Central Coast pop artist Tessa Thames has just dropped her new track Alone At Parties, and the track captures that feeling of being at a party and wanting to dance, but those around you aren’t exactly feeling it. The First Nations artist has always been around music, and she captures the energy of 90’s pop and updates it for the modern-day. Tessa cites her influences in artists like The Spice Girls, The Fugees, TLC, Shania Twain and more. It’s not hard to see their influence on her music, and like their discographies, this track has a timeless feel to it.

Tessa’s vocals and lyricism convey the pain of wanting to be seen at a party but feeling invisible. Your friends have ditched you, and you’re alone, looking for a like-minded soul. Sadly, they don’t show themselves. The track pulsates and transitions between relaxed, laconic verses, and a chorus that’ll get you moving. Ironically, if you put this on at a gathering and go stand on the dancefloor, you’ll be surrounded before you know it. Tessa’s released a track about lame parties that’ll get any party kicking off.

Speaking about the track, Tessa says it captures that feeling of when you’re at a party, and your friend walks off to chat to someone else. “It’s like finding this incredible new music and for some reason or another your best friend just isn’t that interested. Only the “music” is me and my friend went and found other friends in the corner who think they’re all too cool to dance.” All-too-relatable for a lot of us, I’m sure (hopefully I’m not alone on that one).

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Check out Alone At Parties below. The track is a wonderful slice of bedroom pop, and I think it’s a lot bigger than the sum of its parts. Tessa’s songwriting is top-notch, and this is a track that’ll worm its way into your brain and won’t let go. Alone At Parties? No-one wants that. Alone, listening to Tessa Thames? Sounds like a better alternative to me.