We've been very high on Stella Donnelly for a while now. The Australian artist hit the whole Americana meets alt-rock sound that we can't seem to get enough of on her 2019 album Beware of Dogs. Her previous single, "Lungs," went a little more into the world of pop, but "Flood" sees Donnelly back to what we learned about her music. This new song is a little more singer/songwriter than Americana. It's fairly straightforward, but Donnelly makes it captivating with her natural charm. Plus, it's not exactly a fully straightforward alt-rock singer/songwriter track as there is still an odd use of synths that give it kind of a 1950's space age sound at times. This is a fascinating and compelling song that has us even more excited for Donnelly's upcoming album.
Stella Donnelly says of her new song:
"This song feels like a sad little adventure. I wrote it in the dark depths of a Melbourne winter lockdown where it had been raining for consecutive weeks. Everyone around me was falling into their own version of depression at different times. It felt like a flood of trauma yet at the same time, we were given an opportunity of time to work through stuff that we’d been distracting ourselves with for so long prior to the pandemic."
You can watch the video for "Flood" below. Flood is due out August 26 on Secretly Canadian, and can be pre-ordered here. For more on Stella Donnelly, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.
Mon. Jun. 27 - Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli Vrendenburg * Tue. Jun. 28 - Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli Vrendenburg * Thu. Jun. 30 - Berlin, DE @ Verti Music Hall * Sun. Jul. 3 - Six-Fours-les-Plages, FR @ Pointu Festival Thur. Jul. 7 - Biscay, ES @ BBK Bilbao Festival Sat. Jul. 23 - Byron Bay, AU @ Splendour In The Grass Sun. Sept. 11 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah Mon. Sept. 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Tue. Sept. 13 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent Thu. Sept. 15 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios Fri. Sept. 16 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret Sat. Sept. 17 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos Wed. Sept. 21 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe Thu. Sept. 22 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall Fri. Sept. 23 - Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary Sat. Sept. 24 - Toronto, ON @ Longboat Hall Mon. Sept. 26 - Boston, MA @ Crystal Ballroom Wed. Sept. 28 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere Fri. Sept. 30 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live Sat. Oct. 1 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd Tue. Nov. 1 - Leeds, UK @ Wardrobe Wed. Nov. 2 - Glasgow @ Mono Thu. Nov. 3 - Manchester @ Band On The Wall Fri. Nov. 4 - Dublin, IE @ Whelan's Sun. Nov. 6 - Liverpool, UK @ Zanzibar Tue. Nov. 8 Nottingham, UK @ Metronome Wed. Nov. 9 - Bristol, UK @ Thekla Thu. Nov. 10 - London, UK @ Electric Brixton Sat. Nov. 12 - Cardiff, UK @ The Gate Sun. Nov. 13 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare and Hounds Mon. Nov. 14 - Brighton, UK @ Komedia Wed. Nov. 16 - Paris, FR @ FMR Thu. Nov. 17 - Cologne, DE @ Artheatre Fri. Nov. 18 - Brussels, BE @ Rotonde - Botanique Sat. Nov. 19 - Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet Mon. Nov. 21 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Skybar Tue. Nov. 22 - Copenhagen, DK @ Hotel Cecil Thu. Nov. 24 - Berlin, DE @ Badehaus Fri. Nov. 25 - Munich, DE @ Strom ! * w/ Mitski ! w/ Julia Jacklin
