If you’re feeling a little flat this Monday arvo, never fear. “Morphine,” the latest track from Queensland indie-punk outfit Friends of Friends, is just what you need. It’s an awesome upbeat song, but tap into those lyrics and you’ll appreciate it even more. Frontman Barnaby Baker wrote the song about his mother’s cancer diagnosis.
“I remembered how hard it was to see her in hospital, not sure how it would end,” he said. “There was morphine for her pain, and I leaned on my relationship for mine. This song is an apocalyptic look on my life as it feels as though I’m slowly spiralling downwards. I think we all are at times. It’s that feeling of chasing the light at the end of the tunnel, and hoping to reach it in time.”
Hearing the energy in this song, I’m sure Friends of Friends are fantastic live. If you want to see them, keep an eye on their socials for details of some capital city shows early next year. They’ve already been announced as part of Slowly Slowly’s mini-festival Easylover on June 10 at Northcote Theatre in Naarm/Melbourne, and there’s a lot more to come.
Image used with permission from Habit Music Co; credit: Bowen Hopper