You’ve just released your new single Why Don’t You Stay? Tell us about it.
I’m so excited about it. The song is about anxieties that come with giving your everything to someone and how it can be a battle inside your head to not let those anxious feelings take over. I recorded it at The Wastelands with Joel Quartermain (Eskimo Joe), which is where I do the majority of my recording, and it was mastered by William Bowden.
You’ve won a crazy amount of awards for a 20 year-old, including the 2013 Blues and Roots Act of the Year and you’ve taken out the WAM Song of the Year Award three times. What advice would you give to other young musicians who want to get their stuff out there?
It’s been pretty amazing really, and it’s always great to get feedback from your peers like that. It makes me feel like I’m really on the right track. I would say just work hard at whatever you want to do and try everything. Be yourself as a writer, try writing everything, whether it’s folk, rock, electro, soul, hip hop, pop, whatever, just be yourself in the process.
Tell us why we should come along to one of your shows in Melbourne next week.
So you can hear the new single Why Don’t You Stay live. There’ll also be a whole lotta soul with a bit of rock’n’roll with some light and shade in there too. I’ve got some hugely talented musicians in my band, and let’s be honest, there’s nothing like seeing a live show.
You’ve got three chances to see MORGAN BAIN this weekend, Friday May 1 at Yah Yah’s, Saturday May 2 at Sooki Lounge and Sunday May 3 at The B.East. Why Don’t You Stay is available for free download from triplejunearthed.com/artist/morgan-bain.
