Melbourne-based lo-fi artist Kit Hepburn (the moniker of singer-songwriter Zachary Kazepis) has taken the feelings he felt during late-night car drives during the height of last year's lockdown to create his newest single, 'Left Alone'.
Described as 'night time car music', 'Left Alone' is a lo-fi jam that elicits droney, sparse, semi-muted, broken beats littered over Kit's monotone vocals that aimlessly drift evoking a sense of dread at what lies outside the darkness."It feels so good to be releasing 'Left Alone'," Zac says. "I was obsessed with getting this song just right, so it feels good to be finally sharing it with the world and getting it out of my bedroom."
Imagine if Dope Lemon went introspective and began releasing moody, hazy, downtempo beats and you're starting to get the picture that is Kit Hepburn.
"I was living on my own during lockdown, which was a blessing in some ways and a curse in others," Zac says. "I wasn't able to see any friends or work, so I'd just spend my nights driving around real late.
"There's something about driving around late at night on empty roads that feels otherworldly, particularly at that time. I think that feeling is in the song for sure; this song is an expression of wanting closeness, but also having walls up."
Ahead of the song's release tomorrow, scenestr is amped to premiere the music video for 'Left Alone' today. Enjoy.
"We wanted to capture that feeling of being lost at night on the road," Zac says, discussing the creative treatment of the 'Left Alone' music video.
"So Lucas [Haynes, filmmaker], myself and the crew jumped into a bright green convertible and started driving around real late, getting footage on an old VHS camera. It was very in the moment, but I think we captured something special."
Kit Hepburn wrote, produced, mixed and mastered 'Left Alone' entirely by himself.
