After its premiere via triple j Good Nights this week, Melbourne’sLOSER reveal their new single and video ‘On The Edge’ today. Self-recorded out of the band’s newly launched Restless Noise Studios, ‘On The Edge’ comes as LOSER prepare to finally launch their 2020 album Mindless Joy at a sold out Melbourne show tonight. More details on all upcoming shows below.
Vocalist/guitarist Tim Maxwell shares how ‘On The Edge’ was recorded at the brink of his personal breakdown during lockdown last year. From the vocal performance, artwork and all parts in between, the track carries both a tiredness yet a sincere strength, undoubtedly marking it as a LOSER stand out.
Tim adds:
“’On The Edge’ is a song about feeling overwhelmed by the anxiety of living and trying to overcome those fears by being happy with who you are and accepting yourself. Sometimes it’s easy to hide these feelings under the rug and put on a brave face but someday it will eat you alive and bare its true colours.
“This song was recorded when I was going through all of those thoughts in my head…it’s the closest I’ve been to a complete breakdown, but I went on to face those fears and felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. This song feels cathartic to that time now and I’m proud of what we produced.”
Today’s music video finds Tim starring front and centre in a darkly lit room while screens glitch and flash around him representing the cocktail of anxious and distressed thoughts he battled. Click below to watch.
LOSER officially launched Restless Noise Studios (coined after the band’s 2018 EP) to the public in January, after brothers Tim and Will Maxwell took to their parents’ garage to build a studio from scratch during the lockdown. Restless Noise Studios will find LOSER recording other artists while continuing to double down on self-recording their upcoming new album, due for release in 2021.
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MINDLESS JOY ‘RE-LAUNCH’ SHOW
Friday, April 16 @ The Espy, Melbourne, VIC
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
Mansfield Rocks
w/ Clowns, C.O.F.F.I.N, Total Pace, Something Something Explosion + more
Saturday, May 29 @ Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, QLD