Richard Cartwright has created DAISY LION, his first official solo album, reflecting his time spent during the Covid years, living in the beautiful Blue Mountains and spending time with family. In many ways it’s an ode to his daughter Juniper who named the album.
‘Daisy Lion’, the new title-track single, is a consummate blend of cool 80s synths Prince-styled drums and Cartwright’s dreamy Air-like vocal wrapped up in a hazy, harmonica-assisted psych vibe. The song is about spending time with his daughter around the ages when she was around 2-4 years old.
“We would often go for walks together, slowly wandering in the neighbourhood or on the local bushwalks, checking out all the little things that were interesting for her, taking the opportunity to see the world through her fresh amazed eyes,” reminisces Cartwright. “She would pick dandy lions and call them daisy lions so there’s the title. Musically I was in a sunshiny Prince state of mind and after spending time playing with the synths and things this is the result.”
Stream / purchase Daisy Lion here.
