Some days, you can conquer the world with an oat latte; others, you'll miss your alarm and spend hours trying to draft the first message to a stranger you met the night before. Seb Szabo is letting his guard down and allowing the world to wash in. Life is messy and unfiltered, especially at 2 am, sending voice memos to your best friends on your walk home. Why is it that the everyday moments like taking out the bins in the biting cold stir up the brightest, bittersweetest of memories of someone you loved? 'June' is a song he wrote in front of his house on the nature strip. A warm, reflective song that remembers the details of a perfect first date, the picnic rug, and Bailey's in a cup of coffee - from the finish line. 

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You can catch Seb Szabo live sharing heartfelt fragments of joyful alt-rock about the life he is living and observing, old friends, meeting strangers and exploring new cities, crushing on and getting ghosted, and imagining and dashing entire futures. 

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Don't let his accent distract you. Yes, he grew up in the suburbs of Melbourne by way of Aireys Inlet, but he spent his early years in San Francisco—or, more specifically, Palo Alto, where his dad's side lives. If it wasn't for those stateside childhood years and his grandmother's scratched and well-worn piano, he would still be on his way to being a very different type of writer. Fuelled by those hazy memories, he learned a way to boycott a desk and explore the world off the page as boldly as his parent's record collection allowed him to dream. 

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Seb Szabo is most comfortable and “mildly” addicted to being on stage, where it's okay to wear your heart, to feel as much and think as little as possible, where singalongs are encouraged, where the songs are for everybody. He is also convinced that your narrative supersedes his own and invites you to trade stories between busking sets or share memories after a show. Growing up in a state of geographical distance has taught him that opening up and standing out is often better than falling in line. 

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He hopes his songs remind you that sometimes you need not think; that you are free to close your eyes and leap from the obvious path. Put your headphones on and let his lessons remind you that wherever you are on your journey, even if it might hurt, the possibility that it might be worth it is enough to go for it.