Today, Japanese-Australian brother sister electronic duo Lastlings have released their new single ‘Get What You Want’, out now on RÜFÜS DU SOL’s Rose Avenue Records.
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The first new release since the duo’s critically acclaimed album First Contact, Amy and Josh return with the dark-pop sounds that have drawn audiences from around the world to their emotive soundscapes. Produced by Lastlings with some help from UK dance heavyweight Alex Metric (Dua Lipa, Diplo, Foals), the track showcases their use of delicate piano chords, ethereal vocals, and soft synths, with a danceable and robust bassline. ‘Get What You Want’ shows the duo maturing in their sound, living in the sweet spot between live and electronic as they’ve always done so effortlessly. Lyrically, the track shows how they’ve both grown as individuals, experiencing love and heartbreak in the past year and bringing to life those emotions and memories of the past year in the track.
The video for ‘Get What You Want’ goes hand in hand with the song as it explores an abstract interpretation of spaces inside the mind. Each space represents a different state, a different struggle. The underlying message remains positive, a hopeful outlook in an imperfect world.
Regarding the track, Josh said, “We spent a week writing in 2021 and this was one of the first songs that came from the session. We had two rooms. One writing room for Amy with a piano and one for me where I made the instrumental.”
Amy added, “It explores mental health and the relationship that I have with myself. It’s about putting myself out there and not letting doubt get in the way of what I truly want. ‘I’ve got a lot of enemies that live inside my head’. This song isn’t about love for another person, it’s about my relationship with myself. ‘You’ refers to a darker version of myself that I am trying to fight and overcome.”
With a bright future as one of Australia’s greatest acclaimed dance exports, Josh and Amy Dowdle are Lastlings, the sibling duo who are self-taught musically. They are a double-edge sword with Amy’s wistful lyrics and mesmerizing vocals, complimented by Josh’s electronic-driven production. Releasing two EPs to early acclaim, the duo signed to Astralwerks and RÜFÜS DU SOL’s Rose Avenue with their dynamic body of work capturing the dichotomy between the duo so perfectly, transporting listeners on a cosmic journey with each release.
Their debut album, First Contact, was partially written in a remote stillness of a snow-capped house in Japan and fine-tuned and finished all across Australia. Released in 2020, First Contact explores the senses and emotions that arise when encountering experiences for the first time. A first brush with love, an introduction to the darkness of disappointment, one’s inaugural feeling of hope amidst a world devoid of meaning, these are the experiential lenses through which First Contact is best heard and felt. The album received an impressive package of remixes from a wide range of artists including RÜFÜS DU SOL, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, LP Giobbi, and more.
Lastlings have worked with producers like SG Lewis, and toured with industry giants like Two Door Cinema Club, Bob Moses, and Glass Animals. Their captivating live show, a three piece setup featuring Josh on keys and guitar, a live drummer, and Amy on vocals, has led the duo to play iconic venues like, Colorado’s Red Rocks, NY’s Forest Hills Stadium, Coachella’s DoLaB stage, 88 Rising’s Head In The Clouds festival, and sold out their own headline shows throughout the US and Australia. They’ve released a number of epic live performance videos, shot on stunning landscapes throughout Australia. Lastlings are recognized and lauded by industry-defining platforms like Billboard, NME, and Mixmag and featured within the pages of cultural paragons like Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Paper, Flaunt, and W Magazine.
Lastlings’ deep sense of artistry and determination have set them apart across today’s musical landscape, and the new single sets out on an exciting new chapter for the duo proclaiming their destiny for live-electronic stardom.
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