Naarm/Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Paige Barnard has given me chills with her latest pop ballad, “Strong.” It’s a powerful stripped-back piano number. Keeping the music simple ensures Paige’s vocals and lyrics really shine through.
“I was really struggling to heal and move on from this relationship because nothing really went wrong, it was more the long distance that we couldn’t manage and commit to and so I felt quite rejected at the same time,” Paige recalled. “So this song was really cathartic for me to write and it ended up being the last song I actually wrote about this breakup, and there was a lot!”
Paige will launch “Strong” for hometown fans this Saturday night, March 15, at The Catfish Bar.
Photo credit: Thomas Groom