Australian singer-songwriter Pete Murray has released his new single Amy, with his eighth studio album Longing set for release on October 3, and he is bound for Gosford on October 5.
Amy finds Murray in new sonic terrain, embracing a shift in creative direction, while also coated in idyllic melodies and dreamy instrumentals.
“Amy is about someone really special,” he said.
“I feel Amy has a different flavour to what I have recorded before.
“The backbeat rhythm on the acoustic guitar is what really makes it different.
“I also don’t use a 4-on-the-floor beat under any of my songs but this works with Amy.
“It’s kind of hypnotic with the acoustic, snare and beat working together and when the keys solo hits in the breakdown, it’s the best.”
Amy offers a glimpse into the upcoming new album Longing, which will mark the first time in two decades that Murray has released a record independently.
“I spend a lot of time in the studio and have a folder on my computer called Unfinished,” Murray said.
“As the years went by, I kept adding to this folder and I kept slowly working some of my favourites in the folder.
“I would get an old session up and work on it some more then put it away again (sometimes for years).
“After a little while, I had a bunch of songs that really sounded like a great, cohesive body of work.
“I’m all about trying to write an album that people love from start to finish; an album that means something special to someone.
“You can only make an album like this with time.
“My first album Feeler was written over the same period of time, about 10 years.
“I feel there are very similar qualities on Longing as there are on Feeler.
“It’s a great feeling to be independent again after 20 years.
“My last independent album release was The Game in 2001.
“I think it’s fantastic owning my own masters again.
“I didn’t realise how important it was to own masters 20 years ago, but you live and learn and now it’s all about recording great music that is powerful and means something special to someone and also that I own with music.
“Creating an album that is great from start to finish has been my goal for this new album.
“I feel like I have achieved this, but the punters will be the real test to see if they feel the same.”
One of Australia’s most successful singer-songwriters, Murray has amassed over 1.2 million album sales, hundreds of millions of streams, three ARIA chart-topping albums, and 17 ARIA Award nominations.
He will perform at Drifter’s Wharf on October 5.
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