I listened to “Meet in Love,” the debut single from Yuin singer-songwriter KYARNA, a bit like a blind audition from The Voice. I received it as a wav file, so I had nothing but her striking voice and incredible lyrics to go on. It floored me. I would have quickly turned my chair.
Then I opened up the press release and was floored again. She was so much younger than I anticipated. Her voice is so mature and her lyrics wise beyond her years. I’m sure she’s been here before.
Make sure you stop and listen to the lyrics of “Meet in Love.” KYARNA wrote the single a few years ago about knowing the timing isn’t right with someone, but hoping it might be later down the track. The song’s taken on a deeper meaning now as the person KYARNA sings about passed away earlier this year. That’s helped the song evolve into a tribute to a love story that will never get its happy ending.
While “Meet in Love” is KYARNA’s first single, she’s no newcomer to music. She’s shared stages with Paul Kelly and Troy Cassar-Daley and supported the late, great, Uncle Archie Roach. She’s also been hand-selected to support Liz Stringer at the following Aussie shows later this year. Tickets are available through the links.
16 November 2025 – Anglesea Memorial Hall, Kuarka Doola/Anglesea
21 November 2025 – Corner Hotel, Naarm/Melbourne
27 November 2025 – Black Bear Lodge, Meeanjin/Brisbane
28 November 2025 – Brunswick Picture House, Bundjalung Country/Brunswick Heads
5 December 2025 – Stag & Hunter Hotel, Awabakal Country/Mayfield
6 December 2025 – Mary’s Underground, Eora/Sydney
13 December 2025 – Meeniyan Town Hall, Brataualung Country/Meeniyan
Image used with permission from Soul Sound Management