Payten began receiving both national and international attention after playing independently across Sydney whilst at university and releasing tracks online through government-funded national Australian radio station Triple J ‘s Unearthed radio. Payten was nominated for the 2015 Unearthed Artist of the Year J Award from Triple J , the 2015 Next Big Thing SMAC (Sydney Music, Arts & Culture) Award from FBi Radio , and was dubbed one of the 40 best new bands of 2016 by Stereogum . Payten signed record deals with Jagjaguwar in the United States in February 2016 and Liberation Music in Australia in April 2016. Payten then released her debut EP Clever Disguise in May 2016. The EP was written entirely by Payten, collaborating with producers and mixers Ben McCarthy, Alex Somers and Francois Tetaz.
Payten began receiving both national and international attention
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