I have got chills listening to “Right Where You Are,” the first solo single from Tarntanya/Adelaide-based artist Dustyn. This is so good, soulful with a stirring, cinematic quality and one of the best falsettos you’re ever likely to hear.
“I was inspired by the moment in Wizard of Oz where Dorothy steps out of the fallen house and into munchkin land for the first time. As she opens the door to the technicolour world, the sound of the wind is an incredible vocal arrangement, alluding to different melodies and hook lines from the rest of the soundtrack. The way the vocals moved like the wind always blew me away and I wanted to emulate that somewhere in this song. So in the moment right before the final chorus I arranged my vocals in a similar way so that it feels like the song steps back into technicolour for the end.”
You might remember Dustyn’s voice from his time fronting Wanderers. It’s so exciting to hear the incredible music he’s making now on his own. And there’s more to come. “Right Where You Are” is the first track lifted from Dustyn’s debut EP, Midnight Movements.
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