“In the Fire,” the latest single from Perth band of brothers COTERIE, is my latest song obsession. It’s such an earnest and emotional number, which builds to a fabulous rock crescendo. It also goes to show just what you can do away from a big studio.
“We’ve been recording at home in our garage for years, but this is the first time we’re releasing a home job!” admitted frontman Tyler Fisher. “We had written what I think was a great rock song, driving and swirling guitars and a lyric that put you in a different time and all that, but something just wasn’t sitting right. So we wrote another version … and another version …. and another … until all we had left of the original, was the chorus. At this point we called in one of our good buddies, Oscar from Holy Holy … With his production magic and all-round experience, we birthed something we’re all pretty proud of.”
I’m personally thrilled they kept the garage rock version. This song is so emotive, I think it might lose something if you smoothed its edges. This raw, powerful track also suggests just how good COTERIE are live. If you’re in Western Australia, catch them at the following shows.
15 January 2021 – Cool Perth Nights Rosemount Hotel, Fremantle
22 January 2021 – Bunbury Fringe Festival, Bunbury
6 February 2021 – Cockburn ARC, Cockburn Central
26-28 February 2021 – Nannup Music Festival, Nannup
6 March 2021 – Music in the Park, Kinross
27 March 2021 – By the C Festival, City Beach, Perth
Image used with permission from Island Records Australia