Felicity Cripps and her band are a constant reminder of the incredible talent within regional Victoria (not to mention the artistic oasis that is Castlemaine). Special mention also to Nigel Tilbrook and Tim Heath for their dreamy guitar work on this one.
Castlemaine based musician and the lead vocalist of Felicity Cripps Band (FCB) has released a heartfelt ode to the collective conscience in the band’s new single Inside a Keyhole. Born out of a need for community and meaningful connection, this single is the first taste of an exciting album on the horizon for 2024.
Amongst the throes of raising her newborn daughter, a newfound lockdown-altered reality, and running arts institution and venue Theatre Royal Castlemaine, which she owns and operates with her husband, Felicity wrote Inside A Keyhole to hold on to her sense of self.
Felicity Cripps Band’s Inside A Keyhole
- Inside A Keyhole is the first taste of Felicity’s upcoming album
- Cripps is the owner-operator of Theatre Royal Castlemaine
- Featuring a lengthy, highly talented line-up of collaborators
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“Making this clip was a very organic process,” Cripps says. “We wanted it to unfold like the song did, which meant being mindful not to plan too much, but start with one idea and let things evolve naturally.
“Nature was an important aspect, as was the desire to morph from ‘reality’ into another more dreamy dimension. There’s a lot of symbolism with the images, it takes you on a gentle, psychedelic journey, which is exactly the feeling we wanted this song to evoke.”
Inside a Keyhole delivers a driving and psychedelic backdrop to Felicity’s ethereal vocals, recorded by Nick Huggins (Dirty Three, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Jen Cloher, Alice Skye) and features a line-up of collaborators including Alex Scott-Douglas on backing vocals, Tom Norton on drums, Bones Sloane on bass guitar, Nigel Tilbrook and Tim Heath on guitars, and Nick Huggins on synth, electronics, and production.
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