Melbourne based ASHWARYA has shared her barbed new single ‘Can’t Relate’.
Out now, it’s the latest alt-pop missile from this rebellious new talent, who sketches out fresh ground with each passing release. The Australian-Indian artist crafts a hybrid sound, absorbing vastly different influences in the process.
‘Can’t Relate’ is her grand return, and it follows 2021’s breakout EP statement ‘NOCTURNAL HOURS’. Online now, the single is all distorted sonics and delirious pop melodies, somehow fusion dissonant sounds into something refreshing and infectious.
She comments…
‘Can’t Relate’ was a song that came out of nowhere, which is what I think adds to its unpredictability. I’d just finished touring with The Rubens, and Sam, the legend, invited Stevan and I to come down to his studio in Thirroul, NSW, for a couple days. It reached a point in the session where Steve and I were creating in pure chaotic, unhinged frequencies (in a good way), which manifested itself into this track.
I think at the core of it, the track speaks to a lot of the frustrations and the inner monologue of wanting to just dissociate from people who infantilise you. With all the crazy shit going on right now in the world (the list is endless) and the added anxieties through social media and the news, it’s got me questioning, ‘what the fuck is going on here?’ ‘Is this really happening?’ Hopefully, it resonates because I can’t seem to relate to a whole lot going on, especially now.
Charles Buxton-Leslie directs the video, and it’s vivid colour perfectly augments ASHMARYA’s creative vision.
Tune in now.
Photo Credit: Brianna Da Silva
