Hayley Mary

Hayley Mary (born 21 May 1987) is an Australian singer, best known as the lead singer of the indie rock band the Jezabels. She began releasing solo material in 2020.

Hayley Mary
Mary in 2013
Background information
Born	(1987-05-21) 21 May 1987 (age 37)
Genres	Indie rock indie pop alternative rock
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2007–present
Labels	I OH YOU
Member of	The Jezabels

Early life

Hayley Mary grew up in Byron Bay where she went to school with Heather Shannon, with whom she would later form The Jezabels. The two relocated to Sydney to attend university, where they met Nik Kaloper and Sam Lockwood, and formed the band in 2007.^[1]

Career

2007–2017: The Jezabels

Main article: The Jezabels

Mary performing with The Jezabels in 2012

The Jezabels were formed in 2007 when the four members met as students at the University of Sydney and over the next years released three EPs and three studio albums, all of which peaked within the ARIA top 5 and three extended plays. The band won an ARIA Music Award,^[2] an Australian Music Prize^[3] and three Australian Independent Record Awards.^[4]

The band have been on unofficial hiatus since December 2017.^[5]

2018–present: Solo career

On 14 October 2019, Mary released her debut solo single "The Piss, The Perfume". This was followed by "Ordinary Me" in December 2019. On 8 January 2020, "Like a Woman Should" was released, all from Mary's debut EP, The Piss, The Perfume on 17 January 2020.

In May 2021, Mary released "Young & Stupid", alongside announcement of her second EP The Drip, released on 18 June 2021.^[6][7]

On 26 November 2021, Mary surprise released her third EP titled Fall in Love.^[8]

In July 2024, Mary announced the release of her debut studio album Roman XS. The album is preceded by the singles "One Last Drag", "The Ballad of Ruby Wednesday" and "The Lonely One".^[9]

In November 2024 she posted a picture of herself wearing a MAGA cap and in her own words "cancelled herself".

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with release date and label shown

Title	Details
Roman XS	Scheduled: 25 October 2024[9] Label: Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming

EPs

List of EPs, with release date and label shown

Title	Details
The Piss, the Perfume	Released: 17 January 2020[10][11] Label: I OH YOU (IOU400) Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
The Drip	Released: 18 June 2021[6] Label: I OH YOU Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
Fall in Love	Released: 26 November 2021[8] Label: Hayley Mary Formats: digital download, streaming

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"The Piss, the Perfume"	2019	The Piss, the Perfume
"Ordinary Me"
"Like a Woman Should"[12]	2020
"The Chain"[13]		The Drip
"Would You Throw a Diamond?"[14]	2021
"Young & Stupid"[6]
"The Drip"[7][15]
"Sullen Kink"[7]
"Fall in Love"[8]		Fall in Love
"Only Feel It When I'm with You" (Baby Strange) featuring Hayley Mary)	2022	World Below
"Deadly Heart" (Scott Darlow) featuring Hayley Mary)[16]	2023	Deadly Heart
"One Last Drag"[17]	2024	Roman XS
"The Ballad of Ruby Wednesday"[18]
"The Lonely One"[9]
"Eighteen"[19]

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (known colloquially as the AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2021	Herself	Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year	Nominated	[20][21]
2022	The Drip	Best Independent Rock Album or EP	Nominated	[22][23]

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".^[24]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2011	Hayley McGlone (with Nikolas Kaloper, Samuel Lockwood, Heather Shannon)	Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year	Nominated	[25]