Claire Birchall’s continuing evolution as a songwriter / performer plus her commitment to DIY and sincerity over irony make her one of the most compelling and long-standing members of the Melbourne music community. From stunningly raw confessions to big-time rock to pop songs lavished with fuzzed out guitar, Casio and loops, Claire continues to find new ways to present her material to audiences. Well known in the Melbourne music scene as a brilliant rock guitarist and vocalist with her band Claire Birchall & the Phantom Hitchhikers, and previously Paper Planes, this year Claire snuck off alone and locked herself in her bedroom with her 4- track, some drum machines, keyboards and synths and made a fantastically catchy DIY synth-pop album. ‘Dead Air’ is the first cut off the upcoming Running In Slow Motion which will be released on It Records in early 2020. It was the first song Claire wrote and recorded for the album, in fact, she cites it as the inspiration for the whole project and the new direction she has taken with her sound. That said, it does feature a striking, oscillating siren of a guitar riff, one of the only appearances the instrument makes on the album. It’s a mesmerising, slinky piece of pop, an ode to the outsider; a song about feeling alone at the party, with a vocal hook that will have you singing along in the car.