Indie Folk from Coconut Shy

Originally born in Tasmania, now based in the Australian city of Melbourne, singer-songwriter Joseph Mackey makes progressive folk music under the alias Coconut Shy. His stage name was taken after an encounter he had with a stranger in the USA while playing on an old Coconut Shy machine at the 4th of July celebrations in 2017.

Starting his sonic journey at the age of fourteen, he began writing his own original material which he performed at local open mic nights and small festivals before moving to the mainland early last year. Drawing on his own life experiences, he threads his personal storytelling lyricism into his delicate guitar-based indie folk sound.

Sharing the first taste of his studio recording, in March 2021 he released his debut EP Japan Town, recorded at Tasmania’s Reel to Reel Studios. Now he’s back with his sophomore effort and brings us his new single titled “Water, Water”, a song written about dusting yourself down from past negatives and steering yourself towards a brighter future.

Recorded and produced in a single day session at the Four Doors studio in Melbourne, with his new single Coconut Shy weaves a metaphorical story that flows from the realisation that things are set to change, to the forlorn reflection that follows when a good thing comes to an end in the verses. Spinning the hopeful antidote in the chorus, he encourages the listener to appreciate the small things in life such as water.

Written at the same time as his upcoming song “The Finest Day”, with “Water, Water” Coconut Shy offers his elegant acoustic folk sound led by his softly floating vocal work and his spellbinding songwriting.

Listen to Water, Water below

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