Following the successful release of track Sixteen Floors, Waxflower have just revealed their new single Getting Better, via Rude Records. Blending acoustic guitars, and gentle yet raw vocals led by Tristan Higgins, Getting Better explores the emotional and physical turmoil the frontman went through during a particularly arduous time in his life. The video reflects this and sees Tristan alone with his thoughts in a hotel room, and delivers the lyrics ‘Wake me up I need to leave, all this self-made sadness around me,’ whilst screaming them down the phone. Watch the video here.
Collaborating once again with producer Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic, With Confidence) on Getting Better, Tristan has said of the track, “Getting Better was me tying a bow on a dark period of my life. A particularly long and intense panic attack had landed me in the hospital. Every attack at the time felt like a failure, as if it were erasing any hard-earned progress on a long journey to betterment. I noted the impact of that night on the people around me – we all felt defeated. I felt ashamed. The song catalogues that period and its aftermath, the breakdown of a relationship. It helped me to explore the roots of my feelings at the time and work towards accepting the outcome was for the best of everyone involved.”
Having only formed last January, Waxflower have already cut their teeth on the live scene in and around Australia. Shortly after playing their debut shows, they went on to support Simple Plan and also The Maine. Earlier this year saw the band head out on their debut headline tour, which included a sold-out hometown show in Brisbane. The quartet are now setting their sights on pushing the boundaries globally, and dream of playing iconic UK venues such as the O2 Arena and Wembley Stadium one day, so watch this space…