It’s undeniable that Watershed has had a massive impact on South African music. ‘Indigo Girl’ continues to be a staple on radio playlists around the country and the group has evolved with every release they’ve dropped over the years. Now, they’re preparing to release their new studio album ‘Elephant In The Room’ and after premiering the project’s lead single ‘Undone’ earlier this year, the group drops ‘Empty Space’ as the album’s next single.
Going back to their roots with a more acoustic rock feel, ‘Empty Space’ explores themes of life and love. “The first two verses are about trying to find that ease of mind and life’s pleasures, but you keep hitting a brick wall,” explains lead singer Craig Hinds. “You are trying to fix things but not being able to, and she is the only thing that makes sense in these times.”
In homage to his own relationship with wife Natalie and how through lockdown they came closer together. “You are learning all the time from each other and now you know what’s right and what makes sense,” he says. “Eventually things start to come right and you get the feeling that things are changing. You start to feel freedom.”
Reflected in the lyrics of the single, “The way the rivers meet, from the high land peaks bringing a message down of something pure and sweet to guide me home so I can rest my bones and begin again…”, a major theme of the single is that feeling of hope, an important aspect the band wanted to bring in for their album Elephant in the Room written and recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic.
‘Elephant In The Room’ releases everywhere on 7 May 2021.04.21
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