Tag: Angus Legg

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

Angus Legg Wows Me With “Drugs With My Friends”

Naarm/Melbourne singer-songwriter Angus Legg continues to impress with the release of his latest single “Drugs With My Friends.” Longtime readers will have heard me heaping praise on Angus’ music before … get ready to hear me do it all again. This song’s got a little more of an indie-pop vibe, but it’s anchored by the incredible lyrics that drew me in to Angus’ music. This track acts as a companion piece to “Spaceship,” which Angus released last year.

“‘Spaceship’ is about the sorrow surrounding the earliest stages of my breakup, whilst ‘Drugs With My Friends’ is representative of the genesis of my healing journey. The part where I realised I could begin to be myself again, reclaim my autonomy and freedom, simultaneously learning new things about myself,” Angus explained. “This is the exciting part of the healing journey with a chaotic counterpart, it can often be emotionally overwhelming and lonely, but mostly it’s playful and expressive.”

This is another stunner from Angus Legg. If he’s not already on your radar, he should be.

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Posted on by Lauren Katulka

Angus Legg Touches My Heart With “Spaceship”

Oh Angus Legg! You might remember he got me all emotional mid-year with his single “Someone I Never Knew.” Now he’s done it again with his latest single “Spaceship.” Can someone please pass the tissues?

“‘Spaceship’ was written about six months ago. I wrote it directly after breaking up with my partner of two years,” Angus said. “‘Spaceship’ explores imaginative, otherworldly scenarios, almost desperately begging for them to be a reality. The lyrical punchline drives home that it was not only the end of the relationship, it was the beginning of an uncomfortable, foreign journey neither of our emotions were prepared to embark upon.”

Angus’ close friend and fellow Naarm/Melbourne creative Jim Alxndr mixed the track and helped bring out the best in it.

“Jim’s superpower is providing a safe space for others to sit in their emotions, he’ll sit there with you too. He’s also incredibly sonically inventive, his passion for artistic experimentation shines through in the record,” Angus enthused. “There are so many layers that create the depth and texture that you may not necessarily hear immediately, however, they all lend themselves perfectly to the emotional landscape we created.”

I’ve been such a fan of everything Angus has released. The singles don’t come quickly, but when they do boy do they hit. I can’t wait to hear what’s next.

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Posted on by Lauren Katulka

Angus Legg Explores Grief With “Someone I Never Knew”

I feel so blessed to have a close relationship with my dad. He calls me every day, when he’s getting in the car to go somewhere or he’s waiting for Mum outside a shop. She’s said to me a few times that I shouldn’t let him interrupt my workday, but I can’t shake that knowledge that my dad won’t be around forever. And when he’s gone, I don’t want to think that I’ve missed those phone calls. Considering my own relationship with my dad, I was really hit by Angus Legg’s new single, “Someone I Never Knew.” Angus wrote this song to process the grief he felt losing his dad as a teenager.

“My father passed away when I was 19, he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, and passed weeks later,” Angus said. “’Someone I Never Knew’ is a concept that explores the grief I’ve experienced and worked through during adolescence and into early adulthood. The inevitable truth became evident to me, a loved one cannot experience who you are today, and ultimately never know who you are to become. To me that has been the hardest thing to accept about grief, all the wounds have healed with time, except the idea of not being able to share triumph and failure with someone so close to you, that’s permanent, and the saddest part about death. I express the lyric with an undertone of pride, and gratitude, I wouldn’t be the man I am today without the father I had, and ironically, the growth the death of my father inspired.”

Take a listen to this one. And then, if you still have him around, call your dad. It’s easy to take them for granted, but this song is a powerful reminder that there’s never enough time.

Image used with permission from beehive; credit: Cian Marangos & James Dryden

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

Angus Legg Drops Sweet Pop Bop, “3rd Grade Art”

If you love accessible folky pop bops from acts like Ed Sheeran and Shawn Mendes, I think “3rd Grade Art” by Melbourne’s Angus Legg will be right up your alley. It’s incredibly sweet with nostalgic lyrics that take listeners back to the simple days of childhood.

“The metaphorical undertone felt playful, light and energetic, however, I was having a tough time with my partner at the time and decided I would use this idea to frame our difficulties in a new, positive light,” Angus explained.

If you weren’t already in love with Angus, the music video might just push you over the edge. It’s cheeky, goofy, and impossibly endearing.
Remember the name, because I predict we’re going to hear a lot more about Angus Legg in the years to come.

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