HACHIKU DROPS NEW SINGLE ‘TIME WASTED WORRYING’ ALONG WITH ACCOMPANYING VIDEO

Naarm/Melbourne-via-Germany-via-Detroit indie rock/alt-pop outfit HACHIKU - the music project from Anika Ostendorf (she/her) - today returns with the new single + video ‘Time Wasted Worrying’, their first single since 2021’s Jen Cloher-collaboration ‘Fairytale in the Supermarket’ and first standalone release since their critically-acclaimed debut album I’ll Probably Be Asleep (2020).

Opening with innocent bubble samples, ‘Time Wasted Worrying’ drips with the sound of summer: synths, upbeat guitars and driving percussion. It's a special moment as all Hachiku band members unite for the first time on a track, with Jessie Warren and Georgia Smith joining on cheerful harmonies. “I like to envision them as a choir of reassuring angels behind me,” Anika Ostendorf says. The uplifting music is masterfully contrasted with its content, on which Ostendorf embarks on a journey of self-discovery and resilience trying to navigate from all-consuming worry towards self-compassion and kindness. Hachiku shares, “When I was around five, my grandmother told me: "If you don’t have a thought in your mind, you’ll die." I internalised this, fearing sudden death, and don’t think I have stopped thinking since. I have now learned the value of a calm and quiet mind and recognised that I indeed spend a lot of wasted time worrying. This song is like a little reminder to myself to take care of myself, be kind and self-compassionate and take it easy! And perhaps my grandmother is watching from above, her mind at ease, knowing that things unfold as they should, whether we worry or not.”

Listen to the new single here.