Brisbane's Cedarsmoke keep it real with new single, 'Sadly Ever After'; announce debut album

Combining their sauntering, red apple charm with a brutal bite of stinging honesty, Brisbane-based alt-rock band Cedarsmoke are up to their old tricks, keeping it real with new single ‘Sadly Ever After’ and are announcing their debut album 'Into The Wild World', coming out on October 22.

‘Sadly Ever After’ blends 50’s Doo Wop sounds with 90s overdriven alternative rock, with frontman Jon Cloumassis’ distinctive Aussie rasp over the layers. Guest vocalist Maddie Keinonen (Dumb Things) adds balance and smooths out the choruses, with the track having an overall slacker fairytale feel.

Once upon a time, in July of this year, Cedarsmoke showed us a new, more optimistic side to their music with sunny new single ‘Anything’, until the clouds came rolling back in just in time for the brooding five-piece to remind us that happily ever after can’t last forever.

Staying true to Cedarsmoke’s self-deprecating style and love of metaphors, ‘Sadly Ever After’ is a splash of cold water to the face, acting as a reminder that although dreams are possible, it’s just as important to get your head out of the clouds. The band further explain:

“The song was intended to represent a happy ending that is more realistic than a fairytale one by mixing fairytale cliches (like lovers running off together) with anodyne realities (like having enough long-service leave to do so).”

So check your glass slippers at the door and hold off befriending the rodents in your walls, because Cedarsmoke’s new single ‘Sadly Ever After’ out now. Their debut album 'Into The Wild World' will be released on October 22.