Julie Paschke releases new single “Flying Above”

Melbourne-based artist Julie Paschke brings a compelling voice to modern indie sphere, operating as a singer-songwriter whose presence feels defined as much by what she withholds as by what she reveals. Eschewing constant self-disclosure, she instead opts for restraint, allowing her music to carry the context of meaning without overexplanation, offering music that’s intimate and impressionistic.

That sense of intentional distance shaped her arrival as a solo artist last year and although her formal debut came only recently, there’s a sense that her work has been forming in private for much longer. Her first single, “Marigolds” acted as a subtle but assured introduction, presenting a voice already comfortable in its own softness, playing out in a dreamlike space where emotion is suggested rather than declared.

Since then, she’s continued releasing music at a steady pace, expanding a sonic world that remains understated yet increasingly absorbing. She writes, performs and records her songs independently, building each piece from its earliest emotional spark into a fully formed sketch before passing it to producer Dan Duszynski at Dandy Sounds. There, subtle instrumentation is added and the final mix and master are shaped, preserving the intimacy of the original while giving it a quiet atmospheric lift.

There is also a philosophical thread running through her approach that uses songwriting not an act of self-centering but one of contribution, a gesture toward the broader continuum of music that’s long provided comfort and connection. She sees her work as a small offering within that larger fabric, content for it to exist without the need for attention or permanence. In her own words, she suggests that what happens beyond the moment of creation is not what matters most, a perspective that aligns closely with the delicate nature of her music.

Now she returns with a new single titled “Flying Above,” lifted from her upcoming full-length record set for release in September. The track continues her exploration of emotional interiority, this time focusing on the ways people construct illusions within their own minds, reflecting on delusion and the cycles of thought that can become self-inflicted forms of harm, while also considering the possibility of rising above those patterns.

The song was inspired by a moment when Julie was being taken up in a hot air balloon with a lover, an experience defined not by exhilaration but by an unexpected quietness. Floating above the world, everything below felt distant and still but that stillness also carried sadness, an awareness that such bliss would only be temporary and once back on the ground, the familiar cycles of emotional turbulence would inevitably return.

Brought in by the strums of acoustic guitar and intricate lead notes, an inviting indie folk scene opens up as Julie’s graceful voice floats in to stitch melancholic lyrics into the swirling musical fabric. Gliding with lilting rhythmic sway and gently rising into a chorus of layered vocals and plucked guitar notes, the song develops with misty electric guitar notes which stretch out into the sonic atmosphere. It’s a stunning showcase of Julie Paschke’s meaningful songwriting and highly affecting sound, offering a spellbinding listening expeirence that’s impossible not to be moved by.

Listen to Flying Above below

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