“All our latest songs are inspired by midlife crisis: This one is about divorce,” explains Nathan Waywell.
As with the previous four singles, Eat, Drink & Remarry is holistic: a democratically written and recorded song, playful yet true to life.
Amersham (made up of Adam Lomas, Sasha Sonnbichler, Tim Trotter and Waywell) is pushing boundaries and challenging convention with each new track they drop, and Eat, Drink & Remarry now sits atop a growing mount of cheeky adrenaline-fueled fun.
The subsequent success of the new songs since 2020 has the band and longstanding fans feeling vindicated that there is still more great music to be made.
Free of restriction and exhilarated to be writing and recording together, Amersham’s new music invites listeners to be swept up and taken on a trip filled with excitement, possibility and cathartic liberation.
I chatted to Waywell last week…
Human
Music means magic to me. It’s something that gives me faith in life itself. Some other animals make music - but not like us.
In Amersham it’s about our life experiences and working through questions, emotions, humour and groove. It has to groove.
Keep pushing the boundary
Losing touch with reality
I’m dead, seriously, there’s so much to do even when we’re old.
Climate denialism
Lennon/McCartney
My head
The joy you feel when someone tells you they like your song. Music is a good feeling channeler
Matchbox, our ‘90s hit that spent over 20 weeks on the charts
Oh yes! Plenty, the best is when someone falls off stage (and doesn’t hurt themselves).
Nirvana
Eddie Vedder
Barack Obama, he is an American Mandela in more ways than one.
Love
Black Label
Glastonbury
I’m 6’4
Fatty, my brother calls me that (facepalm).
Make documentaries about musicians from around the world.
Apple Podcasts and Music, YouTube, Netflix, DSTV.
Gandhi
The Bill Bryson one about the 1920’s. He’s superb.
Airbag from OK Computer by Radiohead.
My friends and family
Yes
The Moon
Receiving a Sama Award.
Complainers
Climate change
A family Sunday lunch
Expect the sound to be perfect before I can rock out
Don’t expect the sound to be perfect - so rock out anyway.
This life has been my best life so far.
We work with schools.
I’ve always stuck with world peace as a wish and my dream is for my children to be proud of me.