By AIDAN KNIGHT
THOMAS Headon is a young pop artist who has enjoyed a stunning trajectory.
Some of his works have charted as high as #23 in the UK charts, and he has collaborated with artists such as G Flip, and even had a chance to support Elton John on his final tour.
However, many fans and casual listeners may not know that the Warner Records artist was raised in the Latrobe Valley.
Attending St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School, Traralgon and Kurnai College, Churchill before he travelled the world, Headon has now played 85 different venues around the world ranging from the Enmore Theatre to the Brooklyn Bowl.
Now one of Australia’s most exciting young musical talents, Headon honed his skills busking covers around Victoria, including on Phillip Island. It was his own unique song writing though that earned him accolades and his music features on the soundtrack to popular Netflix show Heartstopper.
Now returning to our ears with his first release in seven months, his new single ‘Panic!’ was released last October, and is the second single from his upcoming debut album he finished creating in December 2023.
Headon has described it as “the perfect way to sum up how much I’ve been operating on autopilot”, and deals with themes of anxiety and feeling overwhelmed. This kind of earnest relatability in his songs is what allow the Traralgon-raised star to resonate with a young audience, and appeal to fans of Harry Styles, Troye Sivan and other generational pop artists of that vein.
While he may be too much of a big deal now to ever play a venue in the Latrobe Valley, the now London-based songwriter keeps a close connection to Traralgon, stating in interviews he still returns home every year for Christmas, and his time on the Australian festival circuit are some of his fondest performing memories.
‘Panic!’ is available now on all streaming platforms, and the debut album from Thomas Headon is anticipated for release early next year.
