The Temper Trap were one of the musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week.
The Australian indie rock band appeared on the late-night institution to perform latest single “Giving Up Air”. Watch below.
“Giving Up Air” dropped last September.
“‘Giving Up Air’ is a very important song for me about a life-changing moment and the unimaginable pain of losing a loved one in tragic circumstances — from the initial shock to sorrow and then anger, and finding glimmers of hope somewhere in between,” the band’s frontman Dougy Mandagi said at the time.
“Some of you may recognise it. It was written for my solo project Bloodmoon but the boys and I started working on it as The Temper Trap and it felt magical, like it had found its true home. Thank you for all your support so far, it means the world to us, and reminds us why we continue to make music.”
“Giving Up Air” was the quick follow-up to previous single “Lucky Dimes”, which arrived after a near-decade silence from The Temper Trap. Both singles were produced by Grammy-nominated hitmaker Styalz Fuego (Troye Sivan, Charli XCX, Khalid).
“Good to know that 9 years after the last one, we still have something to say,” Mandagi said in a statement about “Lucky Dimes”. “It’s been an absolute pleasure creating this record and we can’t wait to share it with you, not to relive the past but to write the next chapter.”
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The release followed a fresh wave of global love for The Temper Trap’s back catalogue. “Sweet Disposition” landed at No. 11 in triple j’s Hottest 100 Australian Songs countdown, bolstered by high-profile remixes from John Summit, Vintage Culture, VXSION, and Lost Frequencies.
The Temper Trap continued on the comeback trail with an intimate tour of Australia’s east coast late last year, playing shows in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney in October.
