The lads from Eora/Sydney pop-punk trio A Swift Farewell are back doing what they do best with the release of “Like This (I Don’t Wanna Die)”. This is their fourth release of the year and the music’s still sounding fresh.
“’Like this (I Don’t Wanna Die)’ is a song about being deeply unhappy and unsatisfied with where you are in life and letting it ruin your mental health,” explained A Swift Farewell’s vocalist, Ryo Andi. “We wrote it last year when the band wasn’t really doing anything or playing shows. Because of that I felt like my life was just wake up – work at my boring job – sleep – repeat … And it made me feel so depressed that I started withdrawing from things and people … I guess this song was a way to say ‘Hey, sorry I’m not replying to texts but I feel so stuck in a hole right now and I just hope I won’t feel like this forever.’”
A Swift Farewell headed to Metronome Studio to film the single’s music video, which they also produced.
“We love focusing on angles and aesthetic and trying to re-create these old school/’90s emo vibes with the blue wash effect and the fish eye looks was a fun challenge,” Ryo added.
Thankfully A Swift Farewell should be out of that rut because they’ve played plenty of shows in 2023, and they’re not slowing down. They’ll support Bellweather on their “Bloodline” release show at The Vanguard in Eora/Sydney on November 18.
Photo credit: Gabrielle Michael