You Am IStalwart Aus rockers You Am I have returned with a new song today, The Waterboy.
And not only have they come back with a rockin' new tune, they've also announced their first of their own live shows after a COVID-induced layoff of around 18 months, hitting the stage of Sydney's Enmore Theatre on 15 April.
The Waterboy is the first taste of new music from You Am I’s forthcoming 11th studio album. It was created remotely as the band was separated by the pandemic, with vocalist/guitarists Tim Rogers and Davey Lane in Melbourne, and the rhythm section of Andy Kent and Russell Hopkinson in Sydney, with each respective dynamic duos recording their parts in the separate capital cities.
“The Waterboy began as a folk tune set to fingerpicking, but when peak 'pining' for our band hit I imagined being in a room together and changed the whole feel of the toon. Typically, what Russ, Davey and AK came back with eviscerated all my daydreamin’s and replaced them with jumpin round the room enthusiasms,” Rogers says of the song.
As You Am I are also one of Australia's premier live acts, the band is excited about their return to the stage as well. “The Enmore Theatre stage holds some very special memories for us as a band. So to be able to put 2020 well behind us all and step back out there to share a night of loud rock and roll with our strong, faithful and beautiful audience is something we are very much looking forward to,” says Kent.
