When young female singers dream of stardom,
You see, songwriters by definition are an insular breed – they’re always busy mining the depths of emotion; bleeding from every heart-ache, surrendering to every cruel twist of fate. But singer-songwriters have it even tougher – they must not only face their demons, but parade them for all the world to see.

On her new record, Aleyce Simmonds is hell-bent on staring those demons down. The 13 heartfelt songs on ‘Believe’ show a woman at her most vulnerable – yet most defiant. They are the songs of a maturing artist that’s been to the crossroads, and chosen her path.

The 2014 Australian Independent Female Artist of the Year is no stranger to country music audiences. A 5 times Golden Guitar nominee, she rose to prominence in 2005 after winning the Telstra Road to Tamworth competition. Since then she has delivered no.1 singles, hit videos and toured extensively with artists from all ends of the country music spectrum. Hers has been an old-school country music journey – complete with successes and failures, broken hearts and even physical adversity.

‘Believe’ is the musical culmination of all these experiences; an authentic and emotive summing up of the story so far. The young writer sounds mature beyond her years, displaying great pop sensibility on this set of instantly catchy yet always meaningful songs – each one benefiting from the contributions of her stellar band and Simon Johnson’s fine production – not to mention Simmonds’ own soaring vocal range.

Believe is available in all physical and digital outlets or online at www.aleyce.com