This month's installment features electronic duo Sumner, indie band Spinnabago, singer-songwriter Zac Henderson and rock-pop tandem The Buzz Kills.
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The Examiner spoke to all of them about one of their newest singles to uncover the story and method behind it.
Sumner - Stranded
If you have ever hankered for electronic beats which go deeper than your average drum and bass, Sumner's Stranded is the song for you.
Working with Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes from PNAU, Chloe Wilson and Jack McLaine have crafted a summer anthem which will be on loop.
"I was having an introspective day, the lyrics for me are kind of about acknowledging your past self and all the versions of your past self that you're not so proud of and acknowledging you can't just leave those people behind and pretend that it didn't happen," she said.
"Everything you've done and everything you've been is a stepping stone to the person you're becoming."
Signed to Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes new label Lab78, the duo worked in tandem with PNAU on this new track.
"We played it for the first time in our live set when we were supporting PNAU in Forbes of all places, and they liked the set and that song particularly," Jack said.
"We were in the studio following week rewriting it and reworking it into the song as it is today."
If Stranded gets you moving about, Chloe said it was a good indicator for where the duo were heading in the future.
"I think the past 12 months, Jack and I have gone through personal rebirths if you will and it feels like a good representation, both the track and the video, of where we're heading," she said
Spinnabago - Welcome Stranger
The psychedelic five-piece from Hobart look set to make waves in the future with their psych-pop fusion. Welcome Stranger is definitely their heaviest pop influenced cut to date despite ruminating on being internally broken at its core.
"Welcome Stranger is a true story about when a life falls apart and material things can't mend a broken soul. Alcohol is a vice that is a slippery slope that can lead into a spiraling out of control lifestyle," lead singer and writer Hugh Foley said.
Welcome Stranger is also the title of their EP which dropped last year, and Foley says that the title track provides a good indicator for what fans can expect in coming years.
"Our music is a strong blend of psych-pop and I think that's definitely our bread and butter and where the next songs will derive from, however each track definitely spills into many other genres so you can expect a lot of variety from us over the coming years," he said.
"I think all the songs mesh really well on the EP, however I really value diversity and try to make all the songs sound different."
Check out Spinnabago on your preferred streaming platform.
Zac Henderson - Drawing Blood
In a sea of singer-songwriters which populate the Australian music scenes, Zac Henderson's willingness to lean into his vulnerability sets him apart.
His track Drawing Blood captures a chaotic time in his life as a musician.
"I was going through a fair bit of rough times and a bit of family things and sorta just had to take off on this tour, so I was feeling very on the fence of leaving," he said.
"Just a whirlwind of things going on so I guess in a sense it was a song that I wrote as a self-assurance to myself I guess."
Drawing Blood comes from Henderson's 10 track album album Laying Stones and carries a point of difference to the rest of of the album.
"It is slightly different to the other songs on the album, the main difference is I am playing an electric guitar and it's a bit more of a rocky tune," he said.
"In terms of the song writing and the approach it's along the lines of what I am doing at the moment."
Drawing Blood is available wherever you stream your music.
The Buzz Kills - Loving You
The Buzz Kills are far from that with their latest track Loving You.
The new single will be one of for the pop-punk fandom with a brash, loud sound which grabs you from the opening seconds.
"It's a true story of two people who love to party and push boundaries," band member Nathalie Gower said.
"It's like when you meet your soulmate at a party, and take everyone around you with you on the journey, it's not love in a romantic way, it's love in a 'I am having the time of my life' way."
Together Nathalie and Sam Haberle have gone for a non-apologetic pop-rock fusion.
"Our sound is really identifiable, it's really quite different, [it's] a mix between pop and punk-rock and then drop in a little bit of a rap and that's really our kind of style," she said.
"I would say that's definitely a flavour, like if you listen to [Loving You] and listen to our other tracks, you'd be able to put the two together," she said.
"High-energy and it just makes you want to get up and go nuts."
The Buzz Kills are performing at the Phoenix on March 19.
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