U on Sunday’s Hot 19 for 2019: Danny Harley

Eclectic artist adds another string to his already heavy bow by taking out the 2018 Grant McLennan Fellowship gong.

Better known by his stage moniker The Kite String Tangle, Brisbane-based musician, singer and producer Danny Harley has established himself as one of Australia’s leading alternative electronic artists since bursting on to the scene in 2013 with his debut single Given the Chance.

DANNY HARLEY

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STAR FACTOR: Eclectic artist adds another string to his already heavy bow by taking out the 2018 Grant McLennan Fellowship gong

Given the Chance made it No. 19 on the Triple J Hottest 100 and went on to earn Harley a gold record, and since then the Queensland Conservatorium alumnus has played some of the world’s biggest music festivals, released a successful EP, Vessel, and an acclaimed self-titled album, been nominated for two ARIAs and had his music streamed more than 50 million times worldwide. In December he was awarded the 2018 Grant McLennan Fellowship, which is named in honour of the late Go-Betweens singer and awards the winner $25,000 to have a songwriting sabbatical to either New York, London or Berlin.

Harley has spent much of the past year writing and producing new material, which he hopes to release later this year.