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News · 18 September 2026

Tash Sultana Returns With New Single 'Something In The Water'

This is the first release from Sultana since signing with BMG.

By Tobias Handke

Australian musician Tash Sultana wearing a white sweater, holding a finger to their lips in a studio portrait photographed by Ben McFadyen.
Tash Sultana - photo by Ben McFadyen

Multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, singer and all-round legend Tash Sultana is back with 'Something In The Water', the first release from the Aussie superstar since signing a global deal with BMG earlier this year. 

Fans of Sultana will be all about this track, with the talented artist going back to basics, crafting a soulful reggae-infused head bopper with a delightful groove.

"For a little while, I lost my way. I had to step back, strip everything away and find the road home to myself," Sultana says of the song. "Over the past year and a half, my life has changed in ways I never could have imagined. Now, I'm turning the page and letting go of everything that no longer belongs to me - old relationships, former versions of myself, the image of who I thought I had to be, and the direction I thought my career should take. The past is the past. This is the sound of releasing it - and stepping into whatever comes next."

The track is accompanied by a music video inspired by a numerology reading Sultana was given a decade ago. Four cards map the story out – The Avalanche, The Climb, The Summit and Dominance – and the clip brings each of them to life through several versions of Tash's own personality. 

"10 years ago, a numerologist gave me a prediction of my future that turned out to be eerily accurate," Sultana says. "It stuck with me and became a pivotal point in how I understood myself and the energy around me. I lost that magic for a while when I veered off course, surrounded by people and situations I needed to separate from. To map the past, present and future, I created four cards: The Avalanche (the past), The Climb (the present), The Summit (the next step), and Dominance (the dream). The clip brings them to life through the interplay of multiple versions of my personality." 

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'Something In The Water' marks Sultana's new era, one where human creation is at the forefront, and AI is dispatched to the netherworld. Sultana is focused on real performances, real instruments and real recordings that reflect the ARIA Award winner's life.

From busking on the streets of Melbourne to playing the biggest stages on the planet, Sultana has been on quite a ride over the past decade.  

Sultana has amassed billions of global streams, sold over a million tickets worldwide and headlined major international festivals, with 'Something In The Water' giving fans a glimpse at what to expect creatively moving forward.

'Something in the Water' is out now. Listen here.

Black and white cover art for Tash Sultana's single Something In The Water, showing a close-up portrait of the artist resting their chin on a hand.

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