Fortitude Valley - Part Of The Problem, Baby

Whereas 2021’s self-titled debut was a breezily charming coalescence of effortless pop hooks and indie-punk energy, this follow-up effort announces itself with guts and a road-earned sense of self-confidence. It’s the sound of a band growing into itself; with a smartly effervescent approach to songwriting and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of swoon-inducing indiepop hooks. Over the course of 'Part Of The Problem, Baby'’s ten glorious offerings, we get treated to a miscellany of pop cultural sources of inspiration as a means of tackling themes like distance, personal growth and self-determination. For Kovic, an Australian-born musician living in the UK for almost two decades, the first of those is clearly a big one.