'' Blackbird '' is the third studio album by Australian musician Dan Sultan , released in April 2014 . The album was his first in five years and was the culmination of many months of writing and recording . '' Blackbird '' peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold . Prior to recording the album , Sultan said he had n't been motivated or inspired to write . He told the ABC " I had to make a few changes and change a few things up to get motivated and get inspired again , and I was in a bit of a rut for a while , so once I did that I found that everything flowed on from there . " " You go through what you 're going through and that can be pretty heavy . And then you write about what you 've been through , which can be therapeutic . " Dan attributes much of his satisfaction with his album to producer Jacquire King , " We had a phone conversation before we even agreed to make the record together , just to see if we would get along . We spoke on the phone for about 40 minutes . I think the first five minutes was about the record and the rest was just talkin ' shit , just hanging out . We became friends there and then and we were good friends by the time I left . " At the ARIA Music Awards of 2014 , '' Blackbird '' was nominated for four awards ; winning one , the ARIA Award for Best Rock Album . At the Australian Independent Record ( AIR ) Awards of 2014 , Sultan won the Best Independent Blues and Roots Album for '' Blackbird '' . At the National Indigenous Music Awards of 2014 , Sultan won National Cover Art of the Year for '' Blackbird ''
ARIA Music Awards of 2014
ARIA Music Awards of 2014
Blackbird (Dan Sultan album)