17 September 2022
Newsdesk
On October 28th, Vera Blue will release Mercurial, one of the year’s most anticipated Australian albums. Today, she gifts us with “Mermaid Avenue,” a dazzling tapestry of glittering electronica and delicate ethereal vocals that we are accustomed to with Vera Blue.
10-track Mercurial will include the electropop ballad “The Curse,” as well as new single “Mermaid Avenue.”
Vera Blue says of her new single, “‘Mermaid Avenue’ is a song about a love that didn’t work out. The bitter-sweet emotions that come with all the fond memories of the relationship but the heartbreak of a dream that will never happen.”
“‘Mermaid Avenue’ is a beautiful street in South Coogee in Sydney with enormous beach houses overlooking the ocean. I find myself there on walks at sunset admiring the architecture and views. I feel that ‘Mermaid Avenue’ can also be a metaphor for a place where everything is perfect, full of adventure and love. Or a dream you create of the future, a beautiful life with someone.”
Soon after the release of her gold certified debut Perennial album, Vera Blue began working on her follow-up album. Having faced heartbreak and pain during its conception, her next stage was set to be one of reinvention, and while several singles released over the last 2 years hinted towards what would come next, no one could have foreseen what the coming years would hold.
Faced with writer’s block and diagnoses of both depression and anxiety, Vera Blue began channeling her journey into her new body of work as a means of healing and therapy. Inspired by the pain of days gone by, and the quiet confidence of what was to come, Mercurial harnesses this raw emotion to present itself as a piece of work that is visceral, messy, and ultimately beautiful.
