The Australian muse Hatchie has released a new single and video for Her Own Heart off her debut album Keepsake. For those unfamiliar with Hatchie, imagine a combination of The Sundays and Cocteau Twins. We don’t issue those comparisons lightly either. Hatchie has become the darling of Strangeways followers everywhere and this single is a great example why. Keepsake will be appearing on many of our peers year end album Best Of lists.

So that’s it now for summer, so long

And just like that he said “Go on, get gone

Isn’t it time you pretended you’re strong?”

She needed something to make it feel real

It could be bitter it could be surreal

Just needed something to feel

So she runs with no echo

Shot her own heart with her own arrow

Out of the shadow and into her light

Dying to show herself she’s still a spark

They say she runs until she starves

The girl who chose to take back her heart

New town for a while

Who would have thought it’d take ten thousand miles

No more smiling from the sidelines

No longer the girl with the cynical view

Think it’s high time now she was her own muse

Gave herself an offer she couldn’t refuse

She left with no record

Realized her dream she needed to know

Stop giving it time

Time waits for none

It’s never too late

But don’t waste a day

Stay true to your heart

But don’t look back

Stay true to your heart

Stop giving it time

(Aw you’ve given it time)

Time waits for none

It’s never too late

(Aw you’ve given it time)

But don’t waste a day

Stay true to your heart

(Aw you’ve given it time)

Stay true to your heart

The girl who chose to take back her heart