LISTEN: Waxflower Releases “Food For Your Garden”
LISTEN: Waxflower Releases “Food For Your Garden”
The band shares the last single in preparation of their release of EP, We Might Be Alright.
Words by: Ysabela De Ocampo
Pop-punk outfit, Waxflower, unveil their latest single “Food For Your Garden” as the band prepares for the release of their EP, We Might Be Alright. The single comes as the last sneak-peak at the record before it drops on Friday, April 16th through Rude Records.
“Food For Your Garden” is an upbeat and summery pop-punk anthem. The track has a friendly chime to it, heard in the uplifting guitar riffs and drive of the drum backbeat. While its chorus is an addicting sing-a-long melody. “Food For Your Garden” is fit for a happy round of carpool karaoke, the kind of track you wish that you wish you could see live and jam to with your friends. Underneath all of it’s sonic rejoices, the song is actually a message about accepting how relationships change, while valuing the lessons learned with those changes. The hook, “I’m just food for your garden,” is metaphoric of relationships that exist so the people can grow from it eventually.
Front man Tristan Higginson explains the track, “it’s about running from your past and avoiding personal change by trying to find it in another, Regardless of how a relationship ends, you learn from it, you live with it and so do they. Sometimes you aren’t meant to be in someone’s life, and that’s fine. You may as well let your time together be the fertilizer that helps you grow.” This track follows previous singles “Not Alone” and “Again,” which Waxflower shared to give a taste of the upcoming EP.
Waxflower is Brisbane’s famous pop-punk group consisting of Tristan Higginson, Daniel Seymour, Nick Hardens, and Jordan Beard. The band’s previous handful of singles in the last two years helped them conquer their debut headline shows in February 2020. They even sold-out their hometown performance. Waxflower has garnered attention from Australia’s triple j and triple j Unearthed, Kerrang!, Alt Corner, Happy Mag, Hysteria, Rock Sound, Upset, Dead Press, Upset, idobi Radio, and more. Additionally, at such an early stage in the band’s lifespan they have supported bands like Between You & Me, Stand Atlantic, Sly Withers & more as well as supporting Simple Plan and The Dangerous Summer.
Lend an ear to Waxflower if you listen to Neck Deep, Seaway and WSTR. The band takes reference from 2000’s legends Kisschasy and Jimmy Eat World. Waxflower merge nostalgia with progressive melodies and catchy hooks to bring a genuine and unique perspective on alternative rock. Their debut EP, We Might Be Alright, will be out on Friday, April 16th through Rude Records.
