A gentle, dappling, rich and luscious flow of guitars, sometimes rearing up into twanging solos, heralds ‘Footsteps’, the new single from P.J. Orr. It’s an aching, yearning track that draws in elements of Crowded House and Tom Petty to sparkle and glow with a delicious melancholia.
The theme centre on the elusive qualities of romance – according to Phil Orr, it’s about:
The infinite possibilities that can lead two humans to connect through the most unlikely circumstances. To quote Dr Peter Venkman – ‘Call it fate – call it karma’.
It’s a lovely track that bubbles and flows with an aquatic vitality:
Available to download and stream here, it comes off PJ Orr’s forthcoming album ‘Wake Me When I’m Thirsty, produced by Tim Kevin (Youth Group, Holly Throsby, The Apartments, Restless Leg) at his Sydney studio, which will be out into the world on 25 October 2024, and can be pre-ordered here.
PJ Orr are singer and songwriter Phil Orr, bassist Nando Durango and drummer Dave Loney.
You can catch the album launch on 1 November -tickets and details here.
