By Molly Magennis
Williamstown singer-songwriter Thea FitzGerald has finally put her new EP out into the world, despite having finished most of the song writing process back in 2020.
The six track EP titled ‘Falling Forward’ is her third body of work, and was officially launched on March 28.
The EP features her vibrant, summery single ‘Good Like That’ which she released in November last year, alongside five other tracks which move between pop, soul and R&B.
Having written majority of the tracks so long ago, FitzGerald said she had to come to terms with exactly who she was and where she was at the time they were created.
“I kind of have to remind myself about why it was written in the first place and where things came from because it was such a long while ago and I think, particularly over the last couple of years, everyone’s life has changed so much,” she said.
“I think over that period of time you’re bound to change and grow and your experiences are going to shape the way you see things and all the rest. So given that there was such a sort of gap in between when they were initially written, that kind of took a bit of time to remind myself about where I was.”
Offering a harmonious, cathedral-like listening experience, FitzGerald said the EP’s opening track ‘Noise’ describes much of how she was feeling during the first stages of lockdown.
“None of us experienced that way of being before. I had this really weird sensation of being like, I’ve never had so much time and space to be able to do the things I supposedly want to do,” she said.
“At the same time I found my brain was almost just like, it was like I was sleepwalking everyday. I could be focusing on all this awesome stuff that I’ve always wanted to be able to focus on properly but also my brain….was really loud.”
FitzGerald will be performing all her new tracks for the first time on April 21 at The Gasometer Hotel in Collingwood.
“It’s just so special to be playing these songs live now. I think that’s where I kind of started and that’s what I love doing the most, nothing beats live instrumentation to me.”
To listen to ‘Falling Forward’ visit open.spotify.com/artist/2j6OB2QAKgrgOwsuN6C5hY?si=KXLxgmtORXmcF3_p9gK4dw&nd=1. For tickets to the live performance visit www.facebook.com/events/1571996863182699?ref=newsfeed.
