Angie McMahon Shares New Single "Saturn Returning"

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Australian songstress Angie McMahon has returned with her new single since her 2020 album Piano Salt, “Saturn Returning”—a dreamy, theatrical piano piece on returning to oneself after a long period of being lost. Otherworldly instrumentals twirl behind and above McMahon’s strong, swelling vocals as the song reaches its zenith. The lyrics become nearly indiscernible, positing the song as an ancient incantation or a coming-of-age movie soundtrack rather than a 2023 indie release.

“Saturn Returning” evokes the feeling of standing alone on a mountainous peak, looking down at the heights you have scaled. It is appropriate for McMahon’s triumphant return to the music world, a saccharine siren-song dedicated to growing beyond one’s own limits. It is soaring and self-assured, a propitious omen for McMahon’s reemergence on the scene.

Watch the video for “Saturn Returning” below.

Angie McMahon Shares New Single “Saturn Returning”