It’s been so long since I heard some good Aussie pop-rock that I’d started to think the genre had died out. If it’s on life support, Gunning for Allie are giving it mouth-to-mouth with their single “Stay.” This track is everything good pop-rock music should be: super catchy with solid vocals that compel you to sing along. It sounds so effortless that it’s surprising to hear about its long gestation.
“This song is about three years in the making; I originally started writing the track in January of 2019 when I was seeing the now ex-girlfriend the song is written about,” explained frontman Joshua Mulheran. “During our relationship, she went on a seven-month contract requiring us to do long distance. As the relationship broke down, the song came to fruition. The song started as what I thought would be a get back together song with someone I thought I’d spend my life with. Now I listen to the song fondly, knowing as a younger person, you can be so naïve in love.”
The band is no overnight success either, with Joshua and James Waters playing together since they were in grade nine of high school.
“From working side-by-side in our share house to remotely on different sides of the country, we’ve always been on the same wavelength with our love for music and the way that we approach writing a song,” added Joshua.
As a pop-rock fan from way back, I’m really looking forward to hearing more from Gunning for Allie in the new year.
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