Adding The Cherry On Top With HOLLY And JOE From ARABELLA AND THE HEIST

Since their formation in 2019, Melbourne rock/punk outfit Anabella And The Heist have steadily gone about building their profile, mostly via word of mouth on the back of their entertaining live shows that are said to often "teeter on the edge of madness".
As the band ramps things up for a brighter future, they have delivered two previous singles - both launched to sold-out venues - in Electric and 1769, songs that have showcased differing sides to Anabella And The Heist's musical psyche.
On September 12 the band released a third single, Maraschino, via sonic release only, hoping to initially draw people in to the band with their unique sound before pummelling them into submission with a follow-up music video, which was released this Friday just gone. HEAVY caught up with frontwoman Holly Arabella and guitarist Joe Humphries to find out more.
“The music video, like the song, came from a place of wanting to play with the idea of tension and release,” Holly shared. “We chose an unconventionally claustrophobic space to set it within, set up a camera and filmed it ourselves. This allowed us the ability to play with the space in a way that portrays the pressure of the song.”
We ask how the initial reaction has been to the audio release of Maraschino.
"It's been really great, actually," Holly smiled. "I've been really excited to see other people have been excited about it too, because it's one thing to be in the studio and be like oh we're making this fusion punk dance thing, and you're really excited about it, and then when it actually comes out and other people are excited about it, it's like, okay we went in some weird cryptic manic episode that worked (laughs)."
We ask how Maraschino differs musically from Electric and 1769.
"I would think that we leaned into it," Holly mused, "especially with the samples and the synths and everything. I think we've found our niche in that kind of dance thing, and I think that's just come from playing songs like Electric and 1769 live and seeing the energy and emotion in the dance floor. We've been wanting to just harness that more, and I think with those two previous songs we went into it, going how are we going to play these songs live, so they're very much just guitars, bass, drum, and vocal, whereas this newer stuff we're more going that doesn't matter, we can figure that out."
In the full interview, Joe and Holly described Maraschino's chaotic, dance punk style, achieved by merging electronic sounds with traditional instruments. They emphasised their aim to move beyond generic punk rock and explore innovative musical directions.
The discussion included details about their upcoming single launch at The Old Bar in Fitzroy and their aspirations for future music and performances. Without confirming anything, Joe and Holly insinuated an album is in the works, with potential shifts in musical direction discussed and more.


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