A Quick Chat with The Kind Hills

‘All Your Promises’ is about leaving a problematic situation behind and stepping into the unknown. What’s the one line story behind the track?

There’s not one specific story behind this song. It’s something we’ve probably all been through a one-sided relationship where you stop recognising yourself at one point. ‘All your promises’ is really about what comes after, and finding your way out of that.

The album leans into optimism after difficult moments. What feeling were you chasing most with this track?

Moving on isn’t clean or easy, so we wanted to capture that mix of feeling light-hearted and a little scared at the same time. It’s that moment of stepping back out into the world again. We wanted this to feel like a road trip song, driving on a long road through Australian countryside with a good mate, listening to CDs and feeling quietly optimistic.

With band members spread across Brisbane, Lucerne, Perth, London, LA and Hong Kong, where did this song feel like it ‘lived’ while you were making it?

The lyrics aren’t tied to one specific situation, but the feeling comes from an actual road trip through Western Australia years ago. When I (Roman) wrote it, I was chasing that memory and the way it felt. It’s kind of been living there ever since.

Your music is described as ‘laid-back, dreamy indie pop that’s excitingly unexcited.’ Which part of that best fits this song?

For us, it’s actually one of the more upbeat tracks, so not as laid-back as some of our other stuff. It probably leans most into the ‘dreamy’ side, in a pretty literal sense. It’s about opening back up to the world and dreaming about what might come next.

The record looks back on carefree, party-filled days. Does ‘All Your Promises’ lean more into nostalgia or moving forward?

Even though it draws on an older memory, it’s really about moving forward rather than looking back. The nostalgia is more in the sound than the story. At its core, it’s about letting go and starting fresh.

If this track was the soundtrack to a late-night drive or quiet moment, what does that scene look like?

At night, it’s a quiet, open moment, looking up at the stars. Not overwhelmed or anxious, just calm and quietly excited about what’s ahead. It’s that feeling of things opening up again.