Originally from London, in 2022 Eleni Drake decided to leave her life in the UK behind and move to Melbourne almost on a whim. She knew only a handful of people on that side of the world, but she was longing for a fresh start in an environment where she could feel more like herself; where she could break bad habits and explore life outside of her comfort zone. But first, there were emotional loose ends to tie up back home. This is the driving force of Surf the Sun; the carousel of emotions as Drake prepared for this giant leap.
There’s an emotional ambivalence that comes with “Guts” that is just so satisfying. Eleni Drake has a sweet emotive voice that sits perfectly over the beautiful melancholy of the recording. The lyrics come off as mostly positive and tell the story of being loved by someone, but the delivery and accompaniment allude to the impermanence of it all. This is the first single off of her album Surf the Sun due out May of this year.
