Single Focus: Adam Eaton

What's the song about? Vaguely, it's about moving on.

Is this track from a forthcoming/existing release? It's the first single from my debut album Catastrophes, which will be released within the next month.

How long did it take to write/record? I wrote some of it overseas, in Copenhagen and Oslo, but the majority was written back in Melbourne within just a couple of months before getting into the studio. The recording took 11 days, getting out a song a day.

What was inspiring you during the song's writing and recording?  I get inspired once I hit a great hook or come across an interesting lyric; these things inspire me to see where the song will go and I keep working on it. The recording process was an amazing process. The producers – Roger Bergodaz (Jordie Lane) and Shane Reilly (Tex Perkins) – also played on the record and Chris Paynter, who was on bass, had a big influence on the direction too. Each day I brought in a new song, played it to them on my acoustic guitar and we all talked about where we thought the song could go instrumentally and structurally. We'd talk for a long time and every day we would come to the same conclusion that we should just play it instead of talking! Every day was inspiring in the studio – seeing how another person's interpretation of the song can alter it. For example, with the single Wait Out, Bergodaz told me that the original chorus I had, which in fact is now the pre-chorus, didn't hit him and that the bridge I had should become the chorus, and that's how the song is now! This song was probably the most deconstructed song on the record, but was also one of the most fun songs to record. Also, the fact that everyone was enjoying the recording process and the material was very inspiring on a daily basis.

We'll like this song if we like… Loud guitars, a pop chorus, humble production and juxtapositions between vocals and the band. I think of this song as a really tough small person.

Do you play it differently live?  The song's always growing, but we keep the theme and instrumentation the same live.

Will you be launching it?  Toff In Town, ANZAC Day, Thursday 25 April with Timothy Nelson & The Infidels (WA), Amanda Merdzan (WA) and Porcelain Pill.