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Melbourne-based emo-punk quartet Bukowski have just returned with their latest dignified offering ‘elevator song’ – produced, mixed, and mastered by Jack Newlyn (Paradise Club, Stuck Out). The track begins with palliative drums and sedative guitars, while the verses are guided by the melancholic vocals of James “Bassy” Karagiozis. Taking cues from influences Jimmy Eat World and Turnover, the song flows gracefully into a chorus filled with emotion and heart, before a brief repetition allows hypnotic layers of rich instrumentation and elegant harmonies, where the lyrics reflect on a collective mental conflict. Bassy talks about the meaning behind ‘elevator song’: “The main premise of this track is trying to understand things you learned whilst growing up. Different belief systems/views on things, battling those things that you can still see truths in while others you have a tough time grasping. Questioning whether something is right but getting stuck because if one thing you learn is