Chart-topping Ōtautahi Surf Rockers Pool House Share Electric Single, ‘Draw the Line’
Chart-topping Ōtautahi Surf Rockers Pool House Share Electric Single, ‘Draw the Line’
April 5th, 2024
Today, Ōtautahi-based indie surf rock band and recent chart-residents, Pool House have released their electric new single ‘Draw the Line’!
Following the ongoing success of their 2023 summer single ‘Another Day’, which continues to make regular appearances in the SRN Top 10, Radioscope Charts, NZ Official Charts, and topped the Radio One Top 11 two weeks running, Pool House (Samuel Crisp, Flynn Fierro, Harry van der Guilk, Will Georgeson) have returned with a Californian surf rock-inspired track that is destined to ride the same wave of love across Aotearoa.
‘Draw the Line’ combines moody vocals, punchy drums and driving guitar riffs reminiscent of vintage, Western film soundtracks. The track’s instrumentation perfectly matches its playful lyrics – a commentary on how far an avid party-goer will push the boat out before ‘drawing the line’.
“During our winter tour of the South Island we met a Queenstown local at a flat party and got talking,” the band explains. “As the night – and beers – went on, we understood why he was the life of the party. We were left thinking, where does this dude’s night end?”
The single was recorded at Auckland’s Parachute Studios, produced by Josh Strand and Jonny Paul, and mastered by Metropolis Studios in London.
A journey across the motu and then abroad, the creative process for ‘Draw the Line’ is telling of the heights Pool House are destined to reach – especially with more new music set to be released ahead of a sophomore EP at the end of 2024!
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Hailing from Hawkes Bay (Flynn, Harry) and Wellington (Sam, Will), Pool House was formed in Ōtautahi in 2021. The group’s first live performance together was at a show organised in response to a canceled end-of-year university event. Since then, they’ve been performing memorable, high-energy shows across the South Island – including with major AUS/NZ bands such as Daily J, Bootleg Rascal, The Grogans, and Summer Thieves. After winning the Canterbury based DIG THE GIG band competition in early 2022, Pool House secured a free recording deal, music video, as well as a trip to LA in early 2024 to perform at established music venues. The end of 2022 saw the band release their debut single ‘No Clue’, which has gained over 38,000 streams across all music platforms, and since then, the group have released their debut EP FLIGHTS OF DREAMING which illustrates their ability to explore new musical territory. Just this past summer, Pool House played Rolling Meadows, had consistent radio play across Aotearoa (Hauraki, RDU, Radio Active, Radio One, Radio Control) and their most recent single ‘Another Day’ was a regular in the charts. With the release of today’s exciting new single ‘Draw the Line’ and more music on the way, 2024 is set to be the year of Pool House!