Melbourne (Naarm / Boonwurung) based singer-songwriter, Sunset Salore draws retrospectively on her life experiences, embracing the challenges and change that came with it all. “The music is really about acknowledging the moments that have passed, realising they are defining moments, and growing from them”.
Sunset Salore’s debut EP, Love Kills the Monsters is an eclectic collection of stories, glued together by funky bass lines, and sultry grooves, with an alternative pop feel.
A UK native, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sunset Salore discovered her love for music early on, “I have always had a really eclectic taste and I guess it natively informs the sound of my own music”. She became surrounded by gig and band culture in her early twenties, finding her own fit with keys and vocals. With a keen interest in live music, Sunset Salore made the musical haunts of Belfast, and later Melbourne, her home later having played local Melbourne band shows over the years.
She is now gearing up to re-enter the music scene in a new way. This debut EP, Love Kills the Monsters, is her first real foray into solo artistry, and an exciting one at that. “This EP was the first time I felt ready to tell a story, and it was really cathartic and quite reflective for me, it had been a hard few years.I forced myself to embrace a brighter outlook, to work hard, to enjoy that work, and through it to ultimately love and accept myself right now, as is. That’s where the name comes from, the thought that maybe we can love our demons away – that love can kill the monsters.”
- ‘Mystery and Magic’ spent 6 weeks (to date) in the indie charts, and reached #2 on the World Indie Music Chart, and #4 on the European Indie Music Network Chart.
- ‘Call It’ spent 10 weeks in the indie charts and reached #17 on the World Indie Music Chart, and #32 on the European Indie Music Network Chart.
CALL IT
“The first single, ‘Call It’ is about addressing all the little micro-moments in a relationship that don’t stack up anymore, and in that moment, deciding to call time on everything. Essentially, it’s saying, I’ve had enough with the status quo – this isn’t good enough, I deserve better. I wanted this track to convey the assertiveness that comes with that acknowledgement, and to feel powerful in that moment. This song was written midway through my journey of writing the upcoming EP. I was neck-deep exploring the moments that change you, or change your situation, and how it feels to be back there. Often, we don’t look too closely as we are experiencing everything the first time around. It’s too real, too raw, too visceral. We can be too close to see clearly.
This song allowed me to reflect on these critical moments which changed my trajectory in life and explore more deeply the feelings we don’t sit comfortably with at the time. It’s not a song about one person, it borrows from many relationships over the years, but it does draw deeply on personal experiences. As a society we use labels a lot, but sometimes in relationships we can be scared to label things at all. ‘Call It’ also seeks to throw out the notion that labels materially change the accountability each party brings to the table in a relationship. It really matters how we treat each other, regardless of what we do or don’t want to call that interaction.” – Sunset Salore
MYSTERY AND MAGIC
“The second single, Mystery and Magic, was written to explore the euphoria of learning someone new, and uncovering the unique things that draw you to that person. Instead of an overly sentimental love song, I wanted to focus on the spark in that moment. Lyrically I was exploring the small things in a new situation which stand out as they are, or in metaphor. Hopefully it’s an uplifting experience.
The differences we see in each other add significantly in learning new things to expand your horizons, not narrow them down. It’s about finding someone who compliments or enhances you, and you compliment or enhance them as individuals, not be cookie cutters of each other, or tear apart each other’s differences. Difference can be enriching, and we can grow from that significantly.
“It’s also about trusting your gut in the moment, not to hesitate when there are no reasons to, even if you’ve had challenging experiences in the past and have been burned by that. The song celebrates that both parties are celebrating each other just as they are with no requirement to change or fit a mould through the learning journey of the relationship. They’re essentially present and enjoying the moments as they arrive. Essentially it’s a track about chemistry, energy and fun.” -Sunset Salore
Love Kills The Monsters is out NOW!
Come along to the upcoming gigs!
Images: Laura DuVe
Sunset Salore would like to thank Kylie Chirunga, Spud Thompson, Nick Franklin, Ben Hemming, Laura DuVe, and Tali Poposka for their contributions to making Love Kills The Monsters a reality.
