Lachie Hayes Drops Video For New Single ‘Subsatellite’

Southland-born, Catlins-based musician LACHIE HAYES unveils his new video for ‘Subsatellite’, the title track of his splendid new album SUBSATELLITE.

The single ‘Subsatellite’ is accompanied by a uniquely clever video from the top tier creatives at Invercargill based production house Second Beer, a budding community of artists and storytellers also based in the deep south. Of working with Lachie, the guys had this to say:

"It was a pleasure to dive back into the rich symbolism of Lachie Hayes—a gifted bard and a fine actor to boot." – Second Beer

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘SUBSATELLITE’ HERE | LISTEN TO SUBSATELLITE HERE | DOWNLOAD RADIO + MEDIA FILES HERE

The album SUBSATELLITE is an eleven-track musical commentary that takes you through a myriad journey of colourful losers, drunken brawlers and romantic crooners, featuring the well-received roll-out singles that kicked off this absorbing musical voyage – the haunting and melancholic vibe of ‘This River’, the richly evocative story-telling of ‘S.O.B.’, and the warm, rockabilly-swamp blues of title-track ‘Subsatellite’. The album continues to deliver with stand-out tracks such as ‘Fire In My Heart’ FEAT. Kayla Mahon, ‘Easy To Fall For You’ FEAT. Oscar Ladell, ‘Woman That Tamed The Devil’ and many more.

“…it’s clear from the first track that the alt-country-blues troubadour has levelled up: in storytelling, in sound, and in soul.” – 13th Floor

Hayes recorded his new album at MASSAV Studios, Invercargill, under the keen guidance of BLAIR SAVORY, deftly recorded by TAHNE BROWN, and with revered music luminary DELANEY DAVIDSON at the helm producing. On hearing these recordings, Southland label MASSAV Records was launched to sign Hayes as the first artist on their roster, marking an exciting achievement for this award-winning songwriter.

With SUBSATELLITE, Hayes explores and ponders on the wider landscape of the local and international music world, and how your placement on that global map does not signify the value or importance of creative output.

Lachie Hayes: “A subsatellite is an undiscovered, yet theoretically possible, celestial object, a small world that orbits a moon instead of a sun or a planet. It’s not at the centre of the solar system, it’s not a big, shining body close to a superstar, and it’s not even a satellite of a main player. It exists on the fringes of the fringes, far from the brightest and the biggest.

But that doesn’t mean it’s insignificant. Sometimes, here in the deep south of New Zealand, I find myself in a similar position. We’re not big players like in Hollywood, New York, or London. We’re not the smaller planets of Australia, or even a well-known satellite like Auckland. We’re the outskirts of the outskirts, frequently underestimated and easily labelled.

It’s simple to look at a small, distant world and say there’s nothing there, that it’s a barren place with nothing to offer. But we know better. We may be far from the bright lights, a small spot on the map, but it’s filled with character, creativity, and a unique soul.

This whole album, came from that feeling. I am a subsatellite, but I have wheels within wheels, I am more than meets the eye. This album tells the story of how small towns are more than barren worlds. We’re alive, we’re ambitious, and we’re ready to prove it.”

“In Lachie Hayes, we find a storyteller who merges grit and grace, a musician grounded in place yet pushing the boundaries of genre. With Subsatellite, he not only defines a new sound but helps chart a new musical frontier for the deep south.” – 13th Floor

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