Preacher dives deep into belief, identity and childhood memories, what moment or feeling first sparked the idea for this song?

Lyrically it was something I always had on my mind to explore thematically. I tend to mostly write about personal life experiences. With the way I write songs, I often just sing words and see what comes out and let that inform what happens from there. I was messing around with the chords and sang a few melodies with words and then quickly realised what the song wanted to be. It’s kind of just the process of letting intuition take the lead.

You’ve described the track as one of your most vulnerable releases yet. What was the most challenging part of revisiting those formative experiences while writing it?

I think it’s just picking the moments you do it. I never want to force these things to happen, otherwise they feel a bit insincere on a personal level. However, when they kind of just happen without you trying, it becomes a matter of just trying to accept that. I think a lot of my more vulnerable songs have come from a place where they’ve flowed out quite organically.

The song explores growing away from religious spaces that once felt familiar. How has your relationship with those memories changed over time, and how did that shape the tone of the track?

For the most part, I think as a kid, the community aspect was quite beautiful and I still have a lot of good memories of that. However, as I started to notice other things which I didn’t agree with when I got older, that caused a sense of unsettledness. I had to really rethink my values and who I want to be as a person. I think it was good to go through the motions because nowadays I feel like the bad outweighs the good. I think the tone of the lyrics reflect that.

Sonically, Preacher blends swirling guitars with an intimate, slow-building emotional weight. What were you drawing from musically, artists, sounds or personal moments when shaping this direction?

It’s a funny one because I borrowed my brother’s guitar when I was visiting interstate and the riff was the first thing I played on it. Sometimes instruments have this thing where they just spark a particular musical idea which sounds good on that particular instrument. I recorded the guitar with my phone and then when I got home started working on it. Once I started

Beyond Preacher, what can fans expect next, any plans for a larger project, upcoming shows, collaborations or new directions you’re exploring?

Without giving too much away - yes to all of the above haha.