Aussie music project Apricot Ink is back with a beautifully and eccentric new single today, and we’re quite sure you’ll enjoy it as much as we have.
‘Aquarius Pisces’ is really quite a wonderful song—the instrumentation is minimal and mellow, and the vocals subtly glide over a simple melody.
The lyrics, however, are what we love most about this track. They’re inspired by the warning signs we don’t see when we’re in an incompatible relationship, which is something we’ve all probably experienced at some point in our lives…
“If you’re into star signs (like we are), you might know (or not) that Aquarius & Pisces aren’t the most compatible. I was seeing someone casually, and didn’t really know when we started or when it ended. There were no real red flags, but it never felt quite right. It was a loud gut feeling. Like the stars were not aligning for us, and they may never. So we wrote this song about that feeling. Which was quite strong for me in that situation. Made me reflect on how maybe I ignored the signs and continued with something that wasn’t necessarily the best. We mention Kyanite too, which is a stone that is said to bring a calming energy and enhance intuition. The line “you’re chasing your sunset, I’m clutching my Kyanite” is describing the two different types of people and how we were out of sync. I’m not much of a cryer, but when I cry, I can’t stop. So the bridge is a literal outpour hahaha. We wanted to describe something painful, with playful words. And loved ‘My eyes are dripping oozey ooze’, so that stuck. (Dripping Oozey Ooze was actually the name of the song for a while, before we changed it to Aquarius Pisces.) Maybe someone else out there understands this feeling.”
Fans can look forward to a new EP called ‘Vibey Barbie’, which is out on the 15th November. In the meantime, you can explore more of Apricot Ink’s music on Spotify here.
