2013–2021: Salt McMahon performed in a nine-piece soul band called The Fabric before beginning her solo career. She won a
Telstra competition in 2013 to open for
Bon Jovi on the Australian leg of their
Because We Can tour. McMahon completed an arts degree at the
University of Melbourne. She returned to music in 2017. releasing her debut single "
Slow Mover" in the same year. She then later released the singles, "
Missing Me", "Keeping Time", a cover of
Neil Young's "
Helpless", "Pasta", and "And I am a Woman". Her debut album,
Salt, was released in July 2019 and peaked at #5 on the ARIA Charts. A live
extended play was released in September 2019. In October 2019, Happy Mag labelled her as "one of the most endearing and talented voices in music today," placing her at no. 15 on their list of "The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now." On 3 October 2019, McMahon released a cover of
Tom Waits' "Take It With Me"; the lead single from an all-female tribute album to the singer titled
Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits. In February 2020, McMahon released a cover version of
ABBA's "
Knowing Me, Knowing You" as part of
Triple J's
Like a Version.
2022–present: Light, Dark, Light Again In June 2023, McMahon released the single "Saturn Returning", her first new single in three years. On 12 July 2023, McMahon released "Letting Go" and announced her second studio album,
Light, Dark, Light Again. The album was released on 27 October 2023. encompassing 13 shows in Australia and New Zealand, which included selling out three nights at the
Forum Theatre in her hometown Melbourne. In August, McMahon released "Untangling" and announced an EP titled
Light Sides would be released on 13 September 2024. ==Discography==