Three years removed from her 2019 album 'Try + Save Me', indie artist Bec Sandridge is back with the EP 'Lost Dog'.
Exploring a sonic palette that vibes between 'indie guitar pop to experimental electro landscapes', Bec worked with a host of her favourite songwriters and musicians to bring 'Lost Dog' to life."I'm incredibly thrilled with how these songs have turned out and I have been fortunate enough to work with a lot of my favourite people on these songs, people that have true insight into my sonic brain.
"Dave Jenkins Jr, Lucy Taylor, Andy Bull, Geoff Swan, Japanese Wallpaper, Rosie Fitzgerald, Dorny Mayes, Tony Buchen – such a dream team."
Mastered by Lachlan Carrick (Doja Cat, Gotye, Gretta Ray), the 'Lost Dog' EP was also an opportunity for Bec to fully focus on writing glossy pop music.
"I was a bit of a lost dog, myself and I also lost my dog. This EP is a snapshot of that time," Bec says.
"The goal was to take time and write my best songs to date. . . On my debut record, I felt that I hadn't gone as far as I could in terms of angularity and the whole gloss-pop thing.
"I wanted to really sit in that pocket. . . To me, this lot of songs feels like driving into a sunset, no sunglasses, with an ache in the pit of your stomach (potentially a hangover); it's sickeningly beautiful, temporarily blinding and also, signifying the end of a big ol' chapter."
Here, Bec shares five artists (producers, songwriters) who made her realise that music was a career she could pursue full-time.
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'Me, Myself & I' – the first physical single/ CD I bought. . . from Sanity.Aretha Franklin
I feel like Aretha was my first 'album appreciation moment'.Leslie Feist
Hearing Leslie Feist for the first time (2007 album 'The Reminder'), I completely fell in love with the songwriting and her voice. I would've just left school and had just started trying to teach myself how to sing.I'd never really heard someone sing like she does – I loved how the words and rhythms didn't fall so expectedly and how each song wore its own jacket.
Years later, I saw her play at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. She is legitimately one of the most underrated guitarists and the live show (the band, in particular) was amazing – it consisted of Mountain Man (backing vocals) and some members from Broken Social Scene. It was a real treat.
Bombay Bicycle Club
I used to walk around my parents house with a cassette recorder, recording my voice, playing it back, editing it until I liked it. I just wanted to sound exactly like Jack Steadman. The vibrato. I didn't know how he did it! And now, annoyingly, I find it next to impossible to sing without it haha.Passenger
A bit of an odd choice. But I first met Mike busking in Glasgow. He was staying at the same hostel as me. I invited him and Stu Larsen to my open-mic night and they came alone and I ended up playing some shows with them throughout the UK.This was the first time I realised that you could legitimately do music as a job. I ended up calling home and deferring uni (three times) – I was studying English/ Sociology and wholeheartedly decided to give the music thing a crack.
I had only written two, three songs, so I used the time to travel, busk, write songs and really knuckle down. He busked before shows to sell tickets in each city and everything was super DIY. It's a kind of ethos that I've tried to carry throughout my career too.
