NEW ALBUM: Thndo Releasing 'Lessons in Love'
Thndo takes a chance with Lessons in Love album
+ Valentine's Day show and upcoming tour dates
Australian powerhouse and singer songwriter Thndo is ready to take a chance with the release of Lessons In Love, her full length album on Friday 14 February with pre-orders now available. Exploring her reconnection to the stage and creating music, the LP features previous singles ‘Fall’. ‘4EVA’, ‘Forward’, and ‘Along The Way’, which have been heard across the Australian airwaves and streaming platforms. In celebration of the release, Thndo’s coming months will see her delight audiences at the likes of the National Multicultural Festival, Midsumma Pride Party, and more, with a launch day show on Valentine's Day at Melbourne’s iconic JazzLab, and a June launch at Karralyka Theatre.
The picture of where elegance meets prowess, Thndo’s 12 track album is filled with unabashed honesty, weaving together stories of courage, candour, and conflict to create messages of empowerment, featuring the voices of HALO Vocal Ensemble throughout some of the tracks. From finding bravery in diving head first into relationships in Ocean Floor Pt. 1 and Pt. 2, the uphills battles in ‘Along The Way’, ‘Holding On’, and the questions and ‘what ifs’ in ‘Given Time’ and ‘Forward’, to leaning into moments of connection in ‘Chance’ and ‘Bedroom Eyes’, there is a lesson to be learned for everyone. Her hypnotic vocals search for the uplifting moments in ‘Fall’ and ‘4EVA’, and facing the challenging decisions that come with motherhood in work and relationships with ‘Another Day’ and album closer ‘Purpose’, written by close friend and collaborator Audrey Powne.
‘How soon is too soon to let yourself be fully immersed in the mystery of a new love? Love is a risk. It’s like diving into a body of water and not knowing if you’ll sink or swim. Diving into that water begins with that first leap.’ - Thndo
Lessons in Love Track By Track:
1. Ocean Floor Pt. 1
2. Along The Way
3. Forward
4. Another Day
5. Fall
6. Holding On
7. Given Time
8. Chance
9. Ocean Floor Pt. 2
10. Bedroom Eyes
11. 4EVA
12. Purpose
For many Australian audiences, the ‘First Lady of Soul and R&B’ is a description that takes stunning form in thndo. She is no stranger to the stage, a contemporary crowd favourite at the likes of Bluesfest, Jungle Love, WOMAD, Groovin the Moo, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, St Kilda Festival, Mullum Festival, and FLOW Festival, and supported artists including Leon Bridges, Allen Stone, Odette, Ngaiire, and Baker Boy. Recently she has appeared on Channel 7 and 9’s televised Carols, ABC’s Spicks & Specks, and Foxtel’s Rockwiz, and in 2024, she joined the cast of RENT: The Musical in the role of Joanne, touring nationally.
Leap into all the lessons that come with love in Thndo’s new album this Valentine’s Day.
Lessons in Love out Friday 14 February
via Ditto + Bandcamp
Thndo Upcoming Shows:
Friday 7 February
National Multicultural Festival
Canberra, ACT
Tickets
Sunday 9 February
Midsumma Pride Party
Collingwood, VIC
Tickets
Friday 14 February
Jazz Lab: Valentine’s Day Show
Brunswick, VIC
Tickets
Saturday 22 February
Under the Stars
Carnegie, VIC
Tickets
Friday 27 June
Karralyka Theatre
Ringwood, VIC
Tickets