Clare Bowditch 'What Was Left' - 20th Anniversary Vinyl Edition PRE-ORDER. To be shipped early September

Twenty years ago, Melbourne's indie-darling, a young Clare Bowditch surprised even her own parents by scooping the coveted 'Best Female Artist ARIA' thanks to her breakthrough album ‘What Was Left’. 

Recorded in the back shed with her then boyfriend, producer and drummer Marty Brown just one year after they welcomed their first child, ‘What Was Left’ stands as an extraordinarily anomaly; a stunningly instrumented, profoundly intimate, cheeky, rebellious, heart-breaking, uplifting, and now uniquely beloved time-capsule of  emotions and topics the majority of pop songs did their darndest to avoid, like grief and motherhood. Full of longing and passion, encouragement and cynicism,

In late 2025, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the seminal work that first brought the name Clare Bowditch into our orbit, ‘What Was Left’ will also be available for the very first time ever on vinyl. 

Featuring the legendary artwork of Kat MacLeod, on beautiful double white vinyl with full lyrics, and the limited edition ep “Loose Acoustic One Takes” that was a bonus disk with the initial CD release.

The success of ‘What Was Left’ marked the beginning of what has been Clare's genuinely anomalous twenty year career as an artist and story-teller spanning acting, broadcasting, community advocacy and the penning of a best-selling memoir. 

Visit www.clareboowdtch.com for info about upcoming 'What Was Left' performances