Single Focus: SMLXL

Answered by: Jarrod Murphy

Single title? Blue Sky

What's the song about? Everything will be ok if you just look ahead (or up) to the blue sky.

How long did it take to write/record: We first demoed in it 2014 so it's been three years in the making. It was written and demoed in a day, then passed back forth with for two years between [guitarist, Jason de Wilde] and I. Shazam, Blue Sky.

Is this track from a forthcoming release/existing release? We're tracking and mixing our full album now, and hope to have it out before year's end. Blue Sky might be on it, or perhaps it will stand alone. There's a heap of songs in the works.

What was inspiring you during the song's writing and recording? I'm a huge fan of layered power pop with harmonies and bells and whistles. This song is a conscious effort to pen a hooky good times tune. Jason's sonic treatment of the guitars is stellar.

We'll like this song if we like... Crafty power pop, a nice bit of studio production, layered harmonies and bands like XTC, Blur, ELO.

Do you play it differently live? Not really differently, but a bit more raucous and loose. It's definitely a really fun song to get stuck into live.

When and where is your launch/next gigs? 11 Aug, Town Hall Hotel, with guests Anatomy Class and Shinu Gnu. Can't wait. 

Website link for more info? smlxlmusic.com.au