Melbourne songstress Essie Holt has unveiling her sparkling new indie-pop single “Last One.” The personal track will win you over with its powerful lyrics and danceable melody. While it’s got a great upbeat pop feel, Essie says the writing process was her way of exorcising demons about a difficult time in her life.
“’Last One’ was written recently about a pretty dark place I got myself into a couple of years ago,” she explained. “I was partying hard and living this fantasy life. I couldn’t see that I was sacrificing a lot of people who were close to me. It’s about realising who is important. The writing process was really organic. We sat down at the piano in the studio and the song came out quite fast. It’s taken me a while to find a place where I feel like I’m being genuine and real in my writing, and these new songs are completely me. They’re bold and quirky and take the approach of what feels good, not necessarily what’s technically correct.”
Essie is set to wow crowds at some summer festivals before the end of the year. Catch her at Newcastle’s This That on November 9 or Perth’s Ice Cream Factory Festival on December 28.
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