“We chose Moss as our next single as it shows of a completely new side of the band’s improvised sound,” says synth/beat-maker Josh Rivory. “With chopping drums, no clear melody and a huge, sweeping post rock sound. We wanted to show off (almost) all of the expansive tone tapped into throughout the album. While composing, I came up with the 5 note motif while smashing a coffee with the band and when we jammed it, Helen and I simply placed ascending chords underneath it with the trigger of a nodded head. We’ve never played it the same way and it constantly evolves with us; as though we are covered by Moss in a mutually beneficial relationship.”
Coming off the back of a well-deserved win for Best Jazz Song at the Queensland Music Awards (thanks to their stunning track Long Black), The Biology Of Plants are only continuing to challenge themselves as both musicians and masters of composition.
“Sometimes ideas don’t go as planned,” begins bassist Helen Svoboda, “and sometimes they take on a completely new and exciting direction when you least expect it. In this way, our QLD Music Awards win is a complete motivator to keep thinking outside-of-the-box… to continue creating something new, and to push the boundaries of genre in a modern, ever-expanding creative universe.”
