Joan & The Giants have today released their new single and lyric video titled ‘Still Breathing’. From Australia to the world with love and feeling for the music and everything that inspires it, ‘Still Breathing’ is a testament to the butterfly we all become after being trapped in the cocoon. Change is inevitable, life is not. That is a gift. What you do with that gift is up to you. This is a track that lets you know you’re still alive, kicking, and picking your destiny one choice at a time.
Anthemic in feeling and personal to the touch, ‘Still Breathing’ is that song for everyone. With that personal touch for the inspiration (read below), ‘Still Breathing’ is written from experience and comes from the heart from an artist that wears that heart on her sleeve.
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About Joan & The Giants
Joan and the Giants’ collections of accolades expanded exponentially in the past year. Having won Best Rock Song and Runner up Song of the Year at the 2024 WA Song of the Year Awards, touring along Australia’s east coast, playing Sydney’s SXSW, and playing alongside P!NK and Tones and I at OPTUS Stadium, 2024 was a productive year, and 2025 is set up to be a fantastic follow-up as they head to the US for SXSW in March.
‘Still Breathing’ is a dreamy and emotional track. Born impromptu from a jam session, this is a free-flowing and heartfelt single and a true reflection of the love and passion that Joan & the Giants put into every song. With two tracks of guitar, a percussive track and melodic track, this song is imbued with an internal conflict. Its echoing instrumentals straddle the line of wistful pop and energetic rock. Frontwoman Grace Newton-Wordsworth’s voice is intoxicatingly authentic and leads the listener on an moving journey.
The emotion of this song comes from a very real place. This single marks the parting of frontwoman Grace Newton-Wordsworth and her long time partner, bandmate and songwriter, Aaron Birch after their nine-year relationship has come to an end. A tumultuous time for both of them, this is a product of their shared pain after their separation, and in that tragedy a passion is captured. This song acts as a farewell to Aaron as he and the band go their separate ways. Grace comments that:
“The lyrics really speak about an inner war, trying to fight for the people you once were but knowing you have to let it all go – “But some things are best kept in the past, and I know we weren’t built to last”.
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