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Available today, ‘Baby Girl’ is a lush and moody ballad written and sung by Robert Milne with backing vocals from the collective, along with up-and-coming singer-songwriter and good friend, Lara Rose. Lara formed one half of country-folk duo, Tall Folk, and is now producing and performing locally with her band.

The song is a bittersweet reflection on the emotional rollercoaster that is parenthood; a deeply personal, poignant and befitting release, with all members of The Mentalist Collective now being parents (Brendan Christie is now father to a baby girl).

‘Baby Girl’, with it’s quietly throbbing intro and dreamy guitar strums often stops audiences in their tracks and commands attention. Lyrical imagery and metaphor bring the song to a crescendo before a simple yet angst-ridden guitar solo bursts forth like teenage rebellion.

A surging tide surrounds a cave
Bundles of buds are screaming out
Nature will have its wicked way
God knows if we’ll get out alive

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The Mentalist Collective are a group of songwriters and multi-instrumentalists; all contributing their own distinct styles of songs to be developed further by the wider group. What results is a diverse sound that transcends multiple genres and flavours of music.

Beyond the music, the band is filled with passionate teachers and educators – Brendan and Robert both working in primary education, with Scott a teacher of early childhood and Danie a music/vocal teacher. Ed…well, Ed is a well-known Dunedin entrepreneur, always with a grand idea on the go. This inevitably has an influence on the music, as you will often hear lyrics inspired from childhood, philosophy and life in education.