EP · Thelma Plum
Meanjin by Thelma Plum
Meanjin is an EP by Thelma Plum, released in 2022. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Backseat of My Mind”, on 1 list with a best position of #21.
Meanjin, Thelma Plum's third EP, came out through Warner Music Australia on 12 August 2022, and it's her love letter to Brisbane, using the indigenous name for the city she grew up in. The pandemic had yanked her out of London halfway through work on her second album, and stuck in an apartment looking out over what she calls the Brown Snake, she wrote six songs about home.
Alexander Burnett produced, and the sound is warm and wistful, drawing on the Phoebe Bridgers records that got her through lockdown and the Shania Twain and Fleetwood Mac she has loved for years. "Backseat of My Mind" is the dreamy standout. It earned Plum an ARIA nomination for Best Solo Artist, picked up another for Best Pop Release, and won Album of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards in 2023.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Meanjin on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backseat of My Mind | 1 | #21 | – | 2022 | |
| 2 | The Brown Snake | 1 | #66 | – | 2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.