Drama King

“It’s the result of lines drawn in the sand, hours of reflection, relationships moulded and relationships melted,” Peter Bibby tells Apple Music of his fourth album. Bibby has embarked on an enormous inner journey in recent years, and much of the record reflects on his hard-won growth, particularly regarding taking accountability, letting go of old habits and embracing sobriety. The Fremantle-based singer-songwriter recorded the album in Melbourne with producer and guitarist Dan Luscombe, marking not only their first collaboration, but the first time Bibby had ever worked with a producer. As such, the album feels more focused and refined than anything he’s released before—in a good way. Bibby’s jangly, hazy rock sound hasn’t gone anywhere, but it’s tighter and more concentrated, glinting with furious energy that sharpens its heaviest moments and deepens those of raw vulnerability. Read on as Bibby talks through each track on Drama King. “The Arsehole” “I was in the process of losing a lot of friends when I wrote this song, mostly through my own faults. Nothing like taking a shitty situation and turning it into a song, I always say. This was a fun one to record. Dan and I decided to use a drum loop which put a robotic spine in the back of this semi-bent-over-barnyard-jig-type thing.” “Fun Guy” “It’s a fun song about quitting fun. A bit gross, a bit self-deprecating, a bit of a banger. Rather than a drum loop, we just went full drum machine with this one, taking a few hints from Suicide’s first album. We laid the whole thing down in a few hours on my first day in the studio, setting the tone for a disgustingly productive few weeks.” “Bin Boy” “Could this be the world’s first song written from the perspective of a wheelie bin? I think it might be. The song marks a clear connection between man and bin—we’re not so different after all. I went full guitar hero on the solo and was very pleased when the backing vocals lifted the song to a whole other level.” “The O