Since coming down with Covid last week, I’ve been forced to take it easy. Plans with family and friends were cancelled, work was put on the back burner, and I’ve focused on taking it easy. While cancelling plans is disappointing and being sick is never exactly fun, I’ve also kind of relished kicking back. So I’m really vibing with “Fast Lane,” the latest track from Boorloo/Perth-based indie/alt-rock act Yawn Vibes, which explores the idea that small, seemingly ordinary moments hold the most significance in a fast-paced life.
“This song was written at the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic, probably while I was at work on a lunch break and reflecting about how much my life had changed in such a short period of time,” lead singer Taylah Grundwaldt recalled. “I started swimming at the local pool a few months prior to the pandemic and quite literally never made it into the fast lane. The Covid pandemic hit, and I had to figure out how to take each day one step at a time and not get overwhelmed. It’s a song about how much the simple things matter when life escalates at a rapid pace, and how sometimes you find yourself cleaning rubbish at work in the middle of a global pandemic and wondering how life keeps going, time keeps moving, and how you’re still able to function when the world seems big and scary I guess.”
“Fast Lane” gives us our first taste of Yawn Vibes’ upcoming debut album, Never End. Recorded in between the 2022 lockdowns, the album explores themes of “togetherness, friendship, and solidarity throughout time and location,” according to a recent press release. Follow Yawn Vibes on the socials to learn more about it ahead of its release.
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