Carlton Dry Independent Music Charts Single Focus: Airling

Answered by: Hannah Shepherd

Single title? Wasted Pilots

What’s the song about? Someone who’s lost everything, keeps taking blows beyond their control; their life journey’s like a plane flown by “wasted pilots”.

How long did it take to write/record? We recorded Wasted Pilots and another four tracks in a week down in Melbourne and I think I wrote the song, coming back to it every now and again, over about a month.

Is this track from a forthcoming release/existing release? It is the third single off my debut EP which is out now, called Love Gracefully.

What was inspiring you during the song’s writing and recording? Life and the people I was working with (Tom Iansek and Graham Ritchie) were inspiring me during the writing and recording process. Also, other music that I’ve been vibing helped fuel the creative fire inside.

We’ll like this song if we like... Music with soul and dream beats, or things like Little Dragon, Destiny’s Child, Chet Faker, Braids, James Vincent McMorrow...

Do you play it differently live? Not particularly as we play all the parts we recorded. So it’s the same, but we just add dance moves :)

When and where is your launch/next gig? My next gig is at Falls Festival in Byron Bay! 30 Dec – 3 Jan.

Website link for more info? airling.net