<p>With their brand new album <em>Daisy Chain </em>dropping into the world today, beloved Melbourne indie rockers Slowly Slowly have astonishingly levelled up from already great heights. Following the release of <em>Race Care Blues</em> and <em>Race Car Blues Chapter Two</em> in 2020 and 2021 respectively, <em>Daisy Chain</em> welcomes listeners with open arms into a world of catchy tunes and starkly intimate lyricism. Showcasing themselves as insatiable leaders in the modern indie and rock realms, <em>Daisy Chain</em> packs in hooks, heartfelt narratives and the creamy yet captivating trademark sound that Slowly Slowly have spent over seven years finessing; and, in frontman Ben Stewart's case, it's been a lifetime and a labour of love that has ultimately led to the most assured and authentic version of the band to date. </p><p> Notably covering some darker lyrical territory on album #5, <em>Daisy Chain</em> showcases Ben’s own personal strides to discover himself both as an artist and a human in general; and the end result is simultaneously something that can soundtrack your summer and a collection of songs that intimately challenge and inspire the status quo. Punchy yet poignant, catchy yet cathartic, <em>Daisy Chain</em> is a true triumph for Slowly Slowly; and while it’s strictly not a lockdown album, as Ben elaborates on in today’s episode, its end result mixes songs years in the making with a brand new sonic identity for the band. Fresh off some epic shows around the country and ahead of some acoustic launch shows and a screening tomorrow night of the Slowly Slowly documentary <em>Back To Basics, Back On My Bullsh*t, </em>join Ben on <em>Behind The Soundcheck</em> with host Tiana Speter today, diving a little deeper into <em>Daisy Chain</em>, songs 10 decades in the making with childhood heroes and returning to play on the very stage that launched his live musical journey as a teenager. </p><p>IN THIS EPISODE:</p><ul><li>The juxtaposition between <em>Race Car Blues</em> and <em>Daisy Chain</em>, self-actualisation, and the overall purpose that drives and underpins <em>Daisy Chain</em> overall. </li><li>Ben strictly not referring to <em>Daisy Chain</em> as a lockdown record, but the inevitable shape the record took as a result of the past few years.</li><li> The reality of launching <em>Race Car Blues</em> just as the pandemic was starting to take hold in Australia, but how the time also allowed the band to truly ask themselves: what kind of band do they want to be?</li><li>The integral role of <em>Daisy Chain</em>'s title track on the album, the loop-like structure of the album explained, and metaphors related to relationships and volcanoes that ultimately inspired the album title. </li><li>The extensive backstory a decade in the making that saw the track <em>Moving Trains </em>finally evolve from a demo that nearly made it onto every previous Slowly Slowly album into a full-blown track on <em>Daisy Chain</em>; and it also becoming a genuine "sliding doors" moment for Ben with Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional fame. </li><li>Ben's experience recently returning to Croydon to play in the very venue that he frequented as a kid, performing on the very stage where he played his first ever live gig at as a teenager.</li><li>The importance of all ages shows, and Ben's passion for helping young people find their path with music.</li></ul><br><p><br></p><p>MORE SLOWLY SLOWLY INFO: https://www.slowlyslowlyband.com/</p><p>MORE THE SOUNDCHECK INFO: https://www.thesoundcheck.org/</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
