Sydney's psych-pop indie rockers, Le Shiv return with the epic-sounding 'The Wait Is Over'.
A song fused together with pounding drums and bass, stabbing guitars, plus a killer riff and plenty of 'whoa-ohs', 'The Wait Is Over' follows their previous single, 2021's 'I'm Fine, I've Said Too Much, But How Are You?', has been streamed 100k times.Produced in Los Angeles, the band worked with Andy Baldwin (Car Seat Headrest, HAERTS, Bonaparte) on the track that's bound to become a staple of their live show.
"The title says it all for us. This was one of those nightmare songs you get every now and then as a musician. A song you can't finish," the band says.
"When I came up with the first idea for the song, I knew it was going to be something good and that feeling was almost a hindrance in finishing it.
"There was this weird unspoken pressure to make sure the song was something special. So it took over two years to finally finish writing and recording it.
"When we finally got the master back it was so satisfying to hear the hard work. The wait was finally over. It's just on to learning how to play it live now, which will probably take another couple years!"
The band will embark on an east-coast tour visiting Sydney, Melbourne, Wollongong, Byron Bay, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Brisbane between February and April.
The trio of Pencil, Jarleth and Moss have also spent their down-time during the pandemic to write more material.
"2022 for Le Shiv is all about playing and recording. We want to tour as much as COVID lets us," the band says.
"We have plans to record and release in the early year. After 'Wait Is Over' we have the next follow-up singles ready to record which will be part of a potential EP.
"Then the plan is to head back to USA to record our first album and play more shows over there."
Show tickets are on sale. More information.
Le Shiv 2022 Tour Dates
Sat 12 Feb - Stomping Of The Grapes Festival (Gerringong, NSW)Fri 25 Feb - Waywards (Sydney)
Sat 5 Mar - The Workers Club (Melbourne)
Sat 12 Mar - La La La's (Wollongong)
Sun 20 Mar - Narrabeen RSL (Sydney)* supporting Skegss
Sat 9 Apr - The Northern (Byron Bay)
Sun 10 Apr - Mo's Desert Clubhouse (Gold Coast)
Thu 21 Apr - Sol Bar (Sunshine Coast)
Fri 22 Apr - Thirsty Chiefs Brewery (Brisbane)
