‘I’ve Got It So Good’: How Australian Country Artist Brad Cox Is Living His Best Life
Categoria: Musica
On the eve of his latest tour, Cox says his new single "would’ve been the perfect wedding song, but I'm just two years late on that one."
Por Billboard | 17/07/2026
Brad Cox is a country lad, every step of the way. When he’s not writing, recording or touring, the Australian country artist lives the good life on a plot of land in central Queensland. It’s a place where music and nature come together, his very own slice of Australian paradise. “I had my bee suit on the other day and robbed my beehive for some honey. I planted a few extra trees, picked some passionfruit, we burned a huge stick pile last week,” he tells Billboard . “And then I’ve also got a beautiful grand piano in my house. So when I’m not outside doing farm jobs and loving that, I’m inside playing this beautiful grand piano. I’ve got it so good.” Cox has earned it. Raised in Jindabyne, in New South Wales’s Snowy Mountains, the artist made the country music community sit up and take notice when he won the 2018 Toyota Star Maker competition at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, and kept the momentum going with a self-titled debut album. He was snapped up by Sony Music, and released My Mind’s Projection, peaking at No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart in 2020. The following year, Cox launched the “Happy Hour Down Under” station on Apple Music (he’s no longer running that ship), and a third album, Acres, dropped in 2023, giving him a first appearance in the ARIA Top 10, peaking at No. 7 peak. Then, in 2024, a new deal with Warner Music Australia . The first fruits of that arrangement blossomed last year with the release of his fourth album, Endemic Intelligence In Multiple Dimensions , and another trip to the ARIA Top 10, and another No. 7 peak position. Today, Cox drops the first taste of new music in the sonic shape of “ What Are The Odds ,” a ballad that invites us in to explore his gentle side. “It was written for my wife. I keep saying that it would’ve been the perfect wedding song, but I’m just two years late on that one,” he says with a laugh. “It’s pretty honest. It’s written about the fact that, you know, there are so many variables and twists and turns in life, and you might end up in the same elevator or the same taxi as the person you’re meant to spend the rest of your life with, which is so rare.” Is there more where that came from? “It won’t be this year,” he admits. “I’ve been writing a bunch and, yeah, trying to just figure out what the next 18 months looks like. I’m not going to confirm, but it’s always on the cards. I’m definitely putting some groundwork down for that to be the case.” Cox, a four-time ARIA Award nominee, will swap his comfort zone for another, when he heads off for another tour of his homeland, getting underway Friday, July 17 at Perth’s Astor Theatre. Expect to hear songs from across his catalog, including fan faves from his independent years. “I’m addicted to playing,” he enthuses. “I love it, man. It’s my favourite thing. It’s the drug. I love writing songs, I love recording music, but I’m just addicted to playing. And