There's A Reason That Lakyn's Dubbed His Latest Single 'West'

Between describing his choice to pursue a career in music as "something that just fell into place" and with his sun-drenched slacker image, you'd be forgiven for underestimating the ample work ethic that drives Lakyn Heperi. "Getting the feeling or vibe right is perfection to me," muses Heperi. "As long as the sounds that are happening have reason and are honest, then I have achieved perfection."

With an upcoming EP and nationwide tour kicking off at Northcote Social Club on 13 October, Heperi teases us with some creative insights behind his new single, entitled West. "It came to life at The Base Studios in Melbourne with my man Nic Martin holding down the production. He started making me this beat over a sample he chopped up and I pictured those old Wild West cowboy films. The beat had a constant repetitive flow that influenced the structure; like a cowboy going from town to town looking for something."

Despite the song's fantastic Hollywood imagery, Heperi confesses that his personal struggles have partly inspired all of his music. "It's all based on probably the most defining point in my life, when I recognised that I had some mental issues that were affecting relationships with my family, friends and mostly myself. I had this vision I was in the desert laying in the sand telling my friend to go on without me but they wouldn't leave."