Saint Barae – Heaven
“Do you know what the structural integrity of the composition is? To your attention, a new single from -saint bare-, in which every sound, note and instrument are in their places. A voice can make you the strongest impressions, it is so good and invaluable on the musical Olympus of the Alt Pop genre and not only. (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)”
“Вы знаете, что такое структурная целостность композиции? К вашему вниманию новый сингл от -Saint Barae-, в котором каждый звук, нота и инструмент на своих местах. Голос может произвести на вас самые сильные впечатления, настолько он хорош и бесценен на музыкальном олимпе жанра alt pop и не только.”
-Nagamag.com
Following the breakout of his debut EP Angel Armour in late 2021, Australian indie pop outfit Saint Barae returns to the music sphere with a renewed set of arsenal up his sleeve in the form of his latest single, Heaven. The 26 year old ‘DIY pop star’ describes the track best as “the soundtrack to a relationship that is dancing on a knife’s edge” a metaphor that portrays this track’s candidness is exploring the themes of infidelity, jealousy and revenge between two lovers. Pulling from some of his favourite contemporaries like Vera Blue and Caroline Polachek there’s a new sense of assertiveness and edge in his approach too. Acoustic guitars and sizzling bass lines take the forefront on Heaven, and Barae glides from his signature falsetto register to belting distorted cries of conviction as he laments.
“You caught me looking into every photograph, assuming the worst, you don’t call me back.”
It’s clear that this new chapter in his music journey is one of exploring previously uncharted territory, in his own words he explains:
“I wrote Heaven around the infamous quote that ‘holding onto resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die’. I recently got myself into a situation where I was guilty of becoming so jealous in a relationship that I in turn, became my own worst enemy. There’s an irony and self awareness in this song that knows that revenge is not the answer - but I took that route anyway, and the fallout is that I ended up wounding myself more than the other person.”
The Gold Coast native has also had a stacked run in the leadup to 2022’s comeback solo single ‘Heaven’, with Renè Le Feuvre (The Voice Australia) collaboration Think About Us dropping in March alongside a series of live shows in South East Queensland - including his music festival appearance at Sounds Dangerous (Burleigh Bazaar) this February. And this marks just the beginning of his presence in the Queensland music scene with a monumental line of headline shows set to be unveiled kicking off at Vinnie’s Dive June 23rd.
Reviewed by Nagamag on June 24, 2022