BEKS RELEASES QUIRKY MUSIC VIDEO FOR INDIE-POP BANGER ‘STARS IN MY EYES’
"production is whimsical and chaotic, but it never overshadows Beks' vocals. they're totally in command and an exciting insight into what this new project will bring!" - Abby Butler (Triple J)
"Big and bold and ready to join my playlist" - Dave Ruby Howe (Triple J)
"It's a track that surely anyone can relate too whoever creates music, sometimes it's hard to balance your personal life as well as working on your artistry. The track would be perfect for a late night drive or just hanging out with friends" - Death or Desire (USA Music Blog)
Inspired by a new era of music and songwriting, Beks releases her debut single ‘Stars in My Eyes’ and delivers a quirky music video, capturing the struggle for balance in a life ruled by a fantastical obsession with music.
STREAM ‘STARS IN MY EYES’ HERE
‘Stars in my Eyes’ is an indie-pop track that showcases Beks rich vocal tones and progressive songwriting. With a swelling bass, layers of melodic vocals and velcro accents and beats, the single echoes similarities heard from artists such as Caroline Polachek, Sophie and Allie X.
“The idea of having ‘Stars in My Eyes’ connects me to the playful innocence of my childhood. The dream I’ve had of performing and singing has stayed with me into my adult life and I wanted to create a film that embodied the feeling I’ve attached to that dream, the longing, but not yet realised adaptation that is true to my current state as a ‘developing’ artist. The light, ethereal type angel, the glamorous mermaid and the fearless daredevil. The angel is set in a rundown fairgrounds ride yard amongst dandelions, the mermaid sits on a led lit coral sprout and the daredevil rises on a forklift, balancing on the beams 3 meters in the air without a harness in heels. I created the film in a day with Sydney director Murli, who I’ve worked with before, capturing these fantasies in 4K and VHS footage” - Beks.
Produced by Tasker, Stars In My Eyes was written at Fear and Loathing studios in Sydney, during a songwriting session between the pair who met on Sydney’s punk rock scene. Upon leaving the session, ‘Stars in My Eyes’ set Beks on an intensified songwriting journey, collaborating with artists and producers throughout Australia and the UK, which she has encapsulated in her upcoming mixtape. The mixtape, set for release in 2021 features co-writes and production by Taka Perry, Jim Eliot (Ladyhawke, EAST), Xira, Cam Nacson, Tasker, Lucy Neville, Nina Jirachi, Kim Moyes (The Presets), Airports, Clara Fable and more.
Artist biography:
Beks is songwriter and DIY girl, Rebecca Callander. Beks makes indie-pop music centred around her life’s stories with remnants of her past experiences as the front-women guitarist of all-girl punk band RACKETT and drummer of Bec and Ben serving the songwriters journey to becoming Beks.
Based in Sydney, Australia, Rebecca has toured Australia and Japan, playing more than 364 live shows from dive bars to major theatres and festivals, shaping the artist into a highly engaged performer; “thrilling live shows, technically proficient and powerful sounds and a DIY hyper-femme aesthetic.” - The BRAG. Rebecca’s work has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, The Music, Music Feeds and more and has been played regularly on community radio stations Triple J, Triple J Unearthed, FBI and more.