Sidney – the perfect way to go

Sidney announces new EP “the perfect way to go” + shares new single “don’t take me home.”

Melbourne indie-pop singer-songwriter Sidney today announces her new EP the perfect way to go, set for release February 19, 2027 via Nettwerk, alongside her latest single “don’t take me home”.

A cheeky, confident take on the early stages of falling for someone, “don’t take me home” turns the familiar milestone of meeting the family into a playful warning: if you’re only looking to keep things casual, don’t take her home – because she already knows she’ll win them over.

Built around an irresistible country-tinged indie-pop hook, the track captures the fun and boldness of dating someone new, alongside the excitement of knowing what you want and being unafraid to ask for it. The track flips the earnestness of a traditional love song on its head, delivering its message with a playful, tongue-in-cheek energy.

Sidney shares, “‘don’t take me home’ is definitely one of the cheekier songs on the record and shows more of my sense of humour. The idea is basically: I know I’m a keeper, so if you’re going to take me home to meet your family, you’d better be serious about this because they’re probably going to love me!”

“don’t take me home” follows the release of “when you know, you know”, the single that marked the beginning of Sidney’s next chapter, following her 2026 EP what if it ends?. Where that song explored the clarity that comes with hindsight, “don’t take me home” steps into the excitement of what comes next – finding something new, knowing what you want, and being unafraid to ask for it.

Together, the songs offer the first look at the perfect way to go, a five-track EP about perspective, hindsight, and learning to see the beauty in getting things wrong.

Across the project, Sidney looks at the choices we make, and the pressure we put on ourselves to know whether something is “right” before we’ve actually lived it. There are relationships that didn’t work out, new love, old fears carried into new experiences, and the gradual realisation that the path you wouldn’t have chosen, in retrospect, can still be the one that takes you exactly where you needed to go.

Sidney shares, “The whole project is about perspective and hindsight, and learning to be okay with making mistakes, changing your mind, or getting things wrong along the way. Things change, people change, and what you want changes. Sometimes the mistakes, pivots, and imperfections are the very things that get you where you’re supposed to be.”

The EP takes its title from a lyric in “when you know, you know”, where Sidney sings about looking back and realising that what once felt like “the hardest way to go” may have actually been perfect. That idea is reflected in the EP artwork – where the hardest way to go has been crossed out and replaced with the perfect way to go.

Sidney adds, “There’s something I really love about embracing imperfection at a time when we’re increasingly surrounded by things that are polished, curated, or even artificially perfected. The scribbles and corrections aren’t something to hide, they’re part of what makes the final result what it is. I think that’s ultimately what ‘the perfect way to go’ means to me: the path doesn’t have to look perfect to have been the perfect path for you.”

The EP was largely born from Sidney’s month-long writing trip to Nashville, arriving at a pivotal moment in her own life. Having just entered a new relationship, she found herself simultaneously processing what hadn’t worked in the past and navigating the excitement, fear, and skepticism that inevitably follows you into something new.

That month became formative not only for the songs created, but for Sidney’s evolving sound. Immersed in Nashville’s live musicianship and storytelling culture, she began leaning further into organic instrumentation, letting the songs feel truly human – imperfections and all. The resulting record bridges her Melbourne roots with the influence of the Music City, moving between intimate, stripped-back moments and songs that feel more like sitting at a bar laughing with your friends.

For Sidney, the perfect way to go represents a growing comfort with not having everything figured out. Her music has always been rooted in vulnerable storytelling and the everyday realities of relationships, but this new project widens that lens into something more universal: the freedom that comes from accepting that sometimes you have to make the wrong choice to discover what the right one looks like.

Following three EPs – Imposter (2022), Sore Loser (2023), and what if it ends? (2026) – Sidney has continued to build a world around intimate songwriting, warmth, vulnerability, and connection. Her music has taken her from bedroom demos to international wedding performances, national touring, and her own headline shows, sharing stages with Tiny Habits, Hazlett, Josh Pyke, Angus & Julia Stone, The Rubens, Mia Wray, and Gretta Ray.

Most recently, Sidney showcased at BIGSOUND 2026 before taking her first headline shows to Melbourne and Sydney. Now, with the perfect way to go, she is stepping into a more organic, confident, and distinctly her own version of Sidney – still figuring it out in real time but becoming increasingly comfortable with the fact that she doesn’t have to know exactly where she’s going.

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