Stu Larsen

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Stu Larsen is an Aussie Singer-Songwriter with a wild streak of wanderlust and a knack for tastefully marrying narrative and melody. Emerging in 2014 with the aptly named Vagabond, his congenial folk-pop is both exploratory and inclusive, a love letter to the power of music and travel.

Larsen grew up in a small rural community in Queensland. Around 2010 he decided that he wanted to not only see the world but to experience it as authentically as he could, so he packed his bags and joined friend and fellow musician Mike Rosenberg, better know by his stage name Passenger, and adopted the nomadic lifestyle that would inform the songs on his aptly named debut record, the Nettwerk-issued Vagabond. The LP, which was produce by Rosenberg and included the hit 'Thirteen Sad Farewells,' launched Larsen on an unending tour that included shows and layovers in North America, Asia, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

After the tour, Larsen continued to roam, sculpting what would eventually be the tracks for his sophomore outing via distant locales that included a cottage in Scotland, an apartment in Spain, and an army bunker back in Australia. He eventually decamped to Rosenberg’s studio in Brighton, England, with longtime friend and fellow Singer-Songwriter Luke Thompson to lay down some demos. In 2016, he released one of those demos, 'By the River,' with the full-length Resolute arriving the following year. Another globe-trotting affair, the ten-track set was built off of impromptu voice memos and pieced together in multiple locations, including Scotland, Spain, and Australia.

A period of personal upheaval (and more travel) helped to inform Larsen’s third full-length outing, 2020’s Marigold, which saw the Singer-Songwriter dealing with the end of a relationship. This time he was joined by another longtime friend and fellow musician, Tim Hart in Sydney’s Golden Retriever Studios with Simon Berckelman where they lifted Larsen’s songs to a whole new level.


A new chapter begins in 2022 with 'Part Time Lover'. Written in a hotel room in Berlin then shaped and recorded with some new Italian friends at the legendary Fonoprint Studios in Bologna.
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Top tracks

03
Chicago Song
Stu Larsen
Resolute
03:32
03
Thirteen Sad Farewells
Stu Larsen
Vagabond
02:45
01
San Francisco
Stu Larsen
Vagabond
04:06
08
By the River
Stu Larsen
Resolute
07:00
04
I Will Be Happy and Hopefully You Will Be Too
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Resolute
03:20
01
By the River (Acoustic)
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By the River (Acoustic)
04:28
01
We Got Struck by Lightning (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
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Live at Deutschlandfunk
02:47
05
Wide Awake & Dreaming (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
Stu Larsen
Live at Deutschlandfunk
04:54
07
The Loudest Voice (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
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Live at Deutschlandfunk
03:58
02
Hurricane (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
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Live at Deutschlandfunk
03:01
06
By the River (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
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Live at Deutschlandfunk
06:30
04
Thirteen Sad Farewells (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
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Live at Deutschlandfunk
03:19
10
Whisky & Blankets (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
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Live at Deutschlandfunk
06:08
08
Aeroplanes (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
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Live at Deutschlandfunk
03:14
02
By The River - Mahogany Sessions
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What If / By The River (Mahogany Sessions)
06:12
Writer: Stuart James Larsen / Composers: Stuart James Larsen
01
Paper Sails
Stu Larsen
Ryeford
02:57
01
Scared to Fly
Passenger
Happy Christmas My Dear
02:59
Writer: Michael Rosenberg / Composers: Michael Rosenberg
02
Going Back to Bowenville (SLNK)
Stu Larsen
Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai II
06:53
05
First Day of My Life
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Songs I Wish I Wrote
03:05
01
We Got Struck by Lightning (Raasay Sessions)
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Marigold (Raasay Sessions)
03:00
01
Darling if You're Down (From the Archives)
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Darling if You're Down (From the Archives)
03:40
Composers: Stuart James Larsen - Michael David Rosenberg - Tim Hart
03
On My Heart
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The Black Tree
04:44
02
Hurricane (Raasay Sessions)
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Marigold (Raasay Sessions)
02:41
06
Far Away from Here
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Vagabond
01:49
01
San Francisco (From the Archives)
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San Francisco (From the Archives)
04:20
Composers: Stuart James Larsen
01
Hajimari (SLNK)
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Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai II
03:07
05
Who's Gonna Catch Me
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Songs I Wrote
02:22
08
Darling If You're Down
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Vagabond
03:36
10
Skin & Bone
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Vagabond
05:51
05
Pocket Full of Coins
Stu Larsen
Vagabond
04:51
07
Some Kind of Gypsy
Stu Larsen
Vagabond
03:57
02
Fall Away
Passenger
Happy Christmas My Dear
02:58
Writer: Michael Rosenberg / Composers: Michael Rosenberg
03
Happy Christmas My Dear
Passenger
Happy Christmas My Dear
02:54
Writer: Michael Rosenberg / Composers: Michael Rosenberg
02
What’s a Boy to Do
Stu Larsen
Resolute
03:43
01
Aeroplanes
Stu Larsen
Resolute
03:49
04
This Train
Stu Larsen
Ryeford
04:59
02
King Street
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Vagabond
04:34
11
Phone Call from My Lover
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Marigold
04:51
01
By the River (Demo)
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By the River (Demo)
07:16
Composers: Stu Larsen

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  • Discography
Albums
Stu Larsen under exclusive licence to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
10-12-2021
Live at Deutschlandfunk
01
We Got Struck by Lightning (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
Stu Larsen
Live at Deutschlandfunk
02:47
02
Hurricane (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
Stu Larsen
Live at Deutschlandfunk
03:01
03
San Francisco (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
Stu Larsen
Live at Deutschlandfunk
04:15
04
Thirteen Sad Farewells (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
Stu Larsen
Live at Deutschlandfunk
03:19
05
Wide Awake & Dreaming (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
Stu Larsen
Live at Deutschlandfunk
04:54
06
By the River (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
Stu Larsen
Live at Deutschlandfunk
06:30
07
The Loudest Voice (Live at Deutschlandfunk)
Stu Larsen
Live at Deutschlandfunk
03:58
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Stu Larsen under exclusive licence to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
03-04-2020
Marigold (Raasay Sessions)
01
We Got Struck by Lightning (Raasay Sessions)
Stu Larsen
Marigold (Raasay Sessions)
03:00
02
Hurricane (Raasay Sessions)
Stu Larsen
Marigold (Raasay Sessions)
02:41
03
Whisky & Blankets (Raasay Sessions)
Stu Larsen
Marigold (Raasay Sessions)
04:42
04
Wires Crossed (Raasay Sessions)
Stu Larsen
Marigold (Raasay Sessions)
05:43
05
Wide Awake & Dreaming (Raasay Sessions)
Stu Larsen
Marigold (Raasay Sessions)
03:35
06
Where Have All the Leaves Gone? (Raasay Sessions)
Stu Larsen
Marigold (Raasay Sessions)
04:49
07
Je Te Promets Demain (Raasay Sessions)
Stu Larsen
Marigold (Raasay Sessions)
05:28
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Stu Larsen under exclusive licence to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
03-04-2020
Marigold
01
We Got Struck by Lightning
Stu Larsen
Marigold
03:12
02
Hurricane
Stu Larsen
Marigold
03:09
03
Whisky & Blankets
Stu Larsen
Marigold
03:56
04
Wires Crossed
Stu Larsen
Marigold
05:05
05
Wide Awake & Dreaming
Stu Larsen
Marigold
04:03
06
Where Have All the Leaves Gone?
Stu Larsen
Marigold
05:07
07
Je Te Promets Demain
Stu Larsen
Marigold
05:12
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Stu Larsen under exclusive licence to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
21-07-2017
Resolute
01
Aeroplanes
Stu Larsen
Resolute
03:49
02
What’s a Boy to Do
Stu Larsen
Resolute
03:43
03
Chicago Song
Stu Larsen
Resolute
03:32
04
I Will Be Happy and Hopefully You Will Be Too
Stu Larsen
Resolute
03:20
05
Going Back to Bowenville 
Stu Larsen
Resolute
06:50
06
What If
Stu Larsen
Resolute
04:12
07
Far from Me
Stu Larsen
Resolute
03:38
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Stu Larsen under exclusive licence to Nettwerk Productions Ltd
11-07-2014
Vagabond
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San Francisco
Stu Larsen
Vagabond
04:06
02
King Street
Stu Larsen
Vagabond
04:34
03
Thirteen Sad Farewells
Stu Larsen
Vagabond
02:45
04
Ferry to Dublin
Stu Larsen
Vagabond
04:17
05
Pocket Full of Coins
Stu Larsen
Vagabond
04:51
06
Far Away from Here
Stu Larsen
Vagabond
01:49
07
Some Kind of Gypsy
Stu Larsen
Vagabond
03:57
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
EPs
Stu Larsen under exclusive licence to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
22-12-2023
Songs I Wrote
01
Lost in a Haze
Stu Larsen
Songs I Wrote
03:05
02
Every Time I Fall
Stu Larsen
Songs I Wrote
03:18
03
Running Out of Time
Stu Larsen
Songs I Wrote
03:32
04
Out of the Blue
Stu Larsen
Songs I Wrote
03:36
05
Who's Gonna Catch Me
Stu Larsen
Songs I Wrote
02:22
Stu Larsen under exclusive licence to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
23-12-2022
Songs I Wish I Wrote
01
These Days
Stu Larsen
Songs I Wish I Wrote
03:05
02
You're My Winter
Stu Larsen
Songs I Wish I Wrote
03:36
03
Hallucinating
Stu Larsen
Songs I Wish I Wrote
04:55
04
I Wish I Had a Foot-Long Cigarette
Stu Larsen
Songs I Wish I Wrote
02:46
05
First Day of My Life
Stu Larsen
Songs I Wish I Wrote
03:05
2021 Black Crow Records
20-12-2021
Happy Christmas My Dear
01
Scared to Fly
Passenger
Happy Christmas My Dear
02:59
Writer: Michael Rosenberg / Composers: Michael Rosenberg
02
Fall Away
Passenger
Happy Christmas My Dear
02:58
Writer: Michael Rosenberg / Composers: Michael Rosenberg
03
Happy Christmas My Dear
Passenger
Happy Christmas My Dear
02:54
Writer: Michael Rosenberg / Composers: Michael Rosenberg
Stu Larsen under exclusive licence to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
23-10-2020
You Get the Blankets
01
Whisky & Blankets (Acoustic)
Stu Larsen
You Get the Blankets
05:48
02
Phone Call from My Lover
Stu Larsen
You Get the Blankets
04:51
03
Wide Awake & Dreaming
Stu Larsen
You Get the Blankets
04:03
04
My Love My Love
Stu Larsen
You Get the Blankets
04:04
05
Je Te Promets Demain
Stu Larsen
You Get the Blankets
05:12
06
Where Have All the Leaves Gone?
Stu Larsen
You Get the Blankets
05:07
Stu Larsen under exclusive licence to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
09-10-2020
I'll Grab the Whisky
01
Whisky & Blankets
Stu Larsen
I'll Grab the Whisky
03:56
02
Hurricane
Stu Larsen
I'll Grab the Whisky
03:09
03
We Got Struck by Lightning
Stu Larsen
I'll Grab the Whisky
03:12
04
The Loudest Voice
Stu Larsen
I'll Grab the Whisky
05:48
05
Wires Crossed
Stu Larsen
I'll Grab the Whisky
05:05
06
Movement & Time
Stu Larsen
I'll Grab the Whisky
02:46
Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
04-05-2018
Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai II
01
Hajimari (SLNK)
Stu Larsen
Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai II
03:07
02
Going Back to Bowenville (SLNK)
Stu Larsen
Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai II
06:53
03
My Poor Father (SLNK)
Stu Larsen
Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai II
06:12
04
Chicago Song (SLNK)
Stu Larsen
Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai II
03:35
11-04-2011
Ryeford
01
Paper Sails
Stu Larsen
Ryeford
02:57
02
Seaforth Mackenzie
Stu Larsen
Ryeford
03:49
03
Cocoon
Stu Larsen
Ryeford
05:18
04
This Train
Stu Larsen
Ryeford
04:59
05
The Mile
Stu Larsen
Ryeford
06:37
29-03-2009
The Black Tree
01
Music Is My Mistress
Stu Larsen
The Black Tree
03:24
02
The Black Tree (with Lydia Cole)
Stu Larsen
The Black Tree
03:39
03
On My Heart
Stu Larsen
The Black Tree
04:44
04
Sad Eyes
Stu Larsen
The Black Tree
03:46
05
I Am for Real
Stu Larsen
The Black Tree
02:36
06
Swerve
Stu Larsen
The Black Tree
04:05
07
The Black Tree (original)
Stu Larsen
The Black Tree
03:56
Singles
℗ 2025 Stu Larsen under exclusive licence to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
13-06-2025
Maybe I Am (From the Archives)
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Maybe I Am (From the Archives)
Stu Larsen
Maybe I Am (From the Archives)
04:42
Composers: Stuart James Larsen
℗ 2025 Stu Larsen under exclusive licence to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
30-05-2025
Darling if You're Down (From the Archives)
01
Darling if You're Down (From the Archives)
Stu Larsen
Darling if You're Down (From the Archives)
03:40
Composers: Stuart James Larsen - Michael David Rosenberg - Tim Hart