For Some Forsaken Reason

About the Artist

Melbourne-based artist Lara Buchanan has released her new EP, Skeleton of a Butterfly. The six-track collection features breakout single 'Gold' as well as follow-ups 'Only Once' and ‘Anatomy’. The release comes as Lara is named part of Spotify’s new Fresh Finds Forward initiative. Says Lara of the EP; “The wings of a butterfly deteriorate the more they are touched. This EP is about all the ways we can be touched, and the everlasting marks they can have on us, all the way down to the bone - the skeleton. The physical aches, the emotional wounds, the things that make us what we are.” She continues about the EP focus single ‘For Some Forsaken Reason’: “I think everyone on earth has had the thought “What am I here for?” Or “What is my purpose?”. This song is about trying to find the meaning of your own existence, but also about trying to carve it out yourself, that there is no point and sitting and waiting for your fate, but it is something you can control. It is about a drive to be something greater, and the human need to find meaning.” Lara Buchanan makes music for late-night drives and quiet reckonings. The emerging singer-songwriter blends sharp rock edges with anthemic pop hooks, crafting a soundscape as vivid as it is raw. Unpacking themes of nostalgia, existential dread, and the chaotic freedom of young adulthood, her tracks hit with visceral emotional honesty.