Eora/Sydney-based alternative rock band Second Idol are digging deep on their latest single ‘Postcolonial Blues’. Produced by Clayton Segelov (Shady Nasty, Dear Seattle), the haunting track sees frontwoman Kate Farquharson reflect on her bi-racial Sri Lankan/Scottish heritage and experiences growing up in a regional Australian bush town.
“The lyrics in ‘Postcolonial Blues’ are a contemplation of my upbringing in the country town of Kempsey, NSW on Dunghutti land,” the singer explains. “It stems from the navigation of my personal experiences growing up in a cross-cultural household. It contemplates the racism I experienced and observed in my hometown’s past and present, and the inequalities, tensions and fractures that continue to exist.”
Second Idol – ‘Postcolonial Blues’
She continues: “This song is me trying to make sense of my place in the world and how I reconcile calling Australia home. My family tree and my existence are born from colonialism, and as a postcolonial being, I question how I navigate this world and where I feel that I belong. This song is an Australian song, and it is about my Australian experience.”
The new single comes packing a powerfully symbolic music video directed by Throat Pasta (Mitchell Farkas), inspired by Peter Weir’s classic Australian film Picnic at Hanging Rock (watch above).
“We wanted to encapsulate a feeling of claustrophobia in the natural environment and environmental horror,” the band explains. “The ritual that Kate engages within the clip is reminiscent of Celtic clootie wells – an attempt to reconcile with nature. The analogue effects employed by Mitch Farkas, the glitches and the distortion are representative of a loss of culture and memory, and the erosion and warping of identity.”
Hometown fans in Sydney/Eora can catch Second Idol launching the single live at a Doctors Without Borders fundraiser at Newtown’s Bootleggers venue on Saturday, 29th March.
You can peep those details down below.
Second Idol 2025 Live Dates
- SAT 29 MAR | BOOTLEGGERS, EORA/SYDNEY NSW (Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders Fundraiser)
Tickets on sale now here
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