Confetti is the third studio album by Australian indie rock band Little Birdy, released on 8 May 2009. It debuted at number 6 on the ARIA album charts.[citation needed]
In an interview, Steele describes the inspiration behind the title: "Confetti fell out of my mouth, the word just literally came out of nowhere".[7]
"Brother" is inspired by a lifetime with her brother, Luke and father, Rick. It opens with the couplet "my brother you taught me how to fly, my papa you taught me how to cry".
This song was straight up. Sometimes I wondered if we should even put it on the record because it's just so honest and brutal – brutal in the fragile sense.
Australian musician Paul Kelly adds vocals and harmonica to the track,[9] returning the favour for the backing vocals Katy provided on some sessions for him a few years back.
The experience of working with Paul just reminded me of why he's such a legend. It wasn’t like he just rocked up to the studio to do a session – he really poured everything into it. We kinda felt like he joined our band for that day and that was a pretty great feeling.
"Summarize" is the first single released from Confetti on 10 April 2009. The single made it to number 54 on the ARIA charts.[10]
"Hairdo" is the second single released from Confetti on 28 July 2009.[11] Katy Steele of "HotSource.com.au" described its message as to be "yourself in life [..], in a place where you are comfortable and happy in your own skin".[12] The video for "Hairdo" was filmed in a warehouse at Melbourne's Docklands and was directed by D'Arcy Foley-Dawson.[citation needed]
"Stay Wild" is the fourth single from Confetti, released digitally in October 2009.[13] Initially the song "Confetti" was planned to be a single, but it was switched with "Stay Wild" instead. A music video was produced to promote the single, featuring Katy Steele out there in the country surrounded by the green, surveying her surrounds, perusing Boinga Bob’s iconic Warburton, Victoria home. Joined by the rest of the band (each carrying a different coloured flag), she sets out into the great wild outdoors to breathe in the crisp fresh air.[citation needed]
This is a full-on driving song. It's a song about being free, embracing life, moving. We got the gospel choir in for it and the bass and drums sound very '70s, which is totally cool. It's a glorious kind of song.
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