Brisbane songwriter and producer Alex L’Estrange has today dropped his new track ‘Nothing To Hide’, a beautifully contemplative track with apparently mysterious origins.
“It was written on one of those strange days that felt more like a dream,” he tells us. “I’d been working away at this tune, I knew it had something about it that I’d never felt before, but I didn’t find out about what that really meant until later that night.
“That evening, a stranger visited me at the house I was living at in Auchenflower. I ended up going back to her mansion that she lived at alone. She divulged her life story. When I finally got back home, the song made sense. It was for her.”
The track is taken from Alex’s upcoming debut EP Auchenflower, a record mostly self-produced, with a little help from Matt Redlich (Holy Holy, Ball Park Music, Ainslie Wills) and Andy Aubin (MTNS).
“Each song tackles a different thing. Some of the themes are focused inwards and concern feelings of fleeting love. Some of them concern others around me, like troubled relationships or exciting, enigmatic people.
“I’m often more interested in the listener’s interpretation of a song – A song like ‘Nothing to Hide’ evokes a whole range of different moods and atmospheres within different people.”
Currently on the road supporting Holy Holy on their Darwinism tour, Alex will be playing a final run of Queensland shows, dates below.
“Playing live has shed a whole new light onto the songs. I’m lucky enough to have some of my best friends (and some of the best musicians), play on stage with me. My line up at the moment usually consists of Sam Cromack and Dean Hanson (Ball Park Music) on guitar and bass, and Zac Moynihan (Mid Ayr) on drums.
“We try and recreate the feeling and atmospheres of the songs in a live setting without just replicating the recordings. We change stuff up and play off the crowd. Each show is different and unique.”
Auchenflower will be released on December 16, and ‘Nothing To Hide’ can be listened to below.
Alex L’Estrange National Tour Supporting Holy Holy
Thu 24 Nov | Miami Marketta, Gold Coast QLD- Tickets
Fri 25 Nov | Solbar, Sunshine Coast QLD- Tickets
Sat 26 Nov | The Triffid, Brisbane QLD- Tickets
