Dorsal Fins, Star of the Show

Following their syrupy bop 'Sugar', lush single 'Sister' and funky groover 'Criminal', Melbourne's cult pop-mystiques Dorsal Fins today share their third album Star of the Show', out now via Dot Dash. Alongside the albums release they share the video for their final single 'S.O.S (Stick of Sage)', another delicious taste from their glorious sonic return.

This year's best feel-good song about a well-loved self-enlightenment product: Stick of Sage (S.O.S) is a cleansing journey through spooky harpsichords & organs, a fantasy of rippling castanets, orchestral flourishes to a groovy beat. Penned by co-lead vocalist Jarrad Brown, the song speaks to our own obsessions with self-help, wellness and self- improvement.

Internet self help conspiracy content, and holistic pyramid schemes really meant a lot to us during the making of the record and we just wanted to sing about it all with some commonplace chords, and a few flourishes on the castanets." says Jarrad. "We wanted a song to reflect the true energy of our collective journey, and our continued commitment to some of our favourite new age self-enlightenment products. We wouldn't be where we are today without the magic of an S.O.S." 

Of the video, director Sarah Aiken shares, "This video is a colourful exploration of magic and movement, borrowing images from the occult, astral travel and attempts to ascend to higher planes. The constant downward slide throughout is a little bit of a nod to the comedown after ascension. The clip embraces the aesthetic and the allure but notes the darker side of the (often incredibly privileged) sage-waving, mantra-making, western spiritualism that appropriates anything and everything to 'manifest' beauty, health and material wealth. I played with digital collage to layer textures and images and to shift scale, creating otherworldly landscapes to navigate and multiples that follow different simultaneous realities- populating a fantasy world of crystals and colour with endless replicas."