West Coast Blues
Giving the people what they want, Statue pays homage to the womb that birthed them; Perth, baby. West Coast Blues is both the celebration champagne and the consolation prize for being the biggest celebrity in the most isolated city on the planet. Anthemic riffs and melancholy musings are all part and parcel in this paradoxical 'who gives a fuck', dancing between prosperity and decline, zenith and nadir, flood and drought, East and West.
WEST COAST BLUES are characterised by:
a lethargic weight on the heart
shallow pockets (rightfully so)
always seeing the sun set over the ocean
never seeing the sun rise over the ocean
an adolescent romanticism of sadness
being in love
West Coast Blues are a serious affliction! If YOU or SOMEONE YOU KNOW is experiencing these symptoms, please Reach Out!
For a long time there was sand and dirt and tidal movements and later there were living things like human animals and indie pop and later still there were other things; things like stain-remover-sticks and things like hopeless devotion and then, finally; there a Great Statue appeared. She was uplifted (though she stood upon no pedestal) so that everyone need raise their chins and their eyes became the glowing orbs of upturned stage lights. In the shadow of the Statue, glamour and garbage collided in a flailing battle of wills, lofi and hifi were in a flirtatious punch-up, dumb drum machines popped their heads above grainy field recordings, and cheesy samples oozed over up-close lyricism. The watchers-on stood dumbstruck by awe, and the Statue maintained perfect composure amongst the perfect maelstrom they had set in motion.
Great Statue
A halo of light emanated from her silhouette, and swirling in the smoke appeared letters as if etched into stone:
THE GREAT STATUE ARRIVES BEARING GIFTS OF THEIR OWN MAKING. THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE DIGITAL REALM WILL BE CELEBRATED ACROSS THE FIRST MONTH OF THE YEAR TWENTY-TWENTY-THREE (2023) PUNCTUATED BY THE RELEASE OF FOUR (4) EXTENDED PLAYS (EPs) ON BOORLOO (PERTH) LABEL ROCKTON RECORDS. EACH OFFERING SHALL BE PRESENTED ONE WEEK APART, COMMENCING JANUARY 10 AND CONCLUDING JANUARY 31. ACCOMPANYING THE TOTAL OF NINETEEN (19) HOT NEW TRACKS WILL BE ONE (1) MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL FAIRY-GIRL BADDIES EMMA DAISY AND LYNDON BLUE. AS THE FINAL GIFT, THE STATUE HERSELF WILL APPEAR FOR AN EVENING OF IMPASSIONED MOTION AND CHEAP DRAMATIC LIGHTING ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3 AT PIG MELON ALONGSIDE LOCAL STALWARTS BUCKLAND AND DJs DOUG & ALANA.