Perth alt-rockers LATE 90s have unveiled their visceral new single, ‘Low.’ A fierce and gritty number exploring an inner battle with self hatred, the single strikes a beautiful balance between hardship and hope.

While it recites these moments and feelings of defeat, and of a pull towards “the void,” it simultaneously makes note of the “waiting” for something more;
 
“‘Low’ is about that internal monologue of self love and self loathing – knowing you’re heading off course and wanting to be better but you just don’t know how to be a better version of yourself and then beating yourself up for it.”  LATE 90s
 
Expanding on the origins of the track, the band’s Stephen Loreck detailed: “last year I struggled a bit with self esteem and valuing myself. Sometimes you don’t know where to start to get better, maybe you’re waiting for someone or something to happen for you to get your shit together.”
 
Recorded at Perth’s Emerald Room Studios, ‘Low’ was a largely DIY venture, seeing the band’s very own Stephen Loreck take on production duties for the very first time on a LATE 90s track.

With mixing to follow by the band’s live sound engineer Emmett Carroll, and mastering by Brodie Stewart, the song came to life over a patient and exciting period of learning and experimenting;
 
“The process of making ‘Low’ was so different to any other song we have done as we took way more of a DIY approach, with me producing the song. We started recording this song before our previous EP came out so we had a bit of time to obsess over all the parts, trying everything we could to just give the song an extra 10% for example tracking vocals 3 different times and bass twice haha.

Some of our favourite parts of the song we wrote in the studio, just trying out random stuff, so having the time and freedom to experiment more was something we really valued. It was also really beneficial to have Emmett Carroll (our live sound engineer) involved as he provided a lot of technical support, engineering when I was playing guitar or singing and coming up with some good ideas.”  LATE 90s

Drawing influence from the likes of alt-metal icons Deftones, alt-pop & rock legends Paramore, and emo kings Basement, LATE 90s has shaped their own sound into something reminiscent of past greats, all the while tying together elements of something so fresh and distinct.

With over 2.1 million Spotify streams and having spent recent years touring with the likes of Neck Deep, Taking Back Sunday, State Champs, Hot Mulligan, Free Throw, Short Stack, Slowly Slowly and more, the band have recently announced their inclusion on the 2025 BIGSOUND line-up, which will see them bringing the heat to Brisbane this September.

DESTROY ALL LINES (UNOFFICIAL BIGSOUND) SHOWCASE

Monday September 1st 8 PM – 8.20 PM AEST The Brightside Brisbane

BIGSOUND SHOWCASES

Wednesday September 3rd 11.15 PM – 11.45 PM AEST Crowbar Brisbane
Thursday September 4th 7.15 PM – 7.45 PM AEST The Brightside Outdoors Brisbane