MIKAYLA PASTERFIELD SHARES HERITAGE LISTED EP - LISTEN HERE Australian Songwriter’s Voice Submerges Listeners In Her Storytelling via Debut EP Where Hometown Nostalgia Meets Boundless Ambition Shares New Single & Video for “End of the World” Early Tracks Received Praise From The Likes Of Gracie Abrams, Zach Bryan, More |
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Photo by Tajette O'Halloran Today, rising queer singer-songwriter Mikayla Pasterfield releases her debut EP Heritage Listed. Throughout the EP, childhood nostalgia meets boundless ambition as Mikayla navigates the all-too-familiar sentimentality towards a hometown that she’s outgrown. Painting vignettes of first relationships to first heartbreaks, the categorical throughline is Mikayla’s astute perception of the world around her, along with her unique ability to distill these experiences through her songwriting. LISTEN TO THE HERITAGE LISTED EP HERE Along with the EP release, Mikayla shares the official music video for “End of the World.” The song is an allegorical counter to the devastation of feeling hidden by someone who is unable to express their love in the way you need. It follows early singles “Voodoo” – a track about the longing for a sense of closure to a complicated situation through a reflection of intimate moments, and the title track “Heritage Listed." “End of the World was written as a hypothetical question posed to a lover (specifically LGBT) that asks ‘how high do the stakes have to be for you to show me you love me?’,” Mikayla shares. “It’s heavily inspired by the casts found in Pompeii and Herculaneum and the stories they told, specifically ‘The Two Maidens’ that were found under the ash embracing one another in a society that would not have allowed that kind of intimacy between women. (I’m unfortunately an ancient history nerd, sue me).” |
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Closing out the EP is the stark “So Bored,” with Mikayla’s weightless vocals grounded by the piercing directness of the lyrics. Where ‘End of the World’ finds parity in ‘Voodoo’ - praised by Rolling Stone AU/NZ as “a hazy slow-burn about wanting more than someone’s willing to give” - ‘So Bored’ connects to the themes of title track ‘Heritage Listed’, drawing from the feeling of “being bored of the situation, environment and people you’re around”. Working with director Nick Sullivan, Mikayla expands upon the overarching narrative of Heritage Listed with a cohesive series of music videos for the project, culminating in ‘End of the World’ out today. Speaking on the process, Nick Sullivan shares, “After diving into the themes of each track, I was struck by the idea of exploring a relationship that was all take, no give, but setting it against the backdrop of a world in crisis. We start with the innocence of youth, explore suburban life and end with the liberation of escape and togetherness. Each video builds on the last. The juxtaposition of light and dark, joy and despair, offers a powerful exploration of life’s fragility and the pursuit of something greater — even when the world seems to be falling apart.” First turning to songwriting due to a fortuitous “high school scheduling mishap”, Mikayla Pasterfield could never anticipate the global resonance of her debut single “Damage You Still Do.” With over a million streams, the track received millions of TikTok views including comments from Gracie Abrams (“YEAHHHHHHH”), Zach Bryan (“no sike. you’re such a great writer”), Chelsea Cutler (“Wow”) and more. Second single “Bindi In The Dirt,” lauded as “another striking example of Pasterfield’s songwriting prowess” (SXSW Sydney), further secured her place as one of Australia’s next best songwriters. ‘HERITAGE LISTED’ TRACK LISTING 01 - Heritage Listed 02 - Voodoo 03 - End of the World 04 - So Bored |
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