Brisbane rock band Dopamine have done it again, this time serving up a killer new track titled ‘Alright Alright’.

Written about the desire to push through hardship and negativity in this world, with the intention to carve out one’s own path and create something worthwhile in amongst all the chaos and agony, the new single captures a spark of hope in the darkness;
 
“It’s just about getting out there and not getting bogged down in the shit. There’s so much craziness happening in the world, and it’s bloody hard just to live. You can feel like your own worst enemy sometimes, but it’s about not getting caught up in all that and getting out and trying to change something – that’s what it’s all about. I was half asleep when I wrote it, so to me the lyrics kind of sound like trying to walk in a dream.”  DOPAMINE
 
With its fuzzed out guitars and mesmerising backing vocals, the track has a dreamy quality to it; reminiscent of a 90s alt-rock, coming-of-age vibe that feels inherently nostalgic from the first listen. Effortlessly marrying this dreamlike quality together with the sense of grit they’re known and loved for, Dopamine have created something unquestionably beautiful on ‘Alright Alright’.

Originally formed as a middle-of-the-night demo by frontman Fin, the song was made one night when he found himself unable to get to sleep.

After playing around with some drum loops and adding in some chords over the top of it, he found it coming together within about 20 minutes; “Bing bang boom, sent it off to the lads.”
 
Expanding on what came of the track once it was brought to the wider group, the band said: “He brought this real distorted demo in – blown out guitars and distortion on anything.

We just cranked the guitars up and got stuck into it. For a long time it started with Ollie playing the intro, but when we were recording it we realised we wanted something a bit more noticeable. Like something that when you hear it you go ‘oh that’s that song’. We messed around with a few old drum machine sounds and that’s what you now hear in the intro.”  DOPAMINE