Magic was always going to happen when two of the greatest female voices in Australia’s heavy music scene collaborated. “Imposter,” the latest single from RedHook (fronted by Emmy Mack) and Yours Truly (fronted by Mikaila Delgado) is an epic break-up anthem. If you’ve been wronged my sisters, you’re going to want to turn the volume up on this one.
“There’s no head-fuck quite like discovering that the person you love most, and who you think you know better than anyone else, has been lying to you and manipulating you the entire time,” Emmy confirmed of the song’s inspiration. “At first, it feels like death, you grieve for the person you loved as if they’ve died, and yet somehow they still exist. It’s almost as if some kind of evil, alien life force has taken up residence inside their body and is walking around wearing their skin. Eventually, it causes you to question your own sanity; you question whether that person who meant so much to you ever really existed at all.
“This song was already so special to me and one of my absolute favourites off the record. We approached Mikaila to be involved because we love Yours Truly so much and thought her voice would sound amazing on the track. But what I didn’t realise was that she’d actually been going through an eerily similar situation to mine in her own personal life. We trauma-bonded a lot during the process of putting ‘Imposter’ together and the extra vocal parts and lyrics that Mikaila added still give me goosebumps every time! She took this song to a whole new dimension and I’m so grateful to her for it. This is our joint break-up anthem and we hope it empowers other people who’ve been through similar nightmarish bullshit to stay strong.”
The clip is the perfect accompaniment. If you love cult sci fi flicks like Species and Jennifer’s Body, you’re going to be all about this.
There are plenty of opportunities to see RedHook in the coming months, with the band joining Smashing Pumpkins’ The World is a Vampire Tour, headlining their own shows to support the recent release of their EP, Postcard From a Living Hell, and playing a couple of extra festivals. Get onto it fans!
15 April 2023 – Eatons Hill Hotel, Meeanjin/Brisbane (with Smashing Pumpkins)
16 April 2023 – Sandstone Point Hotel, Yarun/Bribie Island (with Smashing Pumpkins)
18 April 2023 – The Hordern, Eora/Sydney (with Smashing Pumpkins)
19 April 2023 – The Hordern, Eora/Sydney (with Smashing Pumpkins)
22 April 2023 – PICA Port Melbourne, Naarm/Melbourne (with Smashing Pumpkins)
23 April 2023 – Kryal Castle, Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung Country/Ballarat (with Smashing Pumpkins)
26 April 2023 – Entertainment Centre, Tartanya/Adelaide (with Smashing Pumpkins)
27 April 2023 – PICA Port Melbourne, Naarm/Melbourne (with Smashing Pumpkins)
29 April 2023 – Entertainment Centre, Mulubinba/Newcastle (with Smashing Pumpkins)
30 April 2023 – Broadwater Parklands, Bundjalung Country/Gold Coast (with Smashing Pumpkins)
4 May 2023 – Solbar, Jinibara/Maroochydore
5 May 2023 – The Brightside, Meeanjin/Brisbane
6 May 2023 – Burleigh Bazaar, Jellurgal/Burleigh Heads
11 May 2023 – Prince of Wales Hotel, Goomburrup/Bunbury
12 May 2023 – Amplifier, Boorloo/Perth
13 May 2023 – Enigma Bar, Tandanya/Adelaide
19 May 2023 – UC Hub, Ngunnawal/Canberra
20 May 2023 – The Corner Hotel, Naarm/Melbourne
25 May 2023 – La La La’s, Dharawal/Wollongong
26 May 2023 – The Cambridge, Mulumbinba/Newcastle
27 May 2023 – Crowbar, Eora/Sydney
1 June 2023 – UNIFY Off the Record @ Odeon Theatre, Nipaluna/Hobart
2 June 2023 – UNIFY Off the Record @ Pier Bandroom, Gunai Country/Traralgon
24 June 2023 – Be Social Festival @ Harrup Park Country Club, Yuwibara Country/South Mackay
Image used with permission from Good Intent; credit: Brandon Lung