Nearly 20 years after their last long form release, Midnight Oil will finally drop a new mini-album today. THE MAKARRATA PROJECT features eight new songs written around themes of Indigenous reconciliation. The not-for-profit work* features 18 Indigenous collaborators including Gurrumul,  Kev Carmody, Leah Flannagan, Frank Yamma, Jessica Mauboy, Kaleena Briggs and Sammy Butcher.

THE MAKARRATA PROJECT seeks to elevate the profile of The Uluru Statement From The Heart and includes a rendition of that important text by social justice pioneer, Pat Anderson, AFL icon Adam Goodes, author/media heavyweight  Stan Grant, country music legend Troy Cassar-Daly and author/actor/vocalist Ursula Yovich. Their combined reading, backed by an Oils soundscape, can be experienced in a video created by hand painted mural art studio Apparition Media that was also released today**.  

WATCH ULURU STATEMENT FROM THE HEART HERE

The mini-album will be launched with two exclusive performances on the series premiere of ABCTV’s The Sound this Saturday evening at 6pm AEDT. For music trivia fans with a long memory, these appearances will see Midnight Oil appearing in the old Countdown timeslot which they famously shunned back throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s.

“Back then they expected everyone to mime, but this show allows artists to sing live plus it’s always got an all Australian line-up so we’re happy to be part of it”, said Midnight Oil drummer, Rob Hirst.

Midnight Oil will donate their share of proceeds from THE MAKARRATA PROJECT to organisations that seek to elevate The Uluru Statement From The Heart (https://fromtheheart.com.au/ and https://ulurustatement.org/ ). Sony Music Entertainment Australia will match any artist contribution.