FARAH Emerges with ‘Gasoline’—A Haunting Debut Forged in the Aftermath of Personal Collapse
“FARAH’s vocals in this are sublime. There’s a spiritual quality to them, as though they are coming from an ancient temple, along with that worldly knowledge.” - The AU Review
24 APRIL 2025 (MELBOURNE, AUS) - With her debut single ‘Gasoline’, Geelong-based artist FARAH carves out a lane entirely her own—raw, visceral, and emotionally unflinching. A powerful introduction to a rare voice that feels both ancient and new, the track is a heartfelt reckoning with what’s been lost—and what’s waiting to be reclaimed.
‘Gasoline’ is an intimate portrait of transformation—a song born in the ruins of a life forever changed. Written after a cancer diagnosis that stripped everything back to its core, the track speaks like a letter to her former self and a call to the person she is becoming. The fire becomes a symbol of both destruction and liberation—burning away old identities, expectations, and illusions. What remains is something elemental, untamed, and real.
FARAH guides listeners through the disorientation that follows upheaval: the grief of what’s been lost, the stillness that comes after chaos, and the discovery of unexpected strength. Though rooted in her own story, ‘Gasoline’ resonates far beyond it—speaking to anyone who’s faced heartbreak, trauma, or the collapse of a life that no longer fits. The track holds space for that in-between: where survival meets rebirth, and where clarity only comes once everything else has fallen away.
“This release signifies the beginning of a new chapter for me as an artist and as a person,” FARAH shares. “It’s a letting go, and a promise to myself to always create with intention and free-flowing expression, without judging the words that want to be sung.”
Produced in collaboration with Beatrice, ‘Gasoline’ builds a soundscape that is as atmospheric as it is visceral. A steady acoustic guitar anchors the track, while FARAH’s haunting, incense-like vocals carry a weight that feels ancestral. Her voice moves through the lower register with graceful control, woven with harmonies and ambient textures that evoke something otherworldly. Influences from Noah Cyrus and Meg Mac echo in the emotional depth and cinematic production, but the sound is unmistakably hers—earthy, expansive, and deeply felt.
Accompanying the track is a narrated visual expression of rebirth, mirroring the heart of ‘Gasoline’. The short film, directed by Sam Biddle, follows FARAH as she learns to lean into joy again after surviving devastation—a powerful reflection of healing, transformation, and becoming.
FARAH is an artist who turns vulnerability into power and silence into resonance. Growing up a quiet observer in a world that often felt too loud, she found her voice through music—first as a form of self-discovery, then as a calling. Inspired by the emotional honesty of artists like Ed Sheeran, she taught herself guitar and began performing as a teen. But it was a sudden cancer diagnosis in 2023 that cracked everything open. Faced with the reality of impermanence, FARAH began writing with raw, unfiltered truth. Working with a vocologist, she explored how trauma lived in her voice, learning to release not only sound, but everything she once held back. Her music now reflects that unflinching honesty—deeply personal, yet universally felt. In every note, she carries the quiet girl she once was—and sings for everyone still searching for their voice.
A once-in-a-generation talent, FARAH arrives as both revelation and revolution: unfiltered, unforgettable, and entirely her own. ‘Gasoline’ is only the spark—what follows will be unmissable.
‘Gasoline’ was created as part of the GRID Series Geelong program, proudly supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and the Community Support Fund, in partnership with City of Greater Geelong.
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