Eaglemont has dropped what the press release calls “another epic ‘sad and gay’ love song”, “You Don’t Live Here.” I feel that description sells the song a little short though. That comment almost suggests this track is interchangeable with any others, but it’s far from formulaic. And while it might draw from Eaglemont’s experiences as a gay woman, I think the themes are so universal and delivered so powerfully it’s bound to hit everyone in the feels.
“‘You Don’t Live Here’ is a yearning for the past, the uncertainty of the future and the kind of anxiety that makes your throat close up and your stomach drop to your socks. At the beginning of 2020, I fell in love with the love of my life who lived interstate at the time. When we finally got to see each other I remember being in my kitchen, with the chaos of the world swirling around us, and the simplicity of watching her do the dishes was the best moment of my recent life. Naturally the moment was fleeting and she had to leave again,” recalled Bridgitte Jessop, the woman behind Eaglemont. “This song is about frustration and longing, the big gay yearn and desire for simpler times, the cracking of your own reality and a good old fashioned half-drunk driveway cry, hoping someone would pull in and run you over.”
Eaglemont has just wrapped up a string of shows with Cry Club, but don’t stress if you missed them. She’ll play the Suzi’s Going Away (To Record an Album) Party at The Gasometer Hotel in Naarm/Melbourne on November 3.
Image used with permission from Habit Music; credit: Tim Lambert