The Smith Street Band - Surrey Dive

An early theme on this blog it would seem. Another album that made my top list of the last decade is Throw Me In The River by The Smith Street Band. An Australian punk band with an album that is incredible from start to finish. It's just so powerful and emotional. It takes you on a journey of ups and downs for anyone who suffers with mental health problems and I really held onto it. Albums like this made me realise why I love music so much and why it's so important. 

The song I am sharing is Surrey Dive. I have gone with this one for the energy it has and the sing-a-long nature. “Surrey Dive” is a man-made lake in the shadows of an abandoned factory across the road from the street where the singer grew up on. He says he wrote this song after going to his parents’ house and being reminded of the relative safety of the suburbs. It’s also about being yelled at and hit by people he's never met at shows and just generally feeling unsafe and unwelcome in places that used to feel like home.