Eliza Hull shares tender alt-pop single, 'Better' and announces forthcoming album, 'You'd Think We'd Be Used To Change Now' (Out December 4)
Photo credit - Michelle Grace Hunter
Dja Dja Wurrung Country/Castlemaine-based songwriter, musician, advocate and writer, Eliza Hull returns with her most personal and emotionally expansive work to date in latest single, ‘Better’ - a track exploring change, nostalgia, relationships, womanhood, desire and the continual process of growing into who we become.
The new track comes as Hull announces her forthcoming album, ‘You’d Think We’d Be Used To Change By Now’, out independently Friday 4 December.
‘Better’ delves into the complexities of long-term partnership, capturing that uneasy space where nothing is necessarily broken, but something doesn’t quite feel right. Warped guitars, expressive vocals, clattering drums and forlorn piano gradually build around Hull’s intimate performance, reflecting the song’s mix of tenderness, uncertainty and emotional reckoning.
“‘Better’ isn't about questioning the people I love,” Hull explains. “It's about the complexity of being surrounded by love, family and a life you're deeply grateful for, while still having moments when something inside you doesn't feel okay.”
Beautifully delicate while simultaneously deep and lush, ‘Better’ finds Eliza Hull navigating the more fragile end of alt-pop. Her vocals shift effortlessly between raw intimacy and distant, soaring intensity, pulling the track between organic warmth and synths that somehow manage to soothe while simultaneously feeling like exposed nerves.
It’s a beautifully uncomfortable juxtaposition, and one that gives ‘Better’ its real emotional weight. The track has that rare ability to make the hairs on your arms stand up while still wrapping you in something strangely comforting — a little like being reminded that sometimes, even when things don’t feel quite right, there’s still beauty in the mess.
The single was co-produced and co-written with ARIA Award-winning producer Pip Norman (Missy Higgins, Baker Boy, Mia Wray), mixed by Ali Chant (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding) and mastered by Lachlan Carrick (Emma Donovan, Meg Washington). Its accompanying film clip, shot on Dja Dja Wurrung Country, follows Hull through hazy, solitary landscapes including misty creeks, lonely restaurants and white-sheeted rooms.
‘You’d Think We’d Be Used To Change By Now’ spans 11 tracks, including recent singles ‘Hotel Room’ and ‘What You Made Me Do’, and marks Hull’s first album co-production credit. Across the record, organic and electronic textures meet delicate, sometimes messy arrangements as Hull explores periods of self-doubt, identity shifts and ultimately, renewed trust in herself as a woman, mother, partner and artist.
The album follows Hull’s return to music in 2026, a year that has also seen her awarded an Order of Australia Medal for her contribution to music and disability advocacy, while her recent releases have received support from Double J, ABC Radio, Rolling Stone, AMRAP and community stations nationally.
‘Better’ is out now, with ‘You’d Think We’d Be Used To Change By Now’ arriving 4 December.
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