Emu Glitter's debut double single release 'Resurrect Me / Tamarind & Lime'

Photo Credit: Ryan O'Keefe

Walyalup/ Fremantle-based band Emu Glitter is a fresh outfit that combines elements of 70’s glam rock and pop-rock of the early 00’s with a modern twist. Only emerging in the local music scene this year, they’ve quickly won over audiences through relatable songs with a comforting familiarity and a touch of theatrical energy, announcing the release of their debut double singles Resurrect Me and Tamarind and Lime - out 27 November. 

With a sound inspired by a range of artists from David Bowie, The Beatles, Blink-182 and Oasis, to more local contemporaries Royel Otis, Methyl Ethel, and Ra Ra Viper, Emu Glitter’s music has a unique quality that comes from its members Jack Crooks (singer, piano/keyboard), Nate Jombwe (bass guitar, backing vocals), Vanessa Millar (guitar, backing vocals), and Simon Martin (drums) and their eclectic styles and tastes in music. 

With uplifting vocal harmonies and a warm rolling rhythm, Resurrect Me is an anthemic alt-rock release rooted in the melodic hammers of a keyboard. The band's frontman and lead songwriter, Jack, explains that the track “was born from a reflection on life lessons and deeply emotional revelation of the self while experimenting with melody on the keyboard. It reflects vulnerability in the lyrics and an uplifting, hopeful view of growth and being 'resurrected' through the light inside of oneself, despite the pain of existence.” 

Whilst Tamarind & Lime is a more theatrical rock piece that sees Jack’s soaring falsetto grow from honest and vulnerable to raw and powerful, the singer-songwriter sharing “Tamarind & Lime's lyrics were written in a flurry on a piece of receipt paper during an early morning shift at a high-end butcher shop crumbing chicken fillets (Tamarind & Lime flavour), around 2019. The song, written in a 6/8 waltz, is influenced by and arranged to sound like the grotesque monotony of production for excess consumption. Thus, it tends to have a bitter and snarly viewpoint in the descriptions of certain types of people throughout the verses. 

The flavour of Tamarind & Lime is used as a metaphor for my sour/tangy outlook at the time. The song also refers to experiences with the unconscious and psychedelic experience. The lyric 'tears from the bark' is a reference to ayahuasca. In all, it is both a reflection on society and the self, in a moment of feeling seperate and alone.”

With the band coming together to jam and expand Resurrect Me and Tamarind & Lime while rehearsing them for live performances, they’ve evolved into the harmonious compositions that can be heard in the recordings. Being recorded live in the studio, Emu Glitter has captured the energy and warmth you can expect from their live shows whilst producing the release with some re-tracking to create clarity in key areas such as the vocals. 

Emu Glitter will launch Resurrect Me and Tamarind & Lime on the 7 December at The Buffalo Club, Fremantle. More information is available HERE

Emu Glitter’s double single release Resurrect Me / Tamarind & Lime is out now.

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