With the vibrant indie music scene in Australia and New Zealand constantly outshining much of the output from their British and American cousins, Little Indie picks our weekly bunch of some of the best new tracks on offer.
TOM WALKER - WAITING FOR A SMILE TO FORM
Auckland, NZ-based singer and multi-instrumentalist (and of dance-pop collective Leisure), ventures out with another solo release. This bittersweet latest draws on his being diagnosed with depression, showcasing ethereal vocals over subtle, undulating piano. "The diagnosis wasn’t a surprise to me, I knew I didn’t get excited or respond to life the way I noticed other people did; it’s something I had at some point grown used to and didn’t really think about. But recently things got worse and my relationships were starting to suffer. I think I wrote the song the day I started taking my meds."
MT. CLEVEREST - LINGER
Credit: Jacob Steenson
From their forthcoming second EP, Perth-based alt-rock outfit follow last year's debut EP 'Money' with this first offering of 2019. The lead single takes hooky, rock riffs and Christian Mechler's punchy vocals, around which the five-piece layer energetic choruses.
HALLIE - NICE LIKE RICE
Credit: Madeline Randall
Twenty-year-old Brisbane singer-songwriter precedes her debut EP, 'Wink Wink Nudge Nudge', out on September 27. Following her 2018 debut single 'Banana & Honey', her indie-pop-folk style is augmented with wry lyricism: "If you had to see me right now would I ruin your day? / I must have planted eggshells under your feet / Without even noticing". She says the song is "about a friendship that you can feel is slipping away and as a result, all the energy used when desperately trying to hold on to it, before you decide you have to let go."
NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH - BROTHER WALKS
The Melbourne four-piece drop their debut album 'Long Year' in October, and here they precede it with this live favourite, released last week. Produced by Greg Rietwyk, the alt-rock number steadily builds over four minutes of some gorgeous guitar riffs and vocals, and explosive choruses. "Sometimes learning lessons from those closest to you can come at a cost and change relationships for better or worse," guitarist Liam Jenkins imparts of its lyrical inspiration.
THE PINHEADS - IS THIS REAL
Described by guitarist Luke Player as the “perfect song to fly to the moon to as the Earth slowly implodes behind you", the title track of the Wollongong garage rockers' second studio album, released in May, is an ode to drummer James “Jimbo” Kates' grandfather. "If anything it’s a reminder to myself that we’re all going to die sooner or later, so appreciate what’s in front of you, live your life and treat people right," he says.
LOLA SCOTT - HEAVEN KNOWS
This third single from the Sydney-based singer, co-produced with Oscar Sharah and Jerome Blazé. The synth-driven, melancholic track delivers pulsing synths, bright melodies and helmed by her own soaring, ethereal vocal. "It’s about how when you feel yourself falling out of love you start to imagine what it could be like being with someone else, but no one else would know those thoughts," she explains. "Living in that lie until you feel like it’s too late to say how you really feel, not to say it was all a lie; it just grew into a different type of love."
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