Walyalup/Fremantle-based singer-songwriter Angie Colman has really impressed me with her latest single “Don’t Wanna.” It’s got more of a pop sound than her previous singles, although its rock edge and confessional lyrics should help fans embrace the shift.
“This release is about having rebound sex trying to move on from an ex. It details meeting nice people and having surface level emotional commitments to some of them, but in the moments where you’re alone your mind still goes to the person you’re really in love with,” Angie said. “I really wanted to take this track in a more fun, pop direction just because of the nature of my life when I wrote this song. I was having such a fun time, meeting new people, exploring my sexuality (this is the first song where I’ve addressed my bisexuality), but all the while trying to avoid feeling this mixture of hatred and love for my ex-boyfriend.”
“It was so fun to play around with the styling of this track,” she added. “It’s my first piece I have co-produced, alongside the wonderful Ryan K Brennan and most of the process of the recording was just Ryan and I in his beautiful West Perth studio pushing buttons on synths and trying out new vocal styles for me.”
Angie has already had a massive year winning RAC Arena Limelight Grant 2024 and playing Nannup Music Festival. Next up she’ll play a free hometown show for Gage Roads Live & Local at A Shed on the Walyalup Waterfront on April 19.
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