Sydney indie-rock act Le Shiv have released a triumphant follow-up to last year’s singles “When The Kids Grow Up” and “I’m Fine, I’ve Said Too Much, But How Are You.” The latter was Lime Cordiale’s favourite track of 2021, but I think the newie, “The Wait is Over” might be even better. It’s everything I want a rock song to be, with big bold instruments and an anthemic chorus that encourages you to sing along. Is it a little grandiose? Sure. Is that a bad thing? Not even a little bit.
“The title says it all for us. This was one of those nightmare songs you get every now and then as a musician. A song you can’t finish,” the band admitted. “When I came up with the first idea for the song, I knew it was going to be something good and that feeling was almost a hindrance in finishing it. There was this weird unspoken pressure to make sure the song was something special. So it took over two years to finally finish writing and recording it. When we finally got the master back it was so satisfying to hear the hard work. The wait was finally over. It’s just on to learning how to play it live now, which will probably take another couple years!”
“The Wait is Over” is the perfect way to start what’s shaping up to be a pretty big year for Le Shiv. After writing a whole lot of new songs in lockdown, they’re ready to record. They’re also itching to play live as much as COVID allows. Aussie dates are locked in and they hope some US ones will follow. Here are all the places locals can catch them in the coming months.
5 March 2022 – The Workers Club, Melbourne
12 March 2022 – La La La’s, Wollongong
20 March 2022 – Narrabeen RSL, Narrabeen (supporting Skeggs)
9 April 2022 – The Northern, Byron Bay
10 April 2022 – Mo’s Desert Clubhouse, Burleigh Heads
21 April 2022 – Sol Bar, Maroochydore
14 May 2022 – Waywards, Sydney
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