Wax by KITTLING

Wax/Running Thinking Being is for me a long-overdue release. Both tracks were written in the depths of lockdown during 2021, when Melbourne was breaking new records for days spent in isolation.

I picked up guitar for the first time in ten years and decided to give it another crack, and ended up writing more assertive lyrics and exploring new textures.

I always thought I wanted to be a pop girlie, but I liked this rock-adjacent vibe, and these two tracks were the energetic, hopeful output that kept me going when I felt close to giving up on music.

"Wax" is both silly and sexy; flirtatious and frivolous. Inspired by the Tom Tom Club's immortal "Genius of Love", it's synth/guitar call and response is designed for grooving, driving, cooking in the sun.

"Running Thinking Being" is what my neurospicy existentialism sounds like; the soundtrack to a 1am deep dive on Wikipedia and inspired by Giorgio Moroder's production work with Donna Summer.

If "Wax" is for driving in the day, "Running" is for running at night - two sides of the same coin.

Hope you enjoy them, and thanks for being here!
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KITTLING is a queer musician from Naarm/Melbourne.