Michael Dunstan Welcomes Spring with Re-Imagined Single "Lay In The Sun (Acoustic)"

It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that Michael Dunstan is on his way to becoming Australia’s answer to Jack Johnson. The Western Australian native has had an incredible 2020, which has seen the release of his debut album In the Grand Scheme as well as eighteen months of extensive touring between Australia and New Zealand. 

Now, he’s revealed a re-imagined acoustic version of one of his most successful singles “Lay In The Sun”. A beautiful, easygoing track centred around a catchy guitar riff, echoed vocals and relaxed percussion, “Lay in the Sun” serves as a reminder that life isn’t just about “building a portfolio” in order to validate yourself in the eyes of others. As the second track on In the Grand Scheme, it cements the personal themes of mental health and experiencing life instead of allowing it to pass us by for the remainder of the record. As Dunstan says himself: 

“[This song] is a casual musing regarding the realisation that simply experiencing and being, will always bring more value to my life than any achievement. It’s a warm ode to honouring your own passion or pursuing a lifestyle that makes you happy, rather than ‘living this life to build a portfolio’ merely to validate your existence in the eyes of another and I’ll do that to the day I die.”

With the release of In the Grand Scheme, Dunstan managed to reach an audience who not only appreciates his songs, but also empathises with them. There’s no sign of slowing down this bright, young talent’s path to success, and if one thing’s for sure, it’s that the name Michael Dunstan will be cemented in the Australian music scene for a long time.