As they wrap up their current tour with Australian heavyweights Dream On Dreamer this week, Naarm duo Wayside today return with their captivating new single Proud Of You. The new release demonstrates a change of pace following their recent double single Parallax Error/Asymmetry, and sees the band join forces once again with Grammy-nominated producer Will Yip (Turnstile/Title Fight/Balance & Composure).
Continuously evolving and pushing their creative boundaries, Proud Of You is a departure from Wayside’s dreamier side and instead dials up the intensity, leaning into heavier elements of their emotive, melodic songwriting and seamlessly blending different tones and textures.
Lyrically, it navigates the concept of letting go, as vocalist Thomas Davenport shares: “Sometimes to love someone is to let them go. ‘Proud Of You’ explores the notions of years of wanting to give someone everything they’ve ever wanted, and slowly coming to the realisation that it wasn’t supposed to be from me.”
