Naarm/Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Anna Smyrk has revealed her poignant new track, ‘This Is A Drill’. The track was written in the aftermath of her father’s death and its lyrics are born out of the impact grief can have on a person. She says it “is a song about not being ready to feel my feelings. It’s about the strange, foggy state of denial, where everything feels a little unreal, like normal life is happening on the other side of a heavy curtain, like each day is a drill for the real thing.” Musically, the song is a slow burn that drifts from its quiet, aching opening moments, through to a pained, indie-folk outburst in its closing moments. Anna Smyrk’s debut album, Spectacular Denial, is due to be released on March 20th, 2025. -Dan Peeke