…need some space, O’ LITTLE SISTER Mars
O’ Little Sister Mars is available on Apple Music, SoundCloud, Spotify
by Walter Price
“All the songs off my upcoming album I wanted to feel like loneliness. Like being in an invisible bubble. MARS made me lean into all the noise, chaos, and uncertainty that comes with that wrestle…” – O’ Little Sister (Facebook/April 1, 2024)
When it comes to making melancholy and loneliness beautiful, no one knows how to deliver such an emotional juxtaposition as Australian indie pop purveyor O’ Little Sister. Her hushed new single “Mars” is a swelling masterclass in letting her contemplations breathe within their gorgeously produced cocoon.
Holding my hands out to earth,
hoping I don’t feel it hurt,
But my heart beats underneath my shirt,
and I just can’t believe it works…
“Mars” is as much a panoramic and saddened lulliby as anything O’ Little Sister has released over her underrated career and you can stream the single as you gaze at the vastness of the night sky in hopes of finding solace in far-off places, here at the GTC.
O’ LITTLE SISTER Mars
Artist photo via Facebook // Artwork via SoundCloud // Quotes via Facebook
Written by Lucinda R.
Recorded/Produced by Matt Redlich
Feat. @machineage / @dylan_drums13 / @mattdugred
“I often get asked about my writing process. So I’ll share a little bit about that. I don’t believe there is a right or wrong way to write. This song began as a finger-plucked melody. I listened to what the melody might be saying “distant, lonesome, melancholic” Then I thought of the loneliest place that came to mind… Planet Mars perhaps?” – O’ Little Sister (Facebook)