Zac Cross Band—
Zac Cross Band’s single, Give Me a Break, follows the success of their previous release, Promise. The Queensland outfit continues to carve out their lane with a track that’s equal parts cathartic and chaotic.
A gritty, tongue-in-cheek anthem wrapped in crashing guitars and modern country swagger, Give Me a Break captures the feeling of life kicking you while you’re already down, only, instead of spiralling, the band throws their hands in the air and laughs through the madness. It’s angsty, empowered country rock with dirt under its nails and a grin on its face.
“Give Me a Break was never intended to be a serious song,” shares frontman Zac Cross. “It was written to kind of be sarcastic and make light of when things are just going wrong for you and you’re looking up at the sky like ‘c’mon!’. We all go through those periods when nothing seems to be going your way. Even the little things like someone snagging the last parking spot or you getting a flat tyre in the middle of nowhere, and it’s raining, and your spare tire is flat too, and there’s no phone service or your jack is buggered and then your car battery dies! But, you’re not mad, you just have to laugh. It’s a ‘if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry’ kind of song. We’ve all been there.”
Recorded on the Gold Coast with acclaimed producer Jared Adlam at Machine Lab Recording, the single continues the long-running creative partnership that has helped shape the band’s signature collision of country storytelling and rock intensity.
“Recording this song was probably the most excited we’ve been at the studio for a long time,” Zac explains. “I think now that the album has been out for a while and that collection of works is done, we don’t have to make whatever song we’re working on fit into a certain spot within the project or sound a certain way. This time it just felt like there were no expectations and we could just do whatever we like.”
Away from the stage, the band continues balancing full-time work with the relentless demands of life on the road, all while remaining heavily involved with the Our Rainbow House Foundation, a charity close to their hearts that supports orphaned children in Zambia. Alongside ambassador Kasey Chambers, Zac Cross Band has proudly performed at the organisation’s annual fundraiser for the past four years.
At its core, Give Me a Break is exactly what Zac Cross Band does best, turning life’s messiest moments into something loud enough to scream along to with your mates. Equal parts pressure valve and pub-floor anthem, it’s a reminder that sometimes the only thing left to do is laugh, crack another beer and keep rolling.