Last week, when Ballarat-based indie-pop outfit Meraki Minds dropped their latest EP Persuade Me, we were immediately on board with their reflective and infectious sounds.
So fresh off the EP’s release, we caught up with band members Paula Maki and Peggy Hills for a complete track-by-track run-down.
Fresh off the release of their new EP Persuade Me, we caught up with Ballarat-based indie-pop band for a run-down of each track.
Blissful May
This was a message I was trying to pass on to someone who I was just getting to know. They’d just come out of this really rough patch and I wanted to say “hey it’s a new month, I’m
here for you and things are looking up.”
Knew Sun
This one was about half-sober conversations I was having with friends and a party. They were telling me about their insecurities and worries at the time, and those conversations were buzzing through my head for days afterwards.
Strawberry Jam
Strawberry Jam tells the tale of resentment towards a person who one feels is taking too much. The person feels jealous and that this person taking all the “strawberry jam”.
Way Back Round
This tune is a rather reflective piece lyrically as it talks about the desire to venture back to a certain place in time when things were simpler. The quintessential realisation can occur,
however, that yourself is the only tangible thing you can be sure won’t die before you do. So, clear the static, mute the voices, and go back round the way you came.
Look In Your Eyes
Look In Your Eyes is a third person’s perspective to the pitfalls of unrequited love. It’s about that feeling of being “shot through the heart with an elephant dart” by this onslaught of
feeling. We as the observer, are sympathetic to this, knowing exactly what that look in their eyes feels like ourselves.
La Da La
La Da La is a tentatively budding love story, which puts an emphasis on the idea of time and lack thereof. For instance, wanting to give their love all the time they posses. Ultimately,
this song seems to hold a bittersweet perspective on love and how one can hold onto reservations for fear of an unhappy ending.
Persuade Me is available now. Listen above.
