LOCAL hills band Kaisha inspired the audience with the launch of its first single off their new album at Sooki Lounge last Friday night in Belgrave.
Their debut EP ‘Devils Tongue’ comes after the success of their EP ‘The End of the Divide: Chapter Two which was released in 2013.
Lead singer of the band, Kaisha Hekimia, said that the single was influenced by the integration of her Armenian-Australian heritage.
“Devils Tongue merges intensely rhythmic Middle Eastern rock with honest lyrics straight from the soul of my Armenian-Australian background, Kaisha said.
‘It was inspired and released in commemoration with the 100 years since the Armenian genocide,” she said.
The single was released through Kaisha’s independent label Snake Eye Production, where she was able to write, engineer, and mix the recordings herself.
The new album incorporates influences from middle-Eastern progressive rock interweaving a deep lyrical groundwork.
The sound is described as deeply haunting and engaging reflecting on her bloodline and Australian heritage.
Kaisha is set to play a gig at Oscars Alehouse in Belgrave on 6 June.
The band is set to release the full album later on in the year.
You can listen to Kaisha’s new song at: https://kaishamusic.bandcamp.com/track/devils-tongue.
