Daisy Pring’s new single

Kiama’s love affair with music is well-documented, but we mostly hear from local rock and folk artists. One Gerringong artist is breaking that mould, and is ready to take on the pop world with her brand new single.

Daisy Pring is a former Kiama High School student who has been singing and performing her entire life. At just 20 years old, Daisy is gearing up to release her second single, Falling Together, on 10 October.

Daisy often hears comparisons between her music and modern pop icon Dua Lipa, but says her music influences range from contemporary pop stars like Ariana Grande, The Weeknd and Raye, to trailblazers like Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey.

Influence from The Weeknd is more obvious on her second single, including thick, low-fidelity synthesisers underlaid with a slick guitar riff. While her first single, Retrograde, has a bouncier, almost disco sound, Falling Together, is a power anthem written about darker themes: the cycle of a toxic relationship. Lyrics like “I can tell it's been messing you up, falling out and in, in out of love” and “don't let the toxins in your veins” hammer this point home.

“It’s about toxic relationships from the perspective of someone telling their friend all of the time they’re wasting on something that’s not going anywhere,” Daisy told The Bugle “...and how you get stuck in a back and forth cycle over something that’s not going to last.”

Daisy wrote the song at home on her midi piano before taking it to Australian-Japanese music producer Taka Perry who is known for working with the likes of Ruel and Denzel Curry. 

“Taka started to thicken up the song from the original piano chords up, adding a sick guitar riff in the post chorus which is one of my favourite parts of the track. We then worked on the verses and the chorus keeping the theme of poison and toxins as a metaphor for the toxic relationship the song speaks about.”

The single launches on all good music streaming platforms on 10 October, and Daisy is hosting a gig on 12 October at El Horses in Nowra to celebrate, with Kiama’s Denim On Her supporting.

Daisy will also perform at the Crooked River Wines’ Dave Ferrit Festival on 2-3 December, headlined by DMA’s and Icehouse.