
MOSS (AUS)

Bankster Blues Bankster Blues
A song Inspired by Australias Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry and of course us having some fun with it. You have to laugh sometimes at these things or theyd make you cry.

Dust and Dreams Dust and Dreams
Dust and Dreams Warraitya tangkuinyanthiis a song written and produced by Adelaide band MOSS, in collaboration with Mr. Jack Buckskin, a linguist and teacher of Kaurna language at the Tauondi Aboriginal College.

I'd rather wear a hat than wear a halo I'd rather wear a hat than wear a halo
A song essentially suggesting youd rather be alive than dead. Inspiration for a song can come from the most unusual places and when you least expect it. This song was inspired from a painting by Ken Brayford ....

Rock God Rock God
Inspiration comes when you least expect it. ROCK GOD has a foundation based on a shared experience. MOSS members shared that experience and emotion relating to it. ROCK GOD discusses this experience. One that we wont forget and should never forget

Children in the Crossfire Children in the Crossfire
Initially inspired by those haunting images of the Aleppo boy but then our thoughts went to all the children who suffer the horror of war. The whole band got right behind this one and the arrangement is the product of their passion for the song.

START THINKING START THINKING
Our government is putting forward the proposed plan for Australian and in deed South Australia to become the dumping ground for the worlds spent uranium. This is a decision that once made is irrevocable and any adverse consequence of such a project

Mr HYDE Mr HYDE
The most racking pangs succeeded: a grinding in the bones, deadly nausea, and a horror of the spirit that cannot be exceeded at the hour of birth or death. Then these agonies began swiftly to subside, and I came to myself.....

Belle (Will you still love me when I change) Belle (Will you still love me when I change)
Belle, will you still love me when I change; Was inspired by an amazing woman, Isabelle Lake. Isabelle entered the world as Nicholas, but sadly, left far too soon aged 21, as Isabelle. At 19, Belle recognized her gender dysphoria.

In excess of life In excess of life
The late Michal Hutchence front man of INXS was one of our most talented and successful musicians and lyricists in Australia, if not the world.

Emily Emily
Emily Wilding Davison (11 October 1872 8 June 1913) was a militant suffragette who fought for womens suffrage in Britain. She was jailed on nine occasions and force-fed 49 times. She stepped in front of King George Vs horse Anmer...

Days like these Days like these
As I move through this stage of my life, Ive come to learn that everyone has a story . . . sadly. Theres some of my own story in Days. But what Ive also learned, is that whilst we struggle to make sense of tragedy, we can use those experiences

You're braver than you believe You're braver than you believe
When writing Braver, I didnt want to dwell on the sadness and terror of domestic violence, but rather empower women with the knowledge they are braver than they believe themselves to be.