"Dribble" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter

Sycco Sasha McLeod (born August 26th 2001), known professionally as Sycco (), is an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter and producer from Brisbane. She was nominated for Triple J Unearthed Artist of the Year in 2020, having released the pop singl ...

, released on through Wilder and Future Classic 17 July 2020 as the lead single from her debut extended play ''Sycco's First EP'' (2021). "Dribble" was written and recorded in four hours by Sycco alongside producer and musician Edward Quinn. "Dribble" received multiple accolades, placing at number 29 in

Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian Radio in Australia, radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greate ...

's Hottest 100 of 2020 and receiving two awards at the 2021 Queensland Music Awards, for Song of the Year and Pop Song of the Year.

Background

In a

press statement A press release is an official statement delivered to members of the news media for the purpose of providing information, creating an official statement, or making an announcement directed for public release. Press releases are also considere ...

, Sycco said: "This track was written in four hours. roducerEd and I were tired and hungover, which maybe explains why it sounds a little dark. The

guitar synth A guitar synthesizer is any one of a number of musical instrument systems that allow a guitarist to access synthesizer capabilities. Overview Today's guitar synths are direct descendants of 1970s devices from manufacturers (often in partner ...

was added at the last minute but I can't imagine the song without it now." In an interview with ''Atwood Magazine'', McLeod said: "This song was inspired by someone talking in their sleep and me trying to work out the underlying meaning from it. I guess because there literally was no meaning from it, I was like, 'Ah, there ic– just dribbling' and then the concept of talking nonsense came about."

Music video

The music video was released on 16 July 2020. It was directed by Madeline Randall and Summer King.

Critical reception

Mitch Mosk from '' Atwood Magazine'' called the song "stunning" saying, "raw yet polished, it's a feverish indulgence of soaring vocals and dynamic synths reminiscent of Glass Animals' ''

How to Be a Human Being ''How to Be a Human Being'' is the second studio album by English indie rock group Glass Animals. It was released on 26 August 2016 by Wolf Tone and Caroline International in Europe, and Harvest Records in the United States. The album generall ...

'', and it's a perfect introduction to Sycco for those who haven't met her yet. An intense immersion of psychedelia washes over the senses, coming to a peak in the chorus as the artist invites all to dwell in her wondrous world". Describing Sycco as "sounding like a soulful, distant relative of Benee", Emma Jones of ''Purple Sneakers'' wrote: "her neo-soul vocals perfectly pierce the rich, thick and inescapable grooves of "Dribble", amplifying the lush production and

sass Sass, Saß or SASS may refer to: SASS * M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (or M110 SASS) * Safe Amplification Site Society, a non-profit organization that promotes music and the arts within Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Shanghai Academ ...

-laden guitars to deliver one of this year's most exciting singles yet." Jones continued, stating: "Sycco pulls off the ambitious track with ease, and builds upon the already impressive foundation she's laid with songs like "Nicotine" and "Peacemaker".

Accolades

"Dribble" placed at number 29 in

's Hottest 100 of 2020.

Awards and nominations

Queensland Music Awards

! , - ! scope="row" rowspan="2",

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

, rowspan="2", "Dribble" , Song of the Year , rowspan="2" , rowspan="2", , - , Pop Song of the Year

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Adapted from

Spotify Spotify (; ) is a proprietary Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 456 million monthly active us ...

. * Sasha McLeod – vocals, writing, production * Edward Quinn – writing, production

References

{{Authority control 2020 singles 2020 songs Sycco songs Song recordings produced by Sycco Songs written by Sycco Future Classic singles