30 September 2026 – Becca Hatch Steals Extra Time Before the Black Flower EP Arrives

Kamilaroi and Samoan artist Becca Hatch has released "Extra Time," another preview of forthcoming project Black Flower EP and a reminder that Australian R&B's independent and alternative edges remain particularly healthy. Hatch's music has increasingly occupied the useful territory where R&B, pop and electronic production overlap without anybody being required to produce a diagram explaining which genre owns which part.

"Extra Time" continues that trajectory with Hatch's vocal presence doing the heavy lifting while polished production creates space around it rather than burying everything beneath unnecessary studio fireworks. The single arrives as anticipation builds for Black Flower EP, giving listeners another clue about a project that appears designed to consolidate several years of Hatch developing a recognisable voice rather than simply chase whichever production style happens to be dominating playlists this month.

Her Kamilaroi and Samoan background has also remained an important part of the perspective surrounding her work without being reduced to marketing decoration. That combination of cultural specificity and contemporary R&B language is one reason Hatch stands apart in an increasingly crowded Australian scene. "Extra Time" is therefore aptly titled: it extends the runway before the EP while making the wait considerably more interesting.