AW Announces ‘Rhubarb’ Single + Video
Captured in the studio with perfect post‑tour adrenalin after a blistering run of shows promoting the scorching debut album The Nerve, Andrew Wilson – frontman of the legendary Die! Die! Die! – channels that momentum straight into his equally essential solo project, AW. What began as a space for Wilson to explore ideas outside the noise‑punk framework has evolved into a fully realised creative force, marked by urgency, vulnerability, and a restless drive to push forward.
Rhubarb stands out as one of AW’s most immediate and arresting releases to date. The track crackles with primal energy: serrated, overdriven guitars collide with a rhythm section that feels both propulsive and unhinged, while Wilson delivers a sweet’n’sour chorus of self‑interrogation and recrimination – “I can’t get away; I can’t getaway…from my mind.” It’s a song that captures the tension between momentum and introspection, the feeling of coming off tour high‑velocity and suddenly confronting the quiet.
The single arrives paired with an utterly hypnotic video by Beth Dawson – AKA Ducklingmonster – whose visual world amplifies the track’s emotional volatility. Her warped, dreamlike imagery mirrors the song’s internal tug‑of‑war, pulling viewers deeper into AW’s sonic and psychological landscape. Together, Rhubarb and its accompanying video mark a bold new chapter for Wilson, reaffirming his status as one of Aotearoa’s most consistently inventive and uncompromising artists.
