Meeanjin/Brisbane indie-rockers Left Cassette are hitting all the right notes with their latest single “Always Kinda Late.” Its bittersweet happy-sad quality reminds me a lot of British acts like The Wombats and Bloc Party, which perhaps isn’t so surprising when you hear that frontman Josh Aldred hails from the United Kingdom.
“It’s a song about heartbreak,” he explained. “I wrote it about an ex-partner. We were both from the UK and while visiting family back home, our holiday ended in a way I didn’t expect. She decided to stay in the UK longer, and that was the moment we knew we were better off going our separate ways. It wasn’t an easy thing to process in the moment; the song came together months later when I was in a better headspace. The line, ‘If you’re gone, promise you’ll remember me,’ really sums up that feeling of wanting to leave a lasting mark, even when things don’t work out.”
Next up Left Cassette will support Letters to Lions at the Black Bear Lodge on April 5. Tickets are on sale now from Oztix.
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