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Artist:The Hunting Birds

Genres:
  • Indie
  • Pop
Melbourne, VIC

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Track: Catch Up by The Hunting Birds
Track: Catch UpGenres:
  • Pop
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    Track: Naive Eyes by The Hunting Birds
    Track: Naive EyesGenres:
    • Rock
    • Roots
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    About

    Melbourne-based THE HUNTING BIRDS return with new single, "Flashlight" showcasing more of the trio's prolific songwriting that earned them a 2019 WAM Award. "Flashlight" is the indie-pop product of Kendra (vocals/keys) processing the pressures and anxieties of young adulthood whilst forging ahead with her aspirations, not allowing others to deter her from her goals. "I wrote Flashlight at a time where I felt completely consumed by pressure. I had and still do have a lot of anxiety over my next moves as a young adult. I was waiting for some kind of sign, while feeling completely dormant in my life and growth while days keep ticking by. It’s that point that you hit where you throw your hands up in the air and want to sneak away into the shadows hoping no one asks questions so you have to go back to society's expectations and a fear of wasting time." The trio took the song to long-time confidant Joel Quartermain (G-Flip, Meg Mac, Merci, Mercy, Eskimo Joe), who helped to refine the ...

    Members

    Connor
    Kendra
    Chris
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