Blasko, Seltmann, Throsby create 'supergroup'

Three of Australia's leading female artists have collaborated to become a 'supergroup'.

Friends Sarah Blasko, Sally Seltmann and Holly Throsby, who are collectively named Seeker Lover Keeper, have made a debut record that is due for release next month.

According to The Daily Telegraph, the trio employed Dirty Three's Jim White to play drums on the CD, together with guitarist Shahzad Ismaily, who has worked with Tom Waits and Martha Wainwright.

They also asked well-known actors Barry Otto, Aden Young and John Waters to mime three of their songs in videos rather than starring in them themselves.

Blasko said: "Three women coming together to sing and record an album was always going to be met with some kind of expectation but seen in this context, with three men singing the words, I like the way it turns it all on its head and encourages you to focus on the lyrics."

Seltmann said of Otto: "He was so graceful and funny, with the innocence of a child and it felt like it was contagious! A few people on the set said to me, 'I want to be like Barry when I'm that age', and that was exactly what I was thinking too."

Blasko was crowned 'Best Female Artist' at the 2009 ARIA awards.

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