Gang of Youths are officially back.
After performing two homecoming shows at the iconic Sydney Opera House last week, the Australian heavyweights have returned with brand new single, “Things Take Time.”
Check out the track below.
Speaking to Rolling Stone AU/NZ in an Australian podcast exclusive on Rolling Stone Uncut, frontman David Le’aupepe and guitarist Jung Kim spoke about the single and their time away from the public eye.
“It’s about fucking time that we make some music,” Le’aupepe said.
“I just take ages. That’s the point… and that’s the process. Nothing really happens enough to write a fucking album about. But I think, with regard to the song, it didn’t have to be about anything. The very concept of growing plants and growth and death, and growth into that constant cycle — the kind of entropy of everything, it’s more than enough inspiration. So that’s kind of why I’m like, fuck it.”
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“And it was just so timely too,” Kim added.
“With everything you’re saying — about growth and decay and all that. I think we’ve all, in the last three years, grown. It’s kind of an ode to the time we spent in our solitude, developing, and just also getting on with life. Like me, finding a partner, or Dave finally going on some holidays, you know? Seeing the world, or whatever. It’s almost a documentation of all that life experience, really, and the overarching theme is that things are always in motion, and then that motion leads to whatever, or nothing, and that’s completely fine.”
Fans will hope that “Things Take Time” is the first taste of a potential fourth album from the Sydney-founded band, but Le’aupepe gave little away on the podcast.
“I cannot confirm or deny — corporate will not allow me,” he said.
At the sold-out Sydney Opera House performances, Gang of Youths revisited material from across their catalogue, including songs from their most recent album, angel in realtime., alongside earlier fan favourites including “The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows” – joined by fellow Australian singer Gretta Ray – and “Let Me Down Easy.”
