Mardi Wilson has absolutely floored me with her latest single “Chemically Enhanced.” It’s an emotional, honest song recounting Mardi’s recent health battles. I love the way its stripped-back treatment lets those powerful lyrics shine.
“I wrote ‘Chemically Enhanced’ when I was not in a good way with my health. I was feeling pretty disheartened about some conditions that had been ongoing for a long time. I had countless tests, I had been prescribed many medications, but nothing sustainable had helped and I was at the point where I would try anything to get them to go away. One medication I was prescribed in mid 2021, led to me having my second grand mal (tonic-clonic) seizure,” Mardi recalled.
“I was feeling so many emotions after having that seizure, I felt weak and broken, like my spark was gone, or my spirit had been worn away a bit. That’s when I wrote ‘Chemically Enhanced’, it was an accumulation of all of these emotions. I didn’t feel like myself anymore and that was the worst part, I just wanted to be the old me, I could see people were worried.
“So I wrote this song to help people understand what I was going through and to apologise for not being the same ‘me’ I usually was. I know that all I can do is my best, I keep taking things one step at a time and trying not to let my health struggles get in the way of me doing what I love. I just feel grateful for all the things I can do and when there are difficult times, I work through them, because I know that there are so many beautiful days ahead”.
Mardi has a string of upcoming shows, including a gig at Yuin Country/Wallaga Lake today. Get yourself to one of these shows if you can.
17 September 2022 – Camel Rock Brewery Bar & Grill, Yuin Country/Wallaga Lake (FREE)
18 September 2022 – Bermagui Beach Hotel, Dyirringany Country/Bermagui
25 September 2022 – Tathra Hotel, Yuin Country/Tathra
29 September 2022 – Seeking Serendipity/Bar & Kitchen Milton, Yuin Country/Milton
7 October 2022 – Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Yugambeh Country/Kingscliff (FREE)
9 October 2022 – Phoebe’s Kingscliff, Yugambeh Country/Kingscliff
4-6 November 2022 – Airlie Beach Festival of Music @ Whitsunday Sailing Club, Ngaro Country/Airlie Beach
27 November 2022 – Bucca Hotel, Gurang Country/Bucca (FREE)
Image used with permission from Footstomp Music