Stella Donnelly makes quietly powerful return with double A-side single ‘Baths’/’Standing Ovation’ 

Beloved Australian singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly is back with her first new music in three years, since the release of her second album ‘Flood’ back in 2022. 

Returning with a brace of understated but evocative singles - titled ‘Baths’ and ‘Standing Ovation’ - she’s re-entering the world of music following a period of rest and re-evaluation. “It felt like the right time for a reset, creatively, personally, and professionally,” Stella has shared, commenting on her new label home of Dot Dash Recordings. “I’m so grateful to have found a team who genuinely believe in the music and have given me the space to explore what this next chapter looks like. I felt very much at home straight away!”.

And if the stunning ‘Baths’ is anything to go by, this next era is set to be characterised - as is her signature - by immediately arresting vocals and gut-punch emotion. Explaining more about its inspirations, she has noted: “I came up with this melody while I was swimming laps at the Brunswick Baths, the pool filter was making a humming sound on one note which allowed me to sing a melody over the top.

“It then continued when I got home and had a shower with the bathroom fan on. Both activities made it difficult to write any lyrics down. I finally sat with a keyboard and held a note and it all just came together. A little timeline of my life so far.”

Watch the video for ‘Baths’ and revisit our review of Stella’s 2019 debut, ‘Beware Of The Dogs’, below.