VIDEO PREMIERE: Steve Lane - There Is Light

Melbourne singer-songwriter Steve Lane is steaming towards the release of his debut solo album this July and, ahead of the full-length's arrival, has gifted The Music the first look at the video clip for his moody new single, There Is Light.

Comprised solely of Lane's husky vocals atop a shifting, softly picked guitar line — backed up by the harmonies and instrumental interplay of Jacob McGuffie — There Is Light was co-written with poet John Holton, continuing the pair's lyrical collaboration over the past several years.

"John has given me many of his poems," Lane explained of the partnership in a statement. "Sometimes, the words will inspire an emotion and a piece of music will follow. Other times, I have written a piece of music for which I have no initial lyrics and I’ll read a few until one sticks. His words are phrased like songs and it doesn’t take much to manipulate them into the song.

"In many cases, I then just write my emotional reaction to the words … it may be a slightly different viewpoint or a different way of seeing. There is an amazing level of trust between us. I’ll offer my edits and additions to him to reject or edit as he sees fit. Amazingly, he’s never done any of that. We see things so similarly, and I don’t take that lightly at all. On many occasions, we’ve noted that we can’t remember who wrote what and the truth is neither of us cares. it’s all in service of the creative process the song. We just happen to see the world in a very similar way."

The album on which There Is Light appears — Revenge Of The Lawn — will be released on Friday 7 July, and is the culmination of an extended creative process that took Lane a little longer than initially planned, though it's undoubtedly to the end result's benefit.

"I planned to have the album out and ready to go [earlier], but it seems the music, and life, had other ideas," he said. "It felt like the balance was all wrong and the fun had gone out of it. I set out with the goal of producing an album that was of international standard in terms of songwriting and production.

"I wanted to push myself, but I was exhausted. I was overthinking everything and not in a good space. I had to find the right space in my life to do justice to the songs and get the performances right. I definitely did not need a deadline. So I decided to take a different approach and put everything on hold."

Lane thus pared back his songs and, with Holton's assistance, crafted the intimate songs that populate Revenge Of The Lawn's track list.

Keep your eyes peeled for further announcements around the album's release, including an upcoming tour and mini-documentary, over the next few months.