Local Perth band Alter Boy are back with new song I Repent.
Alter Boy’s frontperson, Molly Priest reflects on the track, sharing the inspirations and motivations behind the song.
“It’s a reminder that each of us is worthy of admission, and that it’s okay to release ourselves from past mistakes.
“I describe my younger self as ‘the old man in the rocking chair who sits on the porch with the shotgun’. I thought everybody was out to hurt me, I was dysregulated and avoidant, and I really didn’t know what was happe ning to me. And I’ve had to forgive myself for some of my behaviour at that time.
“One of my favourite quotes is by Richard Kadrey. He says, ‘when you’re born in a burning house you think the whole world is on fire.’ Many of us have to learn that it’s not, and then we need to forgive ourselves for acting like it was.
“I’m fortunate to be able to use my life as an example and to use my experiences to help other young people to understand what’s happening to them, and to put in the work toward being a healthier person. My work also gives me the insight to know that a lot of people share this experience.
“If we repent, then we admit that we’ve done something destructive or that we’ve made mistakes and that’s a difficult thing to concede in a society that likes to categorise people as either good or bad.”
Since opening the West Australian Music Awards in 2020, Alter Boy have been on an incredible journey, re-defining what live performance looks like, creating spaces of inclusivity and allowing worlds that may not normally co-exist to become intertwined through their music and captivating performances.
Alter Boy combines heartbeat-like rhythms both pounding and pulsating with visual storytelling and bespoke lighting in an otherworldly way that is very much of this world. Priest bears herself, literally. Her uniquely tattooed chest reclaims the cross as she wears, lives, and breathes her art both physically and in song.
They will be performing at this year’s Vivid Festival as part of the Carriageworks programming on June 2. Alter Boy have also just been announced on the WA Day Festival
on June 6 , alongside Australian rock royalty including Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe and Jebediah.
OIP Staff
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