Sydney band Heartlake have dropped their debut single ‘Watching Over You.’
Based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, 2020 holds space for some exciting things coming your way from the 4-piece alt/indie/rock act Heartlake, including their freshly released Debut Single ‘Watching Over You’ having spent 2 years writing and developing their sound.
The band have ventured Sydney’s inner west, city and the beaches, playing venues such as the Factory Theatre, The Metro Lair, Slyfox, Chippo Hotel, The Bald Faced Stag, Valve Bar, The Captain Cook Hotel, The Record Crate, The Music Lounge, MCA Genext, Northern Composure, Northern Beaches PCYC, Yoyos & Manly Youth Centre, Mona Vale Memorial Hall and have supported some of Australia’s biggest bands coming out of Sydney including Lime Cordiale and punk band Bleeding Knees Club alongside the likes of Iluka and Georgia June.
The boys take their influences from the likes of many artists and bands such as Kings of Leon, Porcupine Tree, Ocean Alley, Pink Floyd and Lime Cordiale.
Giacomo Benvenuto (drums, backing vocals), Noah Djordjevic (lead guitar), Liam Smith (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Luca Benvenuto (bass guitar).
Back in 2019, the boys of Heartlake took home the coveted Judge’s Choice award of the Northern Composure 2019 band competition. The annual event for unsigned local youth bands was held at the Northern Beaches PCYC in Dee Why.
Heartlake drummer Giacomo Benvenuto said it was a “momentous occasion” for the band, who also won the Audience Choice gong in 2017 and 2018. “We are aiming to release a single this year, so this (win) will definitely help,” he said. “To see people enjoying our music and to be formally recognised by other people in the (music) industry was great.”
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It looks like the band have held on to that promise, with their first single ‘Watching Over You’ now sitting in the palm of our hands.
