In releasing ‘I’m Calling Shotgun’, his third anthemic country-pop single – with its video clip garnering thousands of views in a short space of time – Wagga Wagga (NSW) artist Nathan Lamont continues the rise he started with his debut single, ‘Drink You Up‘, last year.
‘Drink You Up’ it was hardly the work of a beginner but of an artist who had taken his time to develop the sound he wanted and to figure out the stories he wanted to tell with his music. Not long afterwards he was in the Toyota Star Maker Grand Final and releasing his second single, ‘Skin to Skin’.
I realised that it’s got to start within you, for you to put the wheels into motion for things to finally start working out, and I got sick of waiting for things to land in my lap … you’ve got to just go out there and risk it.
The three singles show what a phenomenal singer Lamont is, as anyone who has seen him live can also attest, but the vocal chops would mean little if he didn’t have the songs to go with them. In this interview about ‘I’m Calling Shotgun’ we talk about his writing process for the song as well as his philosophy in general about his music, and because he’s willing to delve into the nitty-gritty of making a song it’s a chance to talk about the end-to-end vision he has for each song so that it can reach audiences as he intends and as they need.
If you’re surrounded by people that are really hard working and they’ve got those go-getter attitudes and are willing to risk it all, then that’s the mentality you’ll adopt just be default.
We also talk about Lamont’s collaboration with Robbie Mortimer on other songs and with Jeremy Minett on the clip for ‘I’m Calling Shotgun’, as well as his upcoming hometown show at Tilly’s in Wagga on 12 July – tickets here.
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