- 2025-08-31
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MUSIC
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Boy & Bear Releases Two New Songs “Where Does Life Begin” & “Vertigo”
Australian indie-folk band Boy & Bear, consisting of David Hosking (vocals/guitar), Killian Gavin (vocals/guitar), Tim Hart (drums), Jonathan Hart (keyboards), and David Symes (bass), released two new songs “Where Does Life Begin” and “Vertigo” as a double A-side single “Double A Side” on August 29, 2025.
Also the band will release “Double A Side” on a very limited edition “Double A Side Flame Yellow 7″ Vinyl”, that is available on their website https://www.boyandbear.com.
Two songs will appear on their upcoming album.
The band said, “It feels very exciting. I never get tired of releasing new songs into the wilderness. Of course, there are a few nerves but generally speaking it’s nice to have a new chapter of music out there. In regards to the double A-side, we decided to do it because it allowed us to show some different aspects of the record straight off the bat. We wanted people to get a sense that this record is multilayered and hopefully get excited by that.”- Two songs were written by David Hosking, David Symes, Jonathan Hart, Killian Gavin, and Tim Hart. Produced by Boy & Bear and Justin Stanley.
Both songs were accompanied by the Grey Ghost-directed music videos.
The band frontman David Hosking said of “Where Does Life Begin”, “The inspiration for Where Does Life Begin came from my own personal experiences. The song is about yearning for the freedom of youth. Sometimes the passing of time changes us in a way where we can feel like we’ve lost a part of ourselves. I think on some level I miss the naivety I once had about the world. In our 20’s we seem less inhibited and more confident about what’s in front of us, but the realities of life can eventually start to catch up with us. I liked the simplicity of the idea of watching people dancing from afar and feeling like maybe I no longer belonged there”.
He said of “Vertigo”, “I’m interested in painting a mood with lyrics and melody not being too specific or literal but leaving room for interpretation, and I feel that Vertigo is a good example of this. That said, Vertigo explores the awkwardness of life and time and change. We grow up, but on some level we can still feel like children – we really don’t know anything at all – but maybe that’s also okay? I really wanted to explore this concept in a light-hearted way. On some level it’s also about embracing these moments in our lives with a sense of humour and openness.” -
Director Grey Ghost said of the video, “In a sea of inauthenticity we wanted to slap the face of the viewer with nostalgia via a montage of images on images using a variety of 80 - 90’s broadcast cameras and 8mm film and Hi-8. Countryside, eating sandwiches by rivers, playing guitar in a phone booth, dancing on your own with headphones on, stunning surrounds but the grey suits offsets and ground the video. We aim to not be too literal with this one, but give the sense that the group of suited men are on a journey, constantly moving through this endless maze.” - source : Apple Music
