B-Side Guys

Rama Powderly had been stockpiling songs for years before his brother Narada joined their bedroom jams, setting off the chain reaction that would become Powder Blue. “Feel It In My Bones” emerges from this gradual accumulation of both material and collaborators, documenting the evolution from solitary songwriting to full-band arrangements that maintain intimacy while achieving polish.

The production split between home recording and Wastelands Studios serves the song’s thematic content perfectly. Most instruments carry the warmth of familiar spaces, while the drums—tracked in rural NSW—provide the kind of spacious foundation that only comes from proper rooms and professional microphones. This hybrid approach mirrors the lyrical tension between staying safe in familiar territory and venturing toward something unknown.

Rama’s exploration of creative paralysis feels particularly honest given the band’s organic formation story. When he sings about being “stuck in my cage / With the world outside,” the confession carries weight because it emerges from someone who actually spent years accumulating songs before finding the right collaborators to bring them to life. The lyrics examine that peculiar form of artistic anxiety where the desire to create battles against the fear of not creating well enough.

The musical arrangement reflects Powder Blue’s diverse influences without feeling cluttered or unfocused. Jazz, funk, and reggae elements inform the rhythmic choices while classic Australian indie provides structural guidance. The result feels both contemporary and timeless, suggesting a band that understands how to synthesize influences rather than simply cycle through them.

“Feel It In My Bones” works because it acknowledges the gap between artistic ambition and artistic action without offering false solutions. Powder Blue has created something that speaks to anyone who has felt the pull of creative expression while struggling with self-doubt and procrastination. The music itself becomes the answer—not through inspirational messaging, but through the simple act of existing as proof that sometimes the work gets done despite the obstacles.