Classic rock gets a mighty modern makeover via the punchy new track RIDE from Melbourne youngsters INSTYNKT. An upbeat anthem for positive self-belief set against rock and roll served straight up, RIDE also comes belting in today with an accompanying music video, marking the band's first ever official music video released into the wild. And they'll celebrating with a gig tonight at Melbourne's iconic home of rock, Cherry Bar on August 26.
RIDE radiates pub rock swagger with fresh overtones, packed full of stomping beats, passionate riffs and pure pout via lead vocalist Charlie Lane. An uplifting and elementary rock and roll gem, complete with its singalong chorus and euphoric key change closing the track out in style, RIDEbrings together INSTYNKT's various eclectic personal influences. Weaving nods to the likes of Oasis, The Doors, INXS, Guns N Roses, Toto, Foo Fighters and KISS, RIDE also ultimately fuses the band's own burgeoning sonic DNA into the mix alongside more classic inspiration, with the track serving both as a celebration of passion and a resounding declaration, as vocalist Charlie elaborates, "Ride is just a song saying "here we come, if you haven't heard about us yet, you will". It's very self-inspired and is about believing in and backing yourself with no apologies, which is how it should be if you are passionate about your cause. With that being said, staying humble is important, but you can be both humble and believe in yourself simultaneously".
Teaming up on RIDE with returning collaborator Lindsay Gravina, who has also previously worked with some sweltering Australian icons including Thirsty Merc, Magic Dirt and Nick Cave, INSTYNKT also today tick off a major first, with their first ever official music video debuting to the world accompanying the upbeat tune. Working with Andrei Satcau for the creation of RIDE's visuals proved to be a match made in heaven for INSTYNKT, with the fellow Melbourne creative seamlessly aligning with the band's ultimate creative vision for their debut music video endeavour. "We came across Andrei through another band that we played with called Among The Restless," says Charlie of the video's initial origins. "He'd done a video for them and it looked like the type of thing we were going for so I got in touch and it went from there. He's a free spirit, and our ideas clicked pretty much exactly the same as each other - so the decision to go with him was easy. It's our first proper music video that we've done so we wanted to have a pretty straightforward showcase that captures who we are. We had a video shot for another track early last year and it just didn't work. Too much emphasis on a story line and not enough on what the band was about".
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