Country fans love a drinking song, and Bundaberg Mark Lavender’s new single is an uplifting celebration of mates, beers and the good things in life – think Zac Brown’s Country Fried vibe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mark wrote ‘Wash The World Away’ when the world shut down and he couldn’t enjoy a beer with mates, but was wishing for everything he was missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I wrote it during COVID when everything was really bad and all the pubs and clubs closed down, so everyone was sitting around at home,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The song is about how you’re going to sit back, have a beer and a smoke and think about the positive things you have at home. I wanted to put a positive spin on the situation instead of another COVID song.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The catchy single is the second to come from the Queensland Wide Bay artist who always aims to spread the happy vibes, while conveying strong messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When I do it at my gigs, both the younger country fans and the older crowd sing along,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I want it to stick in your head as a happy, go lucky song.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having graduated from the prestigious CMAA Academy of Country Music in January 2023, Mark is working to build his audience with his new music, reaching bigger platforms and having a bigger presence in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I want to release more songs and thought ‘Wash The World Away’ was a good start to 2023,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I have a lot of happy go lucky songs like that, but also singles that will be more heartfelt like previous single, ‘Strong Man’, but they’re always about real issues and real people and putting my own spin on it one way or the other.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recorded with Buddy Hyatt Productions in Nashville, Mark recorded the vocals for ‘Wash The World Away’ in Bundaberg with the rest of the track recorded in Music City USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I formed that relationship with him in Nashville when I was there in 2016 when I recorded my previous single, ‘Strong Man’, live in the studio,” Mark said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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