Lucy Parle releases touching coming-of-age track ‘Hey Mum’

Hailing from the NSW Central Coast, 18 year old Lucy Parle is a gifted storyteller and rising star. Her distinctive sound sits at the intersection of folk, pop, indie and alt-country. 

Following three well-received tracks so far in 2021 that have collectively clocked up nearly half a million streams across the DSPs, Parle’s new single 'Hey Mum' is a touching coming-of-age ballad that she was determined to release before she finishes school forever at the end of this year. A heart-on-sleeve and emotionally honest tribute to her mother, the song’s soaring vocal performance is truly remarkable.

"I started to write 'Hey Mum' mainly because I was upset with my mum when she wouldn’t let my boyfriend stay over on my 17th birthday. But as the song evolved, it became less about self pity and more about my life and becoming an adult. It’s pretty much a song I wrote to explain to my mum that even though I’m not a kid anymore, I’ll always need her around.

"For the music video, I wanted to show that I had grown up but also where I came from. So the idea of having home videos and photos of me growing up with my mum beside me was exactly what I was after. I also loved the idea of having shots of me playing the song at the piano so that the viewer can understand what the lyrics mean to me. It's also kind of a tribute to my younger self that always dreamed of being a musician – that I’ve found myself and my people." – Lucy Parle

The highly relatable track will strike a chord with teens and mums alike, as 2021’s HSC students wrap up their exams in this most bizarre of years. It comes complete with a tear-jerking video featuring home video footage juxtaposed against a modern-day piano performance by Parle.

‘Hey Mum’ is out now through Double Drummer/Believe.

About Lucy Parle

A self-described lover of honest and confessional lyrics, Parle’s raw songwriting carries a melodic sensibility that will resonate as much to fans of Amy Shark and Vance Joy, as it will Taylor Swift and Kasey Musgraves.

Already the recipient of multiple awards, Lucy took out first place in the International Songwriters Competition (ISC) winning the Teen Category with her song 'Back Up'. The ISC is the world's largest songwriting competition, with over 26,000 artists entering in 2020 and included Coldplay, Dua Lipa and Tom Waits on the judging panel. Lucy was in good company, with other category-winning Australian artists including Birds of Tokyo, Mia Wray, Mia Rodriguez, Golden Features, The Presets and Merci, Mercy. 

Recognised as a standout performer in Triple J’s Unearthed High in both 2020 and 2021, Lucy has inked a record deal with boutique Australian indie label Double Drummer (Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird, Greta Stanley, Emma Swift) and publisher ORiGIN (Megan Washington, Gotye).

Her debut album will be released in 2022.