Hook-heavy, tight as hell, and made for the stage — “Waterhead” is The Colliflowers at full tilt.

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It’s the kind of track that doesn’t just land, it lingers. Sun-soaked guitar riffs, punchy drums, and a chorus built to bounce off pub walls and festival fields alike. But behind the sound, there’s a story that cuts deeper.

It started in a bar in Newtown — mid-tour, mid-beer. The band struck up a chat with a stranger: a man who’d moved from Papua New Guinea in search of work, leaving his family behind. Once an engineer, now just trying to keep his head above water in a city that didn’t feel like home. That conversation stuck. And somewhere between the noise and the quiet, Waterhead took shape.

Lyrically, it’s a reflection on what we sacrifice in the name of ambition — chasing money, losing time, and craving connection in a world that rarely makes space for it. But the track never drags. There’s energy, lift, and the Colliflowers’ signature blend of grit and heart.

Raised in the Northern Rivers and clearly shaped by it, the band bring that sunburnt, salt-tinged spirit into everything they do — from their sweaty headline sets to their irreverent, addictive online presence. Waterhead, produced by longtime collaborator Jack Nigro at Sonora Studios, is the first taste of their debut EP. And if this track is the tone-setter, the full record’s going to hit hard.

They’re not just making noise — they’re building something that lasts.

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