The project of Naarm/Melbourne songwriter Tori Zietsch, Maple Glider makes self described “emotionally direct and woozily romantic” psych-pop-folk songs. This month sees the release of I Get into Trouble, the sophomore Maple Glider record on Partisan Records which builds on the themes of her debut with greater detail and intensity. It’s an exploration of Zietsch’s Christian upbringing, and the knock-on effects it had on her relationship with her body and sense of identity.
Single ‘Dinah’ introduces these themes, a catchy pop song that wears a whimsical smile to conceal its dark heart. A song which matches the fear preached within Christianity to the fear of existing with Christian spaces, presenting a setting which is hostile towards young woman even as it asks for their guilt and complicity. “For me, ‘Dinah’ is the scariest thing I’ve ever put out,” Zietsch describes. “It’s probably the most pop feeling song I’ve released, but it’s really quite an angry song. I have felt incredibly disturbed and frustrated and sad in the process of writing and putting it together.”
The same thing happened to me when I was only seventeen
Do you think I got what I deserved?
Do you think God’s just trying to be seen?
By us non-believers? By us non-God fearers?
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Watch the video, directed by Zietsch & Bridgette Winten, below:
I Get Into Trouble will be released on 13th October via Partisan Records and you can pre-order it now via the Maple Glider Bandcamp page.
