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Photo by Liv Fleming We first became enamored with Australia's Stella Bridie back in August with the release of "He Didn't Mean It." Now, she's back with a new single that is going to have us all desperate to hear more from the artist. "Organ Donor" lands in that sweet spot merging indie rock and alt-pop, and might go a little more into the land of pop. To me it's sounding like a mixture of Lucy Dacus and Alex Lahey. The song borders on being dance music, but never quite commits to being a dance song fully. "Organ Donor" is the kind of song that is going to completely sweep you up in it. It starts off as a great song that you'll enjoy, but as it goes on you'll realize you've stopped everything else and are just listening to the song. Stella Bridie says of her latest single: "'Organ Donor' is about trying to tear yourself apart so nothing is separating you and the person you're about to lose. I think it takes a f...

Photo by Liv Fleming It seems like we have a new favorite artist coming out of Australia every other week, and our latest discovery is Stella Bridie. The Naarm/Melbourne artist just released a new single that is going to win over some new die hard fans. "He Didn't Mean It" is an indie rock meets singer-songwriter song that leans heavily into the world of pop. It's a haunting and captivating track that it led by Bridie's strong vocals. It's going to appeal to fans of boygenius, especially Lucy Dacus' work, but "He Didn't Mean It" has its own sound. The track starts off a little more in the world of pop while it slowly builds into an epic indie rock crescendo. It goes from what sounds like a drum loop into a screeching guitar solo, all the while anchored by the raw emotion in Bridie's vocals. Stella Bridie says of her latest single: “'He didn’t mean it’ is a phrase I’ve heard many times throughout my life in many different contexts, des...