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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