All Her Years Share 5 Tracks That Shaped Their Sound
Sydney-based genre-blenders All Her Years have just dropped their captivating new single which we premiered last month, ‘The Meadow’, a soulful fusion of rock, folk and blues that’s already turning heads. To celebrate the release, the band sat down with us to share the five songs that have most influenced their unique sound — from Peruvian folk gems to heartfelt indie anthems.
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Love Over and Over – Kate and Anna Mcgarrigle
Two sisters from from Montreal, I found these two while listening to a live concert by ‘Ben Howard’ on Youtube, their song “Heart like a Wheel” was being used as a sample for an outro/intro, although it was quite filtered and edited, it sounded so haunting, so I started scouring reddit to find out what the sample was, that’s how i found out about the Mcgarrigle sisters. Their music seems so honest and heartfelt, with a real ‘tongue and cheek’ way of writing songs. Some on the verge of heartbreak in the most beautiful way. I’ve had “Love over and Over,” on repeat for the last few weeks now.
I’m not sure if this guy is American or British, I’m pretty sure he’s British, definitely at the top of the list in terms of people i would love most to work with right now, whether it be producing or song writing together. His lyrics have an almost “Alice in Wonderland” nature to them, things that you wouldn’t think would fit together are actually the perfect match. The environments he creates with his music is something I don’t think I have seen (heard?) before.
I’ve just recently discovered Little Simz, I guess I can thank ‘the algorithm’ for that, or my phone spying on me and my friends’ conversations. Her lyrics are raw and to the point, with a childlike imagination, reminds me of being on the train on the way to school when I was younger, how I would have liked to see the world. This song “Free” to me, just about sums up what it means to be human.
The End of The World – Hak Baker
Hak Baker, some kind of blend of rap-folk, his album “Worlds End FM” is funny, brutal, energetic and again, very “heart on your sleeve” kind of music, with some skitz between him and (what I assume are) his friends. commentating on the absolute fire pit outside. Definitely an album that I think is best listened to from start to finish. The closing track “The End of The World” to me is dark, honest and absolutely beautiful, not one moment on this whole record pulls its punches.
Pastorita Huaracina – Quisiera Quererte
Pastorita Huaracina – Peruvian folk, not sure when or how I came across this artist, and I don’t know much about her at all, but her music has such a timeless generosity to it, you can almost smell the home cooked meals and feel the warm summer nights while you listen to it. Just found out from google she sold more records in Peru than ‘The Beatles’ back in the 1950s, so that’s something.
