Liam Maihi on new single ‘Whiskey and You’ and embracing music

The night before I was due to interview Liam Maihi, who was a Grand Finalist in The Voice Australia before taking time away from music to raise his young family, I was was watching a TikTok Live hosted by Nathan Lamont. Every now and again Nathan will host these lives and bring in musicians to talk, mainly, about their craft and also play a few songs. This live also turned into a songwriting session as Liam offered a new song idea and asked for some input. At one point Nathan invited me to join the live as a guest, but mainly I was a passenger! And I was also, of course, gathering intel for the interview … It was a serendipitous encounter for, while I’d already done some research, being able to see Liam sing on the live gave me a better understanding of him as an artist.When we spoke the next evening, therefore, it was within the context of me having an appreciation of his voice as well as his collaborative nature, and you’ll hear us talk a little about that in the interview. We also talk about the break he took from music after his success on The Voice and how he came to write and record his new single, ‘Whiskey and You’. We talk about Maihi’s cowriting with Robbie Mortimer, amongst others, and how he is clearly now within a community of artists that are not only creating songs together but supporting each other. It was an aspect of his artistry that might have emerged in the conversation anyway, but I’d also seen in on the Tiktok Live. Maihi might be new to audiences but he’s clearly not new to the musicians he’s now in community with. Those associations promise much – and once you watch this interview and hear Maihi’s song (if you haven’t already), you’ll be looking forward with impatience to what he makes next.Listen to ‘Whiskey and You’ on Apple MusicListen to ‘Whiskey and You’ on SpotifyFor more Sunburnt Country Music:InstagramFacebook YouTubewebsite Substack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.