Charlie Collins has shared his new video for “Please Let Me Go” off her current release Snowpine, now out, via Mirror Music Group (Gang of Youths, Middle Kids, Lola Kirke). This year, she has sold out her first Australian tour, secured slots at BIGSOUND and Laneway Festival, toured extensively with Gang of Youths.

Charlie Collins on “Please Let Me Go:”

“Please Let Me Go” is a personal account of self-reflection and a sense of hopelessness during a difficult period in her life. “This is somewhat of a self-pity song,” she says. “I was feeling sorry for myself when I wrote this, as I just felt like I couldn’t win in a sense. I felt tired and didn’t feel like I had the strength to keep going, constantly comparing myself to others around me and feeling like somewhere along the lines, I had failed.”

Collins’ primary influences are perfectly versatile. She picked up a guitar at age 11 and learned to busk old country classics from the likes of Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and Emmy Lou Harris. The sounds of dirt roads and dive bars lay a gravelly foundation over which her sheepskin-soft voice could ring. Charlie took to more modern sounds in her early twenties, fronting alt-pop outfit Tigertown. Now, she melds the range of experiences into something both grittily heartfelt.

This fall, Charlie will support Kasey Chambers on her 20th Anniversary tour of The Captain, launching September 12 in Melbourne. The tour marks an important milestone in Collins’ career, as Kasey Chambers was a strong influence in Collins’ decision to pursue music.

Charlie Collins
Snowpine
Tracklist
Mirror Music Group

1. Unwell
2. Wish You Were Here
3. Who’s Gonna Save You Now
4. Mexico
5. Take My Chances
6. Space Between
7. Beautifully Blind
8. Won’t Say It’s Over
9. Doing It Wrong
10. Please Let Me Go
11. Run Dry

Charlie Collins
Tour

September 12 | The Palms at Crown – Melbourne, VIC
September 13 | The Palms at Crown – Melbourne, VIC
September 14 | Costa Hall – GPAC – Geelong, VIC
September 15 | Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre – Wangaratta, VIC
September 19 | Lismore City Hall – Lismore, NSW
September 20 | The Fortitude Music Hall – Brisbane, QLD
September 21 | Southport RSL Club – Southport, QLD
October 04 | Thebarton Theatre – Adelaide, SA
October 05 | The Astor Theatre – Perth, WA
October 06 | Bridgetown, WA
October 11 | Town Hall Theatre, PAC – Devonport, TAS
October 12 | Theatre North at the Princess – Launceston, TAS
October 13 | Wrest Point Entertainment Centre – Hobart, TAS
October 17 | Anitas Theatre – Thirroul, NSW