Sunshine Coast's Laura Mac drop absolute catchy debut single, 'Garage Full of Dreams'

Head boppin’, booty shaking & full of smiles, Queensland’s LAURA MAC has burst into the limelight with their debut single ‘Garage Full of Dreams’. A brazen, shameless and unrivalled energy carries this bop from their garage in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, all the way to Lush Studios (The Butterfly Effect, Semantics, Katie Noonan) in Brisbane, harnessing the energy and desire of LAURA MAC. Let ‘Garage Full of Dreams’ grab your hand, spin you around and leave you breathless for more.

There’s an underlying slacker vibe to ‘Garage Full of Dreams’, but it’s all a ruse - punchy drums, and a heavy pop sensibility, Laura’s vocals deliver a fiery and determined take, full of confidence and attitude. Best keep on an eye on this track; it’s hooky AF, and worms its way in to the back of your head.

With an ambition to create fun, tongue-in-cheek tracks that refuse to conform to genres, partners Laura Maclachlan & Zac Connely set out to do just that! Having met on a clear evening at Splendour In The Grass the couple fell in love, moved to the hinterlands and began writing music together.

Led by Laura Maclachlan’s kooky and energetic perspective on life, their debut single carries infectious grooves and catchy melodies throughout its entirety.

“You know how some people have to work really hard for things that other people have given to them for free? That’s kind of what this song is about. That and cool cars! I sing about all these cool cars when in reality I drive the world's most beat up Toyota Camry. When I got the car it was rancid and had 5000 cockroaches in it. It’s clean now but has subsequently been nicknamed ‘The Roach.’”
Laura Maclachlan, LAURA MAC

The duo didn’t have to achieve their vision alone either. After hearing the initial demos, Ian Peres (Wolfmother) & Luke Williams (Dead Letter Circus) came together to contribute to the instrumentation, providing a star-studded and powerful backing for Laura Maclachlan to shine atop of. Zac Connely added guitar and bass, having cut his teeth in his own band Rival Fire, biding his time until their next show with the legendary KISS.

The ‘Garage Full of Dreams’, written in a big red party bus, was really starting to sparkle.

“We write all of our music in our big red party bus. I throw in the occasional bass line but Zac writes all the music and then I put vocals down over the top. The initial recording is usually just me scat singing over the track to get the melody right and then writing the words and filling in the gaps as we’re recording the demo.” Laura Maclachlan, LAURA MAC

Not to be overshadowed though, that “big red party bus” became the star in the music video for ‘Garage Full of Dreams’ - providing a venue, bar & stage all wrapped in one to support the upbeat energy matching the bouncy track. Directed by multi-award winning videographer Dan Macarthur (Powderfinger, Killing Heidi, Regurgitator) the video captures the band at their wildest and most care-free.

With an infectious brashness and cheeky nature, it’s no doubt that LAURA MAC are poised to storm Australian music, crash tackle the industry and demand the spotlight. A debut EP is just around the corner and will continue the band’s rapid trajectory from party bus to sold-out shows in no time.

‘Garage Full of Dreams’ is streaming on all platforms now.