Down For Tomorrow - Unveil Invigorating New Single 'Survive'
THE FINAL TRACK FROM THEIR STAGGERED EP ‘WHATEVER HAPPENS’
SUPPORT FOR 'SURVIVE'
“Lighting a blistering melodic fire with their passionate punk honesty and angst-ridden delivery, the four-piece’s latest EP ‘Whatever Happens’ is fully loaded with candid song writing, colossal riffs, and a whole load of singalongs.”
- Rock Sound (UK)
“This band has quickly turned into the next great punk rock hope to emerge from Australia. There’s emotion redlining through the whole track and hooks to back it up.” – 4/5 stars
- Dave Ruby Howe - triple j Unearthed (AUS)
Added to Spotify playlists ‘New Music Friday’ (AU/NZ), ‘Rock Out.’ and ‘Local Noise’
Premiered on triple j's Short.Fast.Loud
Following on from their critically praised single ‘Trouble Prone’, Sydney-based indie-punk quartet Down For Tomorrow has just returned with their new single ‘Survive’, the final track from their staggered EP ‘Whatever Happens’ – produced and mixed by Stevie Knight (Yours Truly, Stand Atlantic, The Dead Love).
Opening with the melancholic vocals of lead singer Cody Stebbings, ‘Survive’ swells with deft dynamics and angst-driven guitars. The uplifting first chorus paves the way for a sweat-soaked singalong before thudding drums and propelling bass combine fiercely, as the band delivers a persistent message about staying hopeful in a time of bleakness.
Stebbings talks about the meaning behind ‘Survive’:
“I wrote the song within the first month of the lockdown restrictions being introduced in New South Wales, and at that time, I had momentarily lost my job. All my classes had moved online, and I was just trying desperately to fill in all this free time I had with things that made me feel like I had done something productive - books, songwriting, journaling, exercising. Routine was simultaneous, my best friend and worst enemy. Besides, we never really know when this will end, or if this is the new normal. So, this song is about the anxieties of uncertainty, and having to remind yourself constantly that if all you did was make it through today alive, that’s enough.”
Previous single ‘Trouble Prone’ was widely embraced by the likes of triple j, triple j Unearthed, The Rock (NZ), SYN FM, 4ZZZ, Apple Music, and Spotify, where they were the cover artist for playlist Local Noise. The track also received praise from online blogs Pilerats, NME, Music Feeds, Little Indie Blogs (UK), Forte Magazine, and The Soundcheck, as well as the video clip being added to rotation on ABC’s Rage and MTV Upload.
Down For Tomorrow have consistently traversed the East-Coast of Australia, having shared stages with The Maine (USA), The Dangerous Summer (USA), As It Is (USA), British India and Bootleg Rascal. They also made an appearance at Brisbane’s Mountain Goat Valley Crawl in February.
In the coming weeks, Down For Tomorrow will reveal an accompanying video clip for ‘Survive’.
‘Survive’ is available worldwide now
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