Albany singer-songwriter Simone Keane premieres animated video and new song Come Back at Wilson’s Brewery Bar

Albany singer-songwriter Simone Keane is launching new music on Sunday with an exclusive premiere at Wilson’s Brewery Bar. Her song Come Back is a dreamy track about someone who has lost their way, with the lyrics addressing drug addiction, homelessness, love and loss. The premiere will feature the new music with its accompanying animated video before Keane takes to the stage. The song and video will be officially released the following day with proceeds from downloads going to Street Smart Australia, a charity that runs grassroots campaigns to help people facing homelessness. Keane said she hoped the song and video would help people, especially the animation which covers early trauma and its lingering effect on adults. “It’s a deeply moving story, one I think a lot of people will relate to,” she said. “There’s a bit of hope at the end because it’s about reconnecting with the little version of yourself — it’s about trying to get back to yourself. “It also says that there are people out there that don’t look upon mental health issues with judgment but rather with compassion.” The song features Josh Dyson on electric slide guitar and bass, plus Kevin Gillam on cello and Emily Gelineau on violin. It was recorded in Perth and Keane said she was blown away at how the musicians dovetailed their playing to her animation storyboard, which provided the basis for the video which accompanies the song. Characters in the video were drawn by Keane, who said she had to dig deep into her memories from her high school art classes. Keane’s influences draw on the likes of Stevie Nicks, Mazzy Star and Lana Del Rey but she said she was also inspired by the Albany landscape of stunning beaches, tall trees, whales and wildflowers. Her next song is going to be about a grandmother she never met. “I didn’t meet her but she seems to watch over me,” she said. “Then, knowing me, I’ll probably do another album.”