Premiere: Stream Piper Butcher's New Single 'Through The Night'

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An emerging singer-songwriter who's already courted Australian Idol fame, Piper Butcher's newest single 'Through The Night' is an alluring country-folk acoustic burner brimming with optimism.

After making the Australian Idol Top 24 in 2023, Butcher's music journey has seen her support the likes of Kasey Chambers, Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham, Shane Nicholson, and Tori Forsyth amongst many others.

She's also recruited some major industry fans with Amy Shark declaring "I just love who you are, and I'm all in with you. I think you're effortlessly great." While Harry Connick Jr is also a super fan: "You're a real talent. . . REAL talent!"

'Through The Night' sees Piper exploring her songwriting, leaning into a gentler, tranquil sound rather than being "the belting country/rock gal".

Sweet acoustic guitar tones flutter with a serenity that's calming, like a soothing balm applied to cracked lips, before extra layers of sparkly guitar are added and a dusty, almost laconic snare drum adds a tranquility, the song meandering through a folky alt. country soundscape, the hope almost tangible.

Piper's vocals also welcome you with a warmth that's as genuine as it is heartfelt, the tender, fuzzy feels associated with unashamed love permeating the sonic waves. "This song has helped me evolve as an artist greatly," shares Piper.

"I've taken a step back from the front of the belting country/ rock gal to reveal this gentle love that I haven't written about before; taking influences from songwriting darlings such as Kasey Musgraves, Lizzy McApline and Maggie Rogers for this track."

Ahead of the song's release tomorrow (1 November), today scenestr is delighted to premiere 'Through The Night'. Enjoy.


"The message that I think this carries most is 'Hey, I adore everything about you'," adds Piper, "and nothing is as pure and simple as that!

"I originally wanted this to be an upbeat rocking anthem, but I was so grateful that my producer led me down a path that made this track shine brighter than a diamond.

"It took so long for me to come around to the idea of laying this back and not belting ONCE, hahaha. . . but I ended up loving it much more than I thought I ever would.

"I did this silly vocal run at the end of the chorus in the first demo while mucking around, which is now the hook in the chorus. . . and it's opened my eyes to exploring my songwriting in many new ways."

After Piper and her band opened the Dashville Skyline Festival in the Hunter Valley, she is the middle of a run of live shows throughout NSW. Find out why Meghan Trainor said of Butcher: "My favourite part about you is your body language and your facial expressions while you're singing."

Piper Butcher 2024 Tour Dates

Fri 1 Nov - Tubular Festival (Central Coast)
Sun 3 Nov - King St Warehouse (Newcastle)
Sat 16 Nov - Chiefest @ Stag & Hunter (Newcastle)
Fri 22 Nov - Finding Fillmore's (Wollongong)
Sat 30 Nov - Stage & Hunter (Newcastle)
Sun 1 Dec - First Sunday Of Summer Festival (Bathurst)
Fri 6 Dec - TBH Friday's @ Towradgi Beach Hotel (Wollongong)
Sun 8 Dec - The Junkyard (Hunter Valley)
Thu 19 Dec - Avoca Beach Theatre (Central Coast)
Fri 20 Dec - Avoca Beach Theatre (Central Coast)
Sat 28 Dec - Not New Year's Even In The Paddock @ Great Lakes Paddocks (Wootton)

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