The Smith Street Band, today release their seventh studio album, ‘Once I Was Wild’, out now via Pool House Records and Remote Control Records.
Recorded at the band’s own solar-powered Bush House Studios in regional Victoria, ‘Once I Was Wild’ sees The Smith Street Band in-studio with long-time live sound engineer Joel Taylor. The album was mixed by Anton Hagop (Silverchair, Powderfinger) and mastered by George Georgiadis (Gang of Youths, Alex Lahey).
Following singles This Is It and Star Child, today’s focus track Constellation captures the emotional shift that inspired much of lead singer Wil Wagner’s writing across the album.
“Constellation is a song about a lot of things. It started with the line about sleeping on the floor being some of my happiest times which I wrote while sleeping on the floor of a hospital room after we had our daughter. I finally had a use for my years of experience sleeping on floors on tour! I think when you reach a certain age and stage in life you start thinking about life’s cycles and who you are and who you were which are all things I wrote about a lot for this album, this song being no exception. It’s about feeling reinvigorated by life and love and the explosion of emotions that comes with finding your soulmate and having a baby!” – Wil Wagner
The band have just announced free entry release parties for this weekend in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne where Wil Wagner will be playing solo and signing records.
Since their formation in 2010, The Smith Street Band have become a cornerstone of modern Australian music — with an ARIA #1 album (‘Don’t Waste Your Anger’), a triple j Feature Album (‘Life After Football’), countless sold-out tours, and a fiercely independent spirit through their own label, Pool House Records.
‘ONCE I WAS WILD’ IS OUT NOW – LISTEN HERE
FREE ENTRY ALBUM PARTIES
Friday November 21 – Crowbar, Sydney (6.30pm)
Saturday November 22 – The Triffid Garden, Brisbane (2.00pm)
Sunday November 23 – The Leadbeater Hotel, Melbourne (2.30pm)
With thanks to Little Giant Agency
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