How’s your Hump Day treating you? I think it’s always a little easier to take when there’s a public holiday looming. Mine’s especially feeling fine as my Brisbane-based best girl friend is heading to my part of the country to see John Mayer with me tomorrow night. That’s giving me an even shorter week, so I’m feeling pretty chilled right now. So “Book of Love,” the new track from Fraser A. Gorman’s forthcoming album feels like the perfect soundtrack.
It’s a laidback quirky number with tongue-in-cheek lyrics and a great mellow vibe. It reminds me a little of a Ben Lee song, although I can’t imagine Ben every playing with those delicious surf guitars.
There’s some serious star power behind this song too. It features backing from You Am I’s Davey Lane, King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie, and Eagle and the Worm’s Jarrad Brown and James Fleming. Cal Barter recorded it before handing mixing duties to The Drones’ Dan Luscombe.
If you’re a Melbournian you don’t get to see John Mayer tomorrow night as I do, but you could see Fraser launching “Book of Love” at the Worker’s Club. What a great way to kick off the long weekend!