{"id":2181874,"date":"2025-11-30T16:55:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T16:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2181874"},"modified":"2025-11-30T16:55:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T16:55:27","slug":"forever-ends-here-on-their-latest-ep-im-still-trying-to-find-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/forever-ends-here-on-their-latest-ep-im-still-trying-to-find-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"Forever Ends Here on their latest EP &#8211; I&#8217;m Still Trying To Find Myself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-293185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theaureview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FEH_2025_1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theaureview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FEH_2025_1-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theaureview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FEH_2025_1-2-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.theaureview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FEH_2025_1-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Forever Ends Here<\/strong> were a real moment in the early 2010s Melbourne pop-punk scene, and their 2025 return definitely wasn\u2019t on by bingo card- but I\u2019m here for it. While this might look like a classic comeback, the Melbourne trio are approaching things with a clean slate as they reinvent themselves through their new EP, <strong>I<em>\u2019m Still Trying To Find Myself<\/em><\/strong>. Consisting of brothers Luke and Kane McChesney and Maverick Burnett, Forever Ends Here are back sharper and more self-assured than ever. When I caught up with them the morning after their Sydney EP launch, there was pure excitement in the air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Almost ten years on from their last album, the band found themselves drawn back to the stage on a whim, assuming the reunion would be brief. \u201cWe spoke about just missing playing live shows together, I think it was really the live thing that brought us back,\u201d Luke says. \u201cWhen we did the reunion tour, we didn\u2019t know how long-term that would be, but I think it just felt right. For me personally, I felt like we had never quite reached the full potential of Forever Ends Here because we were so young when we were writing music back in the day. Now we can write music better than what we used to write. So it felt like we owed it to ourselves, I think, to write and produce a record that we\u2019re just 100% proud of from start to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nostalgia for that early-2010s pop-punk\/alternative wave is strong, and while plenty of bands have attempted to recapture the vibe, <em>I\u2019m Still Trying To Find Myself<\/em> nails it without feeling derivative. It\u2019s early-2000s pop with a pop-punk undercurrent- catchy, fun and carefree. \u201cOne of the key things going into when we reformed and talking about if we were going to write music was what we wanted it to sound like,\u201d Maverick explains. \u201cI think there was a period of reverence here where we weren\u2019t too sure what we were doing and we were experimenting. And in hindsight, we don\u2019t necessarily think it worked out too much for us. We kind of wanted to return to those very traditional pop-punk sensibilities.<\/p>\n<p>That desire to revisit their original sound while refusing to recycle old ideas is at the core of <em>I\u2019m Still Trying To Find Myself<\/em>. Drawing on the bands and records they grew up idolising, they approached this EP without the pressure that hun over their early releases. Back then, they felt an expectation to create <i>the<\/i> record that would propel them forward, something that they now acknowledge only made the process harder. In their 30s, they\u2019re finally free of that weight. \u201cWe\u2019ve all grown up and it\u2019s just about fun and what we like now, the pressure is off and that means better quality stuff comes out,\u201d Kane says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The EP didn\u2019t come without its surprises. The opening track, \u201cAbout It\u201d- easily one of the standout moments- almost didn\u2019t make the cut. Luke recalls, \u201cOur producer Craig was like, \u2018what do you think of doing a shuffle beat song?\u2019 As soon as he sent it to me I was like, \u2018dude, we\u2019ve got no room on the EP.\u2019 But once he sent me the demo I knew we could work with it. The second I heard it I had vocal ideas, I knew what the lyrics and melodies would be. It just formed into shape.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Forever Ends Here - About It (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HJs4VISMwBA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Working with less pressure meant that studio time was a breeze, although it came with its new set of challenges. \u201cWe should talk about how much harder it is to play drums for five hours when you\u2019re in your early 30s compared to your 20s though,\u201d Kane jokes. \u201cIt requires substantially more coffee and protein powder than it used to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s clear that Australia is in the midst of a pop-punk revival, with countless headline shows and festivals over the last few years bringing massive names Down Under. While diehards never left, the broader resurgence feels impossible to ignore. \u201cI couldn\u2019t agree more that it\u2019s thriving again,\u201d Luke says, \u201cWe shared a release date with 5 Seconds of Summer. I think their new album is incredible. They\u2019ve been so fucking good. Everything\u2019s feeling nostalgic- Tonight Alive are back, Jenna has been working on her solo stuff and it\u2019s so inspiring. I think post-pandemic, people were craving nostalgia and wanted to remember how they felt the first time they walked into a dingy venue with 100 people to hear their favourite band when they were 16, and we\u2019ve tried to make an effort to capture that feeling again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kane remembers that time vividly. \u201cWe were living in that era where every second weekend there was a local show that would sell out 400 tickets, and we took that for granted. Everyone got tired of it and grew up. We thought we could just step back into it when we were ready with new projects, but all of a sudden we realised that it was special and we couldn\u2019t just step right back into that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Maverick points out how the current live music scene has shifted, saying, \u201cGiven the landscape of live music in Australia at the moment, there\u2019s a middle tier of bands that no longer exist. Essentially it\u2019s very big artists that are coming, and if that middle tier is coming it\u2019s only to support those big acts. There\u2019s a craving for people to go to smaller, more intimate shows. It\u2019s a community thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But nostalgia can bite just as hard as it inspires. While the band are proud of their history, they\u2019re making a clear push to be seen for who they are now. \u201cIt has been the biggest hurdle to overcome with the reunion,\u201d Luke says. \u201cWe feel like this record is the best we have ever written, but people hear of us and say, \u2018Oh, that band from 10 years ago \u2013 let me go listen to \u201cOceans Away\u201d.\u2019 We love that you appreciated that time and had fun with us, but we really do want people to see us a new band.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">And they\u2019re prepared to do the work to earn that fresh start. \u201cWe\u2019re happy to be the lowest band on the bill,\u201d Kane says. \u201cWe want to come in at the bottom now and work our way up. We want to prove ourselves now with the songs we\u2019re writing and who we are today as opposed to the band we were ten years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Speaking with Forever Ends Here, it becomes quickly obvious that the thing they value most isn\u2019t fame or streams or algorithm placement, but community. They light up talking about the artists around them, eager to champion the scene they grew up in. \u201cWhere do we start?\u201d Luke asks, rattling off names. \u201cLoretta, RAGEFLOWER- she\u2019s incredible, the Australian music scene will be seeing a lot more of RAGEFLOWER. Charlie Pitman, Junior, Funeral, Hevenshe \u2013 that\u2019s Jenna from Tonight Alive\u2019s solo project, people are sleeping on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThornhill and Polaris are absolutely taking over the heavy scene,\u201d Kane adds. \u201cI don\u2019t know them personally but it\u2019s really cool, as much as it is to see new bands coming through too.\u201d<br \/>\u201cThere are so many incredible women in the scene right now too- Stand Atlantic, Yours Truly, Penny Parker, Red Hook,\u201d Luke says. \u201cIf I could say anything, it would be to keep supporting women in Australian music as well. There is so much of it out there that is so, so good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As Forever Ends Here step into this new era, they\u2019re doing it with humility, a renewed sense of purpose and the kind of joy that can\u2019t be faked. <i>I\u2019m Still Trying to Find Myself<\/i> may mark a return, but more importantly, it marks a beginning built on experience, community, and the simple love of making loud, catchy music with your best mates. In a scene rediscovering its heartbeat, Forever Ends Here aren\u2019t trying to relive their past; they\u2019re creating something new from it, and doing it on their own terms.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-147880 aligncenter ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theaureview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/line.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"100\" data-eio-rheight=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m Still Trying to Find Myself<\/em>\u00a0 from Forever Ends Here is out now \u2013 listen to it <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gyro.to\/ImStillTryingtoFindMyself?\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit:\u00a0Jay Wennington<\/p>\n<p>      &#13;<br \/>\n           &#13;\n    <\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.theaureview.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Forever Ends Here were a real moment in the early 2010s Melbourne pop-punk scene, and their 2025 return definitely wasn\u2019t on by bingo card- but I\u2019m here for it. 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