Meg Mac, a soulful voice from Melbourne, Australia, has rocked the stage at SXSW and been compared to Adele — and she hasn’t even released a full-length album yet. The singer-songwriter’s debut EP “MEGMAC,” which is full of big vocals and powerful lyrics, gained a ton of attention down under last fall; but now she’s making waves stateside while on tour with R&B singer D’Angelo. What’s it like touring with D’Angelo? What was the inspiration behind your song “Roll Up Your Sleeves?” “Roll Up Your Sleeves” is featured in a promo for “The Astronaut Wives Club” on ABC. What’s it like having your song featured in a TV spot? Who are some of your favorite artists and inspirations? What’s your biggest on-stage blunder so far? Who was your first celebrity crush? Who’s your favorite person to follow on Instagram? What’s your ideal Saturday night? What’s next for you? See Meg Mac in concert:
New York City
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D’Angelo and Meg Mac
I’ve loved it. I feel very lucky and I have no idea how I get to do this. When I was told that I might get to, I was like ‘oh yeah that’ll never happen!’ It’s crazy. Him and his band are so amazing.
At first I was writing it almost as a letter to myself to let me know that everything is going to be all right. Because when I’m feeling upset, I tend to stay in my own shell and not let people help me. I felt so much better after I wrote it and every time I sing it I feel really good.
It was pretty cool, but it’s really weird [to watch]. It’s cool to see a different interpretation of your song because when you’re writing it you never think that it would be used for something like that. I feel like it matches perfectly.
I like a lot of old music. Sam Cooke is my favorite. Then at the moment I’m pretty obsessed with Hiatus Kaiyote, a band from Australia.
I’ve just said the dumbest stuff in between songs and made a fool of myself. When I was doing a festival tour in Australia there was one show in a town called Adelaide, but I was at a different show in another town. My best friend named Adelaide was in the audience, so I was like ‘Hi Adelaide!’ and everyone thought that I thought I was in Adelaide.
You know Anastasia, from the Disney movie? Well, I [imagined] I was Anastasia and I loved Dimitri.
One called The Dogist. I end up on there for ages just looking at all the dogs.
I’m a nerd, so I prefer staying home. I like having a few friends over and eating heaps of food, watching movies, hanging out in my own space.
I have one show in New York on my own, and then I’m heading back to Australia as soon as I finish this tour. I’m doing a festival and touring out there, releasing a new song and working on my album. I’m excited to put new music out.
June 21, 8pm
Forest Hills Stadium
foresthillsstadium.com
June 29, 6:30pm
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston St
(212) 260-4700
mercuryloungenyc.com
June 23, 8pm
The Keswick Theatre
291 N Keswick Ave
(215) 572-7650
keswicktheatre.com
The Breakthrough: Meg Mac
