Fanny Lumsden Releases New Single, A Stunning Cover Of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’

Fanny Lumsden returns today with her first new music since 2023’s ARIA, AIR and Golden Guitar Award-winning album, Hey Dawn, unveiling an unexpected and totally glorious new single courtesy of her version of Gotye’s global hit, Somebody That I Used To Know, featuring Kimbra.

The recording features Fanny’s live band, The Prawn Stars and was produced by Matt Fell, Dan Freeman and Fanny, mixed by Matt Fell and mastered by William Bowden (who mastered the original Gotye version).

Fanny explains the inspiration behind the single, saying, “After doing our own version of Somebody That I Used To Know on ABC’s Spicks and Specks last year, we started adding it to our live show, and have loved playing around with it so much that we thought it about time we recorded it! It’s the first song that has my whole live touring band on it, and it makes me so happy that each of these people I spend so much time with on the road, brought a little of themselves to the song. We also wanted to feature the harmonies, which are a big thing for us live.”

The accompanying video featuring Fanny and her band The Prawn Stars. It was shot in the Upper Murray region and directed and produced by Fanny and Dan Stanley Freeman. Fanny says, “We got the band up early when they were down to play the Man From Snowy River Festival and went up on top on the hill and shot it in 1.5 hours!“

Fanny is set to embark on another huge run of touring, playing Queensland festival, Music in the Mulga on June 7 before heading back to the UK and Ireland for 21 shows – her fourth time in 2 years following a triumphant Glastonbury debut in 2023. After selling out her Country Halls Tour in Scotland in 2024, Fanny and band The Prawn Stars will take the intimate series of shows back there again this year. She will then return at the end of August to hit the road with Paul Kelly and Lucinda Williams.

In the midst of all of this, Fanny and band are currently working on new music, set for release later this year.