News · 14 August 2026

Holly Throsby Releases New Single 'Missing You'

'Missing You' follows the previous singles 'Tell Me I'm Done', 'Gallery' and 'Hold Please', a collaboration with Laura Jean.

By Tobias Handke

Holly Throsby - photo supplied

As the build toward Holly Throsby's new album Normal Magic, out Friday 4 September, continues, the singer-songwriter has shared new song 'Missing You'.

Following previous singles 'Tell Me I'm Done', 'Gallery' and 'Hold Please', a collaboration with Laura Jean, Throsby's latest is a delicate acoustic guitar ballad with light electronic flourishes, soft keys and even a little banjo.

"'Missing You' is a song I wrote on a Tuesday and recorded on the Friday," says Throsby. "It came together with a frenetic energy. And it's appropriately in 6/8, a time signature that feels like you're trying to run forward while someone is holding on to the back of your shirt. I wanted it to feel kind of desperate, in a beautiful way."

Self-produced, Normal Magic is a collection of 10 tracks that finds Throsby infusing electronica with folk. The record includes collaborations with a heap of talented musicians, including multi-instrumentalist Jordan Ireland (The Middle East), Helen Franzmann (Mess Esque, McKisko), Laura Jean, Oliver Mestitz (The Finks) and Jake Core (Soda Eaves).

Speaking about Normal Magic, Throsby says, "The concept for this record stemmed from a conversation about what is normal and what is magic. Art making, for example, is quite magical and quite normal at the same time, and the concept expanded as the songs were written to be a kind of a celebration of the magic of normal life – little moments of beauty and wonder which can be so sustaining. A sunbeam or a bird or a moment of synchrony."

Along with the release of her new album, Throsby has announced a run of east coast shows, performing a matinee gig at Brunswick Ballroom in Brunswick East on Saturday 31 October, followed by gigs at Brisbane's Black Bear Lodge on Thursday 5 November, Brunswick Heads' Brunswick Picture House on Friday 6 November and Sydney's The Vanguard on Thursday 12 November, with the final concert at Thirroul Railway Hall in Thirroul on Sunday 15 November. Tickets are on sale now at hollythrosby.com.

One of Australia's most beloved and enduring creatives, Throsby's 2004 debut album On Night established her as a talent to watch, with the Sydney artist going on to release a further five albums, with 2008's A Loud Call, her highest charting album.

Throsby has also released a children's album of original songs, two records with the group Seeker Lover Keeper, comprising Throsby, Sarah Blasko and Sally Seltmann, and published three books.

'Missing You' by Holly Throsby is out now. Listen here. Normal Magic is out Friday 4 September. Pre-order here.