2023 was my first full year as a member of Wildheart. After the release of the 'Solid Rock // Sacred Ground' two track, I had the pleasure of playing a bunch of super cool shows with the band from multiple appearances on UNIFY: Off The Record and some great shows across the country with our local scenes best like FutureStatic, DiamondConstruct, BanksArcade, Saviour and the legends COG.Looking forward to doing it all over again, bigger and better in the new year.
TOP 10 RELEASES OF 2023
10 - xNOMADx - On Skylines of Embers9 - Balmora - With Thorns of Glass and Petals of Grief8 - Weapon X/World Of Pleasure - Weapon of Pleasure Split7 - Cauldron - Suicide In The City6 - Tapesty - The Pain You Desire, The Love You Deservehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BHY0l5_X1s&pp=ygUneE5vbWFkeCBIYW5kcyBUaGF0IEhvbGQgTWUgSG9sZCBOb3RoaW5n5 - Blink 182 - One More Time...4 - Pain Of Truth - Not Through Blood3 - Koyo - Would You Miss It?2 - Dying Wish - Symptons Of Survival1 - 100 Gecs - 10,000 Gecshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNVBRu1cvIQ&pp=ygUWSSBHb3QgTXkgVG9vdGggUmVtb3ZlZA%3D%3D
TOP 5 SONGS OF 2023
5 - Lil Lotus feat. MODSUN - 'Blame Me For Everything' 4 - Foreign Hands feat. Oli Appleyard - 'Conditioned For A Head-on Collision' 3 - Balance and Composure - 'Saviour Mode'2 - The Japanese House - 'Sunshine Baby' 1 - Enter Shikari - '(Pls) Set Me On Fire' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDFdLZJ-q0&pp=ygUoRW50ZXIgU2hpa2FyaSAtICcoUGxzKSBTZXQgTWUgT24gRmlyZSfCoA%3D%3D
FAV AUSTRALIAN ACT YOU CANʼT GET ENOUGH OF RIGHT NOW?
Tapestry, Bloom and The Comforthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1FY12t6IOY&pp=ygUNVGFwZXN0cnkgYmFuZA%3D%3D
BEST GIG YOU PLAYED THIS YEAR AND WHY?
Wildheartʼs headline show back in October. It was super fulfilling after the year weʼd had playing the few UNIFY shows and interstate gigs to come back and headline in Brisbane to a full room of friends and supporters bringing the energy was a great way to cap off the year.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TExXnNP-8Ro
TELL US A CORE MEMORY FROM A MUSIC FESTIVAL SET
Seeing peopleʼs faces slowly change as they figure out what is happening when we played 'Solid Rock' at Thrashville was pretty cool. Perfect audience for that one, they loved it.https://www.instagram.com/p/CvbO7ThSSdh/?img_index=1
BIGGEST HOLY SHIT MOMENT FOR YOU THIS YEAR?
Getting the offer for our UNIFY shows was pretty sick! My other band Nervous Light also played a sold out Triffid supporting Switchfoot. Standing on stage and seeing 7-800 odd people looking back at you is pretty whack.https://www.instagram.com/p/CoHBp71Sm1n/?img_index=2
ANY SNEAK PEEKS OF INBOUND PLANS NEXT YEAR?
Weʼve been in the studio and just shot a music video last weekend. Plenty of new music in the pipeline and hoping to be on the road as much as possible in 2024!
BEST ADVICE GOING INTO 2024?
Keep supporting your local artists, nothing happens without ‘yallWritten by Jordan Olive @JordanMSPP
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Stream 'Sacred Ground' here
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