On today’s menu, you’re going to find some delicious new music from Late Night Therapy, My Cherie & UOMO, Lauren Mayberry, Emma Donovan, White Tundra, Fraulein, The Native Cats, SWiiMS, Sam Scherdel, and Spunsugar.
Dig in and enjoy!
Late Night Therapy – Fallin’
Late Night Therapy’s progressive house anthem “Fallin'” is an ode to letting go through the underlying themes of fear, potential futures and authenticity. “It’s about falling deeper into devotion to my craft with a continued trust, acknowledging that regardless of outcome I’m already successful because I’m doing what I love most,” Late Night Therapy says about the new song. “My number one goal has always been to create a sound uniquely mine and this song is the beginning, this is late night therapy”.
My Chérie & UOMO – runrunrun
My Chérie and UOMO’s ‘runrunrun’ marks the duo’s second collaboration and is glitchy, beautiful song that explores the complexities of self-discovery and personal growth. “My coping mechanism was to concentrate on passions and goals instead of stopping and processing challenges in my life,” My Chérie says. “The track talks about the balance between self analysing, growing, self- help and also just enjoying ourselves and our quirks without being so overly critical and self aware.”
Lauren Mayberry – Shame
Lauren Mayberry’s second solo single doesn’t start as best as it could have – actually it takes a while for it to find its footing – but it does build up to a satisfying conclusion. “I had the idea for a while of a song that had the tagline of “what a shame”, but in a sarcastic way,” Lauran says of the song. “And the word “shame” having a double meaning – the shame you feel and internalize, but what a shame you feel like that and can’t change it.”
Emma Donovan – Blak Nation
Emma Donovan is a respected Indigenous singer and songwriter, and its now hard to see why, as her music is the realist – lyrically and aesthetically – you’re going to come by. In saying that, ‘Blak Nation’ is a powerful anthem about a cultural practice called back burning, where indigenous people make a cool fire to promote regrowth. “The ‘cool fire’ is reference to the new generation,” Emma adds. “Bringing the Blak Nation to front of this nation, new artists continuing to tell their powerful stories. That ‘cool fire’ is new generation of Blak voice in Music industry today. I’m proud of the progress we have made as a nation. Seeing Aboriginal names of Country & People shared. To see all kinds of people acknowledging traditional places where they live and work. This didn’t happen for my old people and even me growing up, it’s good to see it more now.”
White Tundra – Third Floor
Fräulein – The Last Drop
Fräulein’s ‘The Last Drop’ is a head banging mix of shoegaze and grunge. Storywise, though, the song is actually about manic uncertainty, exasperating and self-destructive patterns that you can fall into after the end of a relationship. “It’s meant to represent all of those feelings, which is why the song feels like a bit of a rollercoaster, but it’s short and intense, as those feelings tend to be,” Joni from the band says about the track. I am actually getting Estrons vibes from this band. Might be one to watch.
The Native Cats – Tanned Rested and Dead
The Native Cats’ newest song is a seven minute thrill ride that builds the tension across its runtime full of distorted vocals and a story about longing to win the affection of the United States. “I wanted it to sound like our version of a fantastic apocalyptic ending to a movie, every loose end tied up with death or ascension, like Akira or End of Evangelion, in structure if not in scale or style,” Vocalist Chloe says about the track. “The title is from an old novelty T-shirt I saw once: ‘Tanned Rested and Dead — Nixon in ‘96’.”
SWiiMS – All I Die For
SWiiMS’ rock anthem “All I Die For” is all about the beginning stages of a relationship, and how you try to make yourself more intriguing or impressive than you are in real life in order to keep that person interested. “It also describes the feeling of hopefulness, bliss and loss of control that the start of any new relationship brings,” the band says.
Sam Scherdel – R.E.T.R.O.
Sam Scherdel’s bittersweet indie-rock anthem swings from affecting to euphoric in a beat through nostalgic guitar lines and wistful melodies, where they mingle with exhilarating and emotionally-charged vocals exploring the many stages of love and loss.
Spunsugar – San Jose
‘San Jose’ is the third single off Swedish three-piece Spunsugar’s upcoming album, and one of the many highlights is grainy production values and the overall aesthetic of the visuals. Filling a bucket with sand, on the beach, on not-so-regular beach attire is a nice touch too. Speaking on the release of the song, the band said that this is a homage (and sort of a response) to the Dione Warwick song “Do you know the way to San José“. “This is a song about dreams, mainly, broken ones,” they continue. “About pumping gas for the people who achieved theirs. Fittingly, this song has a beachy indie vibe paired with a grungey sound. It lulls you in with a crisp coolness, and then hits you with a distorted riff that chugs away under breathy shoegaze vocals”.
