Brittle Sun’s new song ‘Words in the Dirt’ tells the tale of insomniac dysfunction and love on the edge of disintegration. ‘Craving makes the heart sick’ in a heatwave in the early hours of the morning outside writing in the dirt under a blood moon. The Ennio Morricone-inspired guitar weaves beautifully under a powerful and heart-breaking vocal reminiscent of Siouxie Sioux. This story is fragile but holds hope, ‘will you carry me too?’ Love it, and remember ‘the magpie sings before the dawn’.
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Artist Bio
Brittle Sun are a bluesy, folk alt country band from Melbourne. With soulful vocals that are as fragile as they are powerful, they weave lyrical narrative with stripped back grooves and evocative melodies. They have just released a new song ‘Words in the Dirt’.
Reviewer Bio
Jason Whatt is a Melbourne musician/songwriter/poet who works as a solo artist and as a part of the duo Petticoat Sluts and the band August Shallows. He played guitar in Dada Ono and fronted the bands Coal and With Pins.
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