this song helped me deal with a groomer named theo_owlman who goes under the nickname "robbie" so i can relate to this, thanks emmy

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Sentimental Surgery

Produced by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic, Yours Truly) and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Underoath, Paramore), ‘Jabberwocky’ is an intensely personal song that addresses vocalist Emmy Mack’s experience of being sexually assaulted while on RedHook’s first ever overseas tour.

Using the metaphor of the Jabberwocky (a fictional monster from the Alice In Wonderland mythos which, in the Irwin Allen film adaptation, Alice is ultimately able to vanquish by convincing herself it doesn’t exist), the song centres on Emmy’s coping process of denying her own trauma and the monster who inflicted it in order to effectively “go on with the show”.

Menacing guitars and frenetic synths charge beneath Mack’s powerful vocals, building into a psychotic dubstep-inspired breakdown before the vulnerable chorus lyrics take centre stage.

Emmy explains the inspiration behind the track:

“As difficult as this song was to write, I felt like it was something I had to do. One of the main ways I cope when horrible things happen in life is by listening to music. But when this happened to me, for the very first time, I couldn’t find a song that resonated with what I was going through. Isn’t it strange that we’ve heard so many stories about high-profile male predators in the heavy music space over the past few years, and yet there are so few songs in the genre that deal with sexual assault itself from a female perspective? I really wanted to help change that.”

Jabberwocky

Dismantled

The Reckoning

Shadow

Death and Conversation

After dropping their long-anticipated debut album 'Postcard From A Living Hell' in April 2023, which charted #10 on ARIA and scored a coveted triple j feature album spotlight, RedHook now return with the first single of their new era, 'Tourist'.

Inspired by a quote from pop culture dad-figure Ron Swanson (from beloved TV comedy series 'Parks & Rec') 'Tourist' is a dark, string-drenched, heavy alt-rock anthem about leaving an abusive relationship with a narcissist. 

The release of 'Tourist' comes as RedHook gear up for a huge Aussie summer festival season, including spots at Spilt Milk, Yours & Owls and Adelaide's Froth & Fury fest.

Tourist

Snake Charmer

Dont Cross My Red Line

Singularity

I started writing this song in a dark place and finished it in the light

Valleys

The sophomore single from Sydney heavy alternative trio RedHook - (release date 26/10/18)

Produced by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic, Trophy Eyes) and Dave Petrovic (Tonight Alive, Northlane, Dream On Dreamer), mixed by James Paul Wisner (Paramore, Hands Like Houses) and mastered by Steve Smart (Parkway Drive).

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Independent. Heavy/Alternative Rock
Sydney, AU.

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