“Next Exit” is the highly anticipated first single from Australian indie outfit Vacations since their breakout 2022 year. The past 18 months have seen the band’s music generate over 2.5m video uses on TikTok and led to over 900m streams to date. Their single “Young” reached platinum status & “Telephones” went gold in the US on top of impressive touring in 2022, which included their first-ever US tour with 32-dates sold-out and returning just 6 months later for a sold-out 11-date west coast run (upgrading from The Roxy in LA to the Fonda) with stops in Mexico City & a performance at Austin City Limits Music Festival. Hailing from Newcastle, Australia, Vacations is an indie alt band making waves across the globe. Their music encapsulates a dreamy intention, soundtracking moments in everyday life. On their new guitar-driven track “Next Exit,” the band reflects on a time that felt like things were monotonous in its pattern. Expanding on this, lead singer Campbell Burns says “it takes on the idea of being stuck in a loop of repetitive behaviour. Feeling stagnant and unsure of the future ahead. You could easily draw this to us as a band navigating COVID, or on a more personal level with relationships between friends or romantic partners.” Written when the band was on their west coast sold-out run in the states, it was a therapeutic and organic process. The song was produced by Burns and John Velasquez (Zella Day, Broods) and shimmers with a bright upbeat urgency complimenting Burns’ crooning voice over the standout line “Take me back to the start, or we can just let go.”