Lyn Bowtell hits ARIA Charts with Paper Cuts in wake of Scene of the Crime release
In 2023 at The Dag Songwriters Retreat in Nundle NSW a song surfaced that Lyn Bowtell never planned to write. \u2018Scene of the Crime\u2019 came to life as a co-write with The Flood\u2019s Kevin Bennett\u2014one of those songs that just demanded to be written.\u000f\u000f\u201cSometimes songs don\u2019t give you a choice. They arrive, and you just have to find a way to give them the attention they deserve,\u201d Lyn said.\u000f
The track was too personal and too raw to finish alone, so Lyn brought it to KB, who helped her shape the chorus. What began as a song she never intended to release, soon revealed itself in the studio as one that absolutely cried out to be heard.\u000f
\u2018Scene of the Crime\u2019 is drawn from Lyn\u2019s own lived experience of domestic violence, coercive control and alcoholism. It is also a reflection of the countless stories she hears from women who approach her after shows: \u201cThat happened to me. That\u2019s what my sister went through. That\u2019s what my daughter is facing.\u201d\u000f\u000f\u201cWe are in a crisis as a society. I don\u2019t have the answers, but I know change begins when we create space for these difficult truths to be told and with this song I\u2019m opening a conversation, standing in solidarity with survivors, and encouraging action.\u201d\u000f
The music video, directed by Tracy and Josh Beveridge of Roaming Creatives, and featuring actress Esther Sparkes, walks a delicate line between honesty and sensitivity. With careful performances and unflinching imagery, the team captured the weight of the song without crossing into gratuitousness.\u000f
\u201cEveryone felt the heaviness and emotional weight of this story. It wasn\u2019t easy to sing nor to film, but the subject matters too much to gloss over or dilute.\u201d\u000f
If you or someone you know is experiencing, or at risk of experiencing domestic, family or sexual violence, call 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732), text 0458 737 732 or visit their website for online chat and video call services \u2013 available 24\/7.\u000f
Scene of the Crime was the last single released before Lyn\u2019s new album, Paper Cuts, was released.\u000f
Paper Cuts has spent three weeks on the ARIA Australian Country Albums Chart and debuted at No. 1, also making appearances on the ARIA Australian Albums Chart and ARIA Country Albums Chart.\u000f\u000fLyn is touring Paper Cuts through Victoria and South Australia with Felicity Dowd and also performing shows with Luke O\u2019Shea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lyn Bowtell hits ARIA Charts with Paper Cuts in wake of Scene of the Crime releaseIn 2023 at The Dag Songwriters Retreat in Nundle NSW a song surfaced that Lyn Bowtell never planned to write. \u2018Scene of the Crime\u2019 came to life as a co-write with The Flood\u2019s Kevin Bennett\u2014one of those songs that just … Continue reading “Lyn Bowtell – Scene of the Crime”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2501"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2502,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501\/revisions\/2502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}