actually think it is perfect timing, because Bryce has done so much and such a variety – songs that I have forgotten or never knew about – and I’m a fan!

This is a good first way to be introduced to Bryce if you don’t know his work at all or only know his more poppy songs.

I actually was quite astonished, there’s some stuff here that makes me even love him more! Plus he looks like Adam Harvey Jnr in some pics here and that puts a smile on my dial!

Yes he does a fair bit of country pop, country rock but he can be soulful, bluesy, and he has a voice with such a range that it is just so appealing to many audiences and tastes.

This is a great move – let everybody know all of the things that you can do on one hit. He has worked and toured with a lot of folks. I normally wouldn’t recommend this bold move but in this case, it is spot on.

He ends the album with what I consider his best. Everything. An appropriately named song, because that is exactly what he gives on this album.

Leave a comment

THE PRESS | Music Reviews

Click Header to Return Home

Brown Paper Packages

Favourite Things

Country As

All things country

Cowgirlup

All kinds of Country Music