Parking Lot
“The music video for “Parking Lot,” shot by Angus Bell Young, perfectly sums up the song. Parking lots, for some reason, are daily reminders of how boring my life is. You show up, fight over a park[ing spot], try not to scratch other cars, go do your shopping or whatever mundane task you need to do, then get in your car and try get the hell out of there without pissing anyone off. It’s always a cross-section of soccer mums, homeless people, and tradies.”
“The song came about when I was sitting in my car having a breather after rushing around all day, and I just sat there and observed people. Sometimes a moment of being present, sitting in your car, makes you think, What am I doing here again? Maybe “Parking Lot” is the bigger brother to “College Town” off my first EP, Dreaming is Easy. Small town vibes, ya know.”
“Angus and I surprisingly had heaps of fun driving around to six different car parks in Sydney, one boom gate after another. Fairly typical kind of performance piece but it’s the isolated feeling that does it. ‘This is my life now’ kind of thing. Hanging out in parking lots like the rest of the world. We actually call them car parks in Australia though.. not sure why I called it that.”
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