The album soundtrack to the 2022 Penguin Random House audiobook, Mothertongues, by Ceridwen Dovey & Eliza Bell.
MOTHERTONGUES (The Soundtrack)
What people are saying about MOTHERTONGUES
“A great rattlebag of a read, full of surprises, tales and ideas. A book that argues with itself. A book of close ups and wide views. Stimulating, funny and heartbreaking.”
— Paul Kelly, Australian singer, songwriter, legend.
“The songs evoked memories and experiences of my own mother and many mothers in my life as they navigated through the terrain of responsibility of raising children...fraught with all the emotional highs and lows that come with it...the music is beautiful and the singing so pure in essence.”
— Maria Mercedes, Australian actor, singer, performer.
The Making of Mothertongues (The Soundtrack)
Here is a snippet of ‘Baby Mine’ in production.
Albums and EPs
Mysteries of Mad River
The swampy, honky-tonk, blues-folk narratives call on a musical ancestry that includes Nick Cave, Tom Waits, and Leonard Cohen. “Coutts breaks the barriers of conventional songwriter performance, by stepping fully into the dark and riotous world of the characters she has created.” - Sydney Jewish Music Festival.
Produced by Brian Campeau. Released 2017.
MACHIN(e) - EP
A handful of folk-pop tunes for your ear holes and heart pumps.
Produced by Sweet Talk Radio. Released 2012.
Nightglow - EP
Soft songs for sleepy people. Written and recorded while 8 months pregnant in 2014.
Released 2015.
The Ordinary World
Debut record, featuring ‘Waiting for the Avalanche’, produced by John Mayer.
Released 2009.
Collaborations
‘Fruit’ was co-written with Sayah and Taka Perry, released by Volkanik Music in 2021.
I had the extraordinary experience of co-writing 9 of the songs on the 2021 Album by experimental heavy-metal band, Twelve Foot Ninja. Long Way Home is the first single from the album.
A song co-written with my friend and amazing artist Sascha Dupont Connor. Sascha's beautiful voice is featured in this track. 2011.
A song co-written with my buddy and incredible songwriter Eddie Berman in 2011. Eddie's voice and guitar is featured on this track.
Written and performed (2012) with the brilliant and singular Polly Hall. Emmy-nominated songwriter Polly is also one half of kids podcast/music sensation, Andrew & Polly. Check out the podcast here.
Video
Filmed in LA and Phoenix, AZ in 2012, by the amazing Kenny Riches.