Last month, Courtney Barnett announced her new album Creature Of Habit and shared "Site Unseen" featuring Waxahatchee. Today, the indie great is back with two more tracks: "Mantis" and "Sugar Plum."
"'Mantis' is the microcosmic centerpiece of this album, it embodies the message and meaning of every track. It’s a song about searching, and it helped me find my way through Creature Of Habit," she explains, continuing:
I was feeling particularly lost while I was working on this song. One day, I was standing in the kitchen, making a coffee, when I noticed a little green praying mantis sitting on top of the doorframe. I had never seen one there in the desert house, so I took it as an important sign from the universe. I texted a photo to Stella and she said it’s good luck, look it up! I did a quick search and found it to also represent patience, perseverance and a guide for those who needed direction. I stood and spoke to the mantis for a while, it was a strange and enlightening moment that I’ll never forget. Eventually, I got back to writing, and finally I had the chorus to this song.
Listen to the tunes below.
Creature Of Habit is out 3/27 on Mom + Pop.
