Jhana Allan 'You Got The Eyes' Launch at Theydys

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Jhana Allan alchemises unwanted infatuation into warm, melodic country on her forthcoming single “You Got The Eyes”. Built around a central mandolin groove, the country ballad gently expands, steadily gathering texture and a warm folk-pop lift beneath Allan’s honeyed vocals. Her voice carries the weariness of someone who knows better but still can’t resist the pull. After imagining a gaze powerful enough to melt through glass and metal, she arrives at her own playfully defiant solution: sunglasses, every day and every night. What begins in enchantment and attraction ultimately becomes a journey towards boundary-setting and taking back her power.

That meeting point between vulnerability and resistance runs throughout Allan’s songwriting. Her voice is often described as soothing, but her lyrics can be raw, fierce and strikingly decisive. She writes about reaching for the unreachable, returning often to grief and resilience, rest and ambition, and the struggle to reclaim power within difficult emotional cycles. Mandolin is her principal songwriting instrument, while her rare ability to sing and play fiddle simultaneously brings another distinctive dimension to her live performances.

Originally from Uralla in the NSW Northern Tablelands and now based on Awabakal land, Allan began with classical violin before teaching herself mandolin while living in Melbourne. Her path has moved through Eastern European folk, trad jazz, punk, Americana and indie rock, including performing at…