Australian indie-folk duo Salt Tree capture the intoxicating feeling of finding home in unexpected places with Paradise, the latest preview from their upcoming EP Adrift.
Born from a snowy Stockholm writing session with producer Gustav Nyström, this uplifting single represents the Margaret River pair at their most emotionally vulnerable.
Paradise emerges from Salt Tree’s nomadic lifestyle with crystalline clarity. The track’s production, recorded in Tom Boerema’s makeshift home studio, maintains an intimate quality that mirrors its lyrical content.
Lines like “Pull me closer to this old town / I’ve been spending all my doubts” establish the song’s central tension between wandering and settling.
The duo’s signature harmonies float over delicate acoustic arrangements, creating what they describe as “a blissed-out, slow-burning ode to starting fresh in a place that feels like home.”
Their chemistry, forged through contrasting personalities and shared love of nature, shines particularly bright here.
The Stockholm influence permeates every verse, from observations about darkness falling at 3 pm to watching snow accumulate whilst deep in conversation.
These specifics ground what could be generic wanderlust in genuine experience.
The bridge’s imagery, “Memories like souvenirs / I’ll love you like I have for years”, perfectly captures how new places can feel both foreign and familiar when shared with the right person.
The chorus refrain “You and me in paradise” functions as both destination and state of mind, suggesting paradise exists wherever connection flourishes rather than requiring specific coordinates.
As part of the Adrift collection exploring “floating between versions of yourself and finding calm in the unknown,” Paradise offers hope within uncertainty.
Paradise succeeds by balancing specificity with universality, creating a sonic postcard that resonates beyond its Stockholm origins.
Salt Tree has crafted something genuinely affecting: a song about choosing to stay rather than always moving on.
With Adrift arriving October 24th via Nettwerk, Paradise suggests they’ve found their own creative paradise whilst remaining perpetually in motion.
Salt Tree – Paradise Lyrics
Pull me closer, to this old town
I’ve been spending all my doubts
I heard your name came from a flower
I was pleased to meet you at any hour
Do you believe in what you have
Ooh
We could live here
Ooh
Make a new life
Ooh
You and me in paradise
It’s getting dark here at 3pm
We watch the snow fall until it lands
The dogs are out of hibernation
Walking past deep conversations
Ooh
We could live here
Ooh
Make a new life
Ooh
You and me in paradise (hey)
Oooooh
Oooooh (hey)
Oooooh
Oooooh
You and me in paradise
Memories like souvenirs
I’ll love you like I have for years
We’ll go wherever you want to
Let’s build these walls on blood and tears
You’re shining like my chandelier
We can make this place our home
Do you believe in what we have
Ooh
We could live here
Ooh
Make a new life
Ooh
You and me in paradise (hey)
Paradise, paradise, paradise (hey)
Paradise, paradise
You and me in paradise