Fortitude Valley Share Jangly New Single ‘Oceans Apart’

North East indie-rockers Fortitude Valley have shared their latest single, ‘Oceans Apart’. It’s the third single from their upcoming ‘Part Of The Problem, Baby‘ record, which is set for release on August 1st via Specialist Subject Records. The track sees Australian-born frontwoman Laura Kovic reflecting on themes of growing up, moving overseas, and finding happiness on your own terms. “Lyrically, it’s about growing up, moving away across oceans and trying to be successful and happy off your own back,” Kovic explains. She also commented on how its title is a reference to a band from her homeland; “Oceans Apart’ is the name of an album by legendary Brisbane band The Go-Betweens, another Aussie reference to tie things together.” 

The track itself is a sugar rush of indie power-pop that Fortitude Valley have fine-tuned since emerging with their self-titled album in 2021. However, ‘Part Of The Problem, Baby’ promises to pair the quartet’s infectious indiepop melodies with a sense of self-confidence. Their previous singles, ‘Video (Right There With You)’ and ‘Sunshine State’ complement ‘Oceans Apart’s theme of distance with a yearning emotion and jangly guitars.

Fortitude Valley is the creation of Kovic and sees members of Martha and Fast Blood join her. The line-up is completed by guitarist David Hillier (Fast Blood), bassist Naomi Griffin and drummer Nathan Stephens-Griffin (both Martha).

The release of ‘Part Of The Problem, Baby‘ will be followed by UK shows in September and November.

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