There’s a lot of anger, frustration, and fear in Australia at the moment. Homes, human lives, and wildlife are under threat from bushfires, our PM and his cronies seem next to useless, and it’s impacting our collective moods. One thing I have noticed recently in my local area are love hearts spray-painted throughout the towns. On buildings, street signs, footpaths, just a constant reminder of the love we probably all need right now. If you could use a little more love in your life, take a couple of minutes to listen to “Always,” the beautiful new song from Hervey Bay act CLEAR.
It’s a beautiful ballad which creates a little bubble of romance and happiness. CLEAR’s voice is sublime and listening to it interplay with those gentle synths is just out of this world. It’s got an easy feel to it, perhaps because CLEAR wrote it in record time.
“’Always’ was one of those songs that happen on their own,” she explained. “It took 10 minutes at most to have all the lyrics down and know how the composition was going to be… which ultimately wasn’t too surprising, when the subject matter is about a love that came suddenly and quickly and fell into place with ease. Essentially the story of how the song came about matches the song’s subject matter, which I don’t believe is much of a coincidence.”
This isn’t the first track from CLEAR that’s won my heart. I can’t wait to hear more from this exciting Aussie act.
Image used with permission from the A&R Department