REPORT & GALLERY by Tania Graham-Brown – July 12, 2025
Recently returned from a successful European tour and a sold out London show, Adelaide-based singer-songwriter aleksiah is currently performing some stunning shows on her “Cry About It’ Australian tour.
Industry buzz has been all about aleksiah since her debut single “Fern”, with triple j adding follow up singles “Ant Song”, “Pretty Picture”, “24”, “Batsh*t” and “Clothes Off” to full rotation.Named as one of Vogue Australia’s “6 Australian musicians set to take over in 2024”, aleksiah has well and truly lived up to the expectations on this tour.
aleksiah’s show at Metro Social in Sydney tonight felt like reading someone’s diary under a disco ball – raw, personal and defiant. Touring off the back of her new EP Cry About It, she turned a sold-out room into a safe little world of jangly guitars, brutal honesty, and bedroom-pop catharsis.
There’s something distinctly aleksiah about the way she holds space on stage. She laughed with her audience, gently roasted herself between songs, and let silence linger just long enough to let the weight of her lyrics land. Clothes Off was a standout – not just for its raw exploration of body image, but the way it made a packed crowd collectively hold its breath. She flicked between heartbreak and humour like it was second nature, layering vulnerability with the kind of hooks that sneak into your head and stay there. The crowd were loving every moment, they were with her, start to finish, hanging off every line like they’d lived it too. By the end, aleksiah didn’t feel like a rising indie star – she felt like the friend who says what everyone else is too scared to, then turns it into a song you’ll cry-dance to in your kitchen. The Metro’s cozy setup amplified the intimate yet anthemic feel, making the evening feel almost like a living‑room session. Lucky us!
aleksiah next plays Brisbane (July 19) and her home town Adelaide (August 15)
www.aleksiah.com/tour
