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TROPIC • MUSIC
1. Hannah Karydas in Brisbane, March 2014
2. Eves Karydas, 2020
3. Music mentor Terry Doyle
Looking at the 26-year-old’s career so
far, it’s clear Eves has gone beyond what
she, or anyone in Cairns, could have
envisioned.
Earlier this year Karydas returned
with her first new single in two years,
Complicated, which held the #1 Most
Played Track on triple j for weeks after
its release. Today, it’s hit over 3.5 million
online streams and counting.
Speaking of that and another single
released in November, Karydas told Tropic
the new direction she’s taking reflects
the confessional lyricism and folk sound
she fostered in Cairns, as well as the pop
energy that established her career.
“Both of these tracks, for the first time,
have married where I’ve come from,
playing acoustic guitar and being very
folk-driven, with my love for radio music
and pop music,” she said.
“You can hear in Complicated, my lyrics are
all really personal and come from on-the-
nose, real life experiences.
“That song references my pappou, my
Greek grandfather, who lived his whole
life just outside of Innisfail. He passed
2 away last year when I was writing the
song, which really hit me more than I
thought it would.
who have recorded numerous albums and “Cairns will always be such a special place
still play regularly in town. to me, and when I came back last year for
“I used to tell them “a candle loses my show at Tanks, I felt so supported by
nothing by lighting another candle” – it the community up there.”
was a really encouraging environment.” While Karydas will only be visiting family,
Although the Mondo’s music nights friends and her favourite waterfalls
wrapped up when Terry semi-retired in during a brief summer break in Cairns,
2017, the influence it had continues today. we hope her two new singles are
“Terry was such an amazing instigator for signalling an upcoming body of work –
young talent in Cairns, and the city had and with it, another homecoming show.
music going on in a way I found really
nurturing,” Karydas said.
“At that age, I felt so inspired, like I could MORE: eveskarydas.com
really achieve my dreams.” 3
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