Darlinghurst finds Trouble In A Small Town
By Alan Shipston for Country Music News International Magazine
Trouble In A Small Town is the newest single from Darlinghurst which is sure to rock the airwaves with this energetic and confident recording. Australian country music project, Darlinghurst ignites a powerful new chapter marking the first release in the latest configuration featuring Cassie Leopold. Distorted electric guitar rages in the intro as a lone banjo plays the melody hook. As a kick drum pounds out the timing, voices rise up chanting the title of this loud, bold song. Cassie goes looking for trouble as she sings,
Tonight we’re going to light up this town
Why not turn the fires up another round
Neon bus turning on the crowd
We ain’t going home till the sun goes down
The track tempers the dangerous view with colorful imagery that takes you to the dance floor where she shoots ‘em down like an outlaw as Leopold and her grainy outlook paint a night of troubling intent. The song was co-written in Nashville with acclaimed songwriter Phil Barton alongside Pagan Newman and Damian Cafarella. Trouble signals an exciting evolution for the project while proudly continuing under the Darlinghurst name. While Cassie now steps forward as the soul member, Darlinghurst remains the banner under which her music is released. The musical project has already delivered multiple charting country singles, a #1 ARIA Country Album and a Golden Guitar Award for New Talent of the Year.
Leopold had this to suggest regarding the single, “Trouble In A Small Town captures the chaos and joy of small-town nights; boots on the dance floor, the crowd buzzing and trouble in the air. It felt like the right song to kick the doors open and start this next chapter and I couldn’t be more excited to be back,” says Cassie.
Bursting with energy, attitude and a modern country edge, Trouble In A Small Town blends country grit with contemporary hooks and production. It’s a high-impact anthem built for dance floors and loud car stereos, driven by Cassie’s captivating, powerhouse vocals. The single follows Darlinghurst’s recent career relaunch at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January, where she headlined her own show and performed as support to Jayne Denham, reminding audiences exactly why Darlinghurst became one of Australia’s most exciting country acts.