Artist: Alex Elbery
Tell us about your new single Rip Cord?
Ripcord is a song I wrote when I was simultaneously falling in love and really struggling with my mental health/addiction. I liked the idea of falling in love being like literally falling from the sky, your destination is the same, but you can either crash and burn, or pull on the ripcord, slow things down, and stick the landing.
What’s your favourite work at this point in time?
There’s a song that’s yet to be released that is my all time favorite but in terms of released stuff; Ripcord. It’s a song that’s so close to my heart and I just had so much fun making it. Kangaroo is a close second but I have trouble listening to it nowadays – there’s a lot of emotion and sadness in it that isn’t always easy to revisit for me.
How would you describe your sound in food form and why?
What a cool question. I’m gonna say a big plate of waffles, berries and ice cream. It’s delightful, maybe a little sickeningly sweet but you can also have it any time of day.
Tell us a quick, on the road or studio, anecdote.
Have you ever played the movie name game? It’s where someone names a movie, then the next person has to name a movie that starts with the last letter of the previous movie and so on so on. Well me and the other folks in Damaged Goods Club once played that game for 8 hours straight on a whiteknuckle drive through monsoonal rain on the way from Sydney back to Melbourne at the end of an east coast tour. It was like a shared psychosis or something but we just couldn’t stop.
What, or who, inspires you?
I try to be inspired by anything I can. From movies, to books, to the people around me. A lot of what I write starts with an interaction with somebody or a shared experience. Some songs I’ve written start with lines lifted straight out of conversation. Musically, I’m just influenced by authenticity. Anything that feels real and true, even if it’s fanciful.
Which song do you wish you wrote?
Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper. It’s my favorite song of all time. I love how the drum sounds mimic the clock hands she’s singing about. The chord progression is such a perfect counterpart to the lyrics. It’s so beautiful and memorable and I love how it just makes you feel warm and safe. It’s like a big old audio hug.
What’s next for you?
Put out my EP, play a tonne of shows, back to the studio to record and Album.
What’s your scene?
Anyone or anything that doesn’t belong in any other scene.. That’s my scene.